Cycling: An Unspoken History Selections from the Rick Wolfe Collection Monday, February 20, 2023 to Saturday, September 2, 2023 Velocipedes, high wheels and safeties from the earliest years of the

My Story – My Tattoo September 11, 2020 to December 23, 2020 My Story, My Tattoo features 32 photographs and stories of people and their amazing tattoos. The exhibit includes

The Ones We Met – Inuit Traditional Knowledge and the Franklin Expedition May 1, 2021 to August 29, 2021 The fate of Sir John Franklin’s 1845 expedition was one of the Arctic’s

September 5 – December 23
Hockey – a travelling exhibit from the Canadian Museum of History
A travelling exhibition of high points in the sport from yesterday and today

The Illustrated Life of Jumbo JUMBO was orphaned by hunters while still quite young in what is now Eritrea. He would go on to become the first male African elephant

David Kilpatrick: Architect
January 18 – August 29, 2020
The 1870s saw tremendous growth in St. Thomas thanks to the arrival of the Canada Southern and Great Western Railways, turning the sleepy village into a burgeoning metropolis and putting it on the road to becoming Canada’s Railway Capital…

Voices from the Engraver September 14, 2019 to January 11, 2020 Experience the creative process, the technical skill and the sheer artistry that underlies every series of Canadian stamps and

The Aerodrome of Democracy – The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan The skies over Elgin County were filled with aircraft during WWII. Schools for bombing and gunnery, basic flying and

Baseball and Brass Bands Saturday, September 15, 2018 to Thursday, April 18, 2019 Small town life had much to offer in 19th century in rural Ontario.

The Scots in Elgin County Saturday, May 12, 2018 to Saturday, September 1, 2018 Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the arrival in Elgin County of emigrants from the Scottish Highlands, mainly Argyllshire.

Once Upon a Time Thursday January 25, 2018 to Saturday April 28, 2018 This exhibition from the Bruce County Museum allows you to experience Europe in Medieval times:  handle tools of the

Ships and Sails, Roads and Rails: Travel in the Confederation Era Saturday, May 20, 2017 to Friday, September 1, 2017 Pictured above: Italian freighter San Sebastiono of Trieste at Port Stanley, 1959Times-Journal

Relive Expo This is the Current Exhibit at the Elgin County Museum  Pictured above: Gordon Pratt, Centennial Committee Chair, with new signs, 1966 Times-Journal Collection, Elgin County Archives In 1967,

The Barn Raising Project Monday, April 10, 2017 to Friday, May 19, 2017 In 2011 The Huronia Branch of the Ontario Hooking Craft Guild put out a call to rug hookers across

Lace Up! Tuesday, January 17, 2017 to Friday, March 31, 2017 Travelling exhibition from the Canadian Museum of History Interpretive panels illustrate the story of skating in Canada. The show includes artifacts

Elgin County and The Great War Friday, January 1, 2016 to Friday, December 30, 2016 Artifacts and photographs from the battle front and the home front; highlights include the departure of the

Gadgets and Gizmos Tuesday, September 6, 2016 to Friday, December 23, 2016 A tour through the museum’s collection of labour-saving, time-saving and just plain inventive machines and contraptions of the 19th century.

Jumbo-era Pressed Glass Monday, May 2, 2016 to Saturday, September 3, 2016 A large selection of late 19th and early 20th century pressed glass on loan from a number of private and

Behind the Canadian Line: The War Sketches of H. W. Cooper Monday, February 1, 2016 to Thursday, September 1, 2016 An exhibition of over 30 original sketches of people and places near

The Life and Legacy of Sir Arthur Currie Monday, May 2, 2016 to Saturday, July 30, 2016 Meet Canada’s foremost WWI general, and native of Strathroy. Follow the experience of the Canadian

On The Trail of the Monarch Butterfly Tuesday, September 8, 2015 to Thursday, December 24, 2015 Follow the Monarch on its flight from the shores of Lake Erie to Mexico through the

Waist Management: A History of Unmentionables Monday, May 11, 2015 to Saturday, August 29, 2015 Undergarments have been worn since the dawn of fashion to protect outer clothing from perspiration and soiling,

The Avro Arrow: A Dream Denied Monday, February 2, 2015 to Friday, April 24, 2015 The Arrow lives on in the imagination of many Canadians. Get a “behind the scenes” look at

Treasures from the Vault Monday, January 6, 2014 to Saturday, August 30, 2014 The Elgin County Museum highlights some of its best-known artifacts with a new show entitled Treasures from the Vault.

Tufts University Jumbo Preview Tuesday, June 17, 2014 to Saturday, July 5, 2014 Jumbo, a huge African elephant brought to North America by impresario and circus owner P. T. Barnum, remains a

The Fulcrum of the Arts: Canadian Culture and Alma College, 1881-1939 Monday, September 9, 2013 to Friday, December 20, 2013 Curated by Dr. Susan Butlin, author of All the Girls Have Gone, Alma

Short Routes and Easy Grades: The Railway Heritage of Elgin/St. Thomas Monday, June 3, 2013 to Friday, August 30, 2013 The 100th anniversary of the building of the Michigan Central’s new locomotive shops,

J.T. Findlay: Architect Monday, September 17, 2012 to Friday, December 21, 2012 A survey of Elgin County architects featuring the homes and public buildings of early twentieth century architect T. J. Findlay.

Patterns from the Past: Hooked and Woven Textiles Thursday, August 16, 2012 to Monday, September 3, 2012 Highlights include early hooked rugs from prominent local collections, a number of period overshot and

1812: War on the Lakes Saturday, January 14, 2012 to Friday, May 4, 2012 Perry Breaks the Line by Peter Rindlisbacher Reproduced and circulated by Canadian Art CardsThe British defeat at the Battle

Remembering John McCrae (on loan from Guelph Museums) Sunday, January 8, 2012 to Monday, April 9, 2012 Meet the man who wrote In Flanders Fields. Also on view are a number of

Clark McDougall: Barns Saturday, September 11, 2010 to Saturday, November 27, 2010 Experience the rural landscape of Elgin County through the distinctive style of nationally significant local artist Clark McDougall (1921-1980). To