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This list of museums in Ontario, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
See also List of museums in Ottawa for museums in the city of Ottawa.
See also List of museums in Toronto for museums in the city of Toronto.
Current museums
Name | Location | Census Division | Region | Type | Summary | Website |
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1000 Islands History Museum (Arthur Child Heritage Museum) | Gananoque | Leeds and Grenville | Eastern | Multiple | Area cultural and natural history, including 1000 Islands ecosystem, First Nations and early settlers, military and tourism exhibits, impact of the St. Lawrence River | |
Adelaide Hunter Hoodless Homestead | St. George | County of Brant | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | mid-19th century childhood farm home of Adelaide Hunter Hoodless, founder of the Women's Institute | |
Agnes Etherington Art Centre | Kingston | Frontenac County | Eastern | Art | Operated by Queen's University, includes Canadian, European, Inuit and African art, decorative arts | |
Algonquin Provincial Park | Whitney | Nipissing District | Northeastern | Multiple | Includes the visitor center with exhibits about the area's natural and cultural history, and a logging museum | |
Alix Art Gallery | Sarnia | Lambton County | Southwestern | Art | includes paintings by the Group of Seven, contemporary and historically significant Canadian visual art and visual culture | |
Allan Macpherson House | Napanee | Lennox and Addington County | Eastern | Historic house | c.1830 period house, Georgian architecture built by Napanee's first postmaster and a prominent local figure, operated by the Lennox and Addington County Museum and Archives | |
Ameliasburgh Historical Museum | Ameliasburgh | Prince Edward County | Central | Open air | complex of buildings and exhibits around a church built c.1868 | |
Amherstburg Freedom Museum | Amherstburg | Essex County | Southwestern | African American | Focus on the Underground Railroad, black history in Canada, includes 19th-century church and log cabin | |
Anderson Farm Museum | Lively | Greater Sudbury | Northeastern | Agriculture | Operated by Greater Sudbury Heritage Museums, historic 1920s period farmhouse, barn and milk house | |
Annandale National Historic Site | Tillsonburg | Oxford | Southwestern | Historic house | 1880s Victorian house known for its lavish Aesthetic art decorations | |
Arbor Gallery | Vankleek Hill | Prescott and Russell | Eastern | Art | contemporary art centre | |
Arkona Lions Museum | Arkona | Lambton County | Southwestern | Natural history | features Devonian fossils and First Nations artifacts from the Lambton County area | |
Arnprior & District Museum | Arnprior | Renfrew County | Eastern | Local history | also hosts visiting exhibits on a variety of subjects | |
Art Gallery of Algoma | Sault Ste. Marie | Algoma District | Northeastern | Art | Visual art | |
Art Gallery of Burlington | Burlington | Halton Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | Contemporary art centre, focus on visual art and crafts | |
Art Gallery of Guelph | Guelph | Wellington County | Southwestern | Art | Exhibits of contemporary and historical art, craft and design | |
Art Gallery of Hamilton | Hamilton | Hamilton | Golden Horseshoe | Art | Includes Canadian and European works | |
Art Gallery of Mississauga | Mississauga | Peel Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | Emphasis on area artists and Canadian art | |
Art Gallery of Northumberland | Cobourg | Northumberland | Central | Art | ||
Art Gallery of Peterborough | Peterborough | Peterborough County | Central | Art | Focus is Canadian art | |
Art Gallery of Sudbury | Sudbury | Greater Sudbury | Northeastern | Art | Contemporary art | |
Art Windsor-Essex | Windsor | Essex County | Southwestern | Art | Significant works of art by local, regional and national artists | |
Artcite | Windsor | Essex County | Southwestern | Art | artist-run contemporary and experimental art centre | |
Artery Gallery | Kitchener | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | curated and managed by the student Society of Fine Artists of the University of Waterloo | 24 |
Artspace Peterborough | Peterborough | Peterborough County | Central | Art | artist-run contemporary art centre | 25 |
Assiginack Museum Complex | Assiginack | Manitoulin District | Northeastern | Open air | includes the original late 19th-century town lock-up and jailer's home, pioneer home, school, blacksmith shop and driving shed, and the SS Norisle, a steam-powered automobile ferry museum ship | 26, 27 |
Atikokan Centennial Museum | Atikokan | Rainy River District | Northwestern | Local history | includes collection of logging, mining and railroad heavy equipment | 28 |
Aurora Museum & Archives | Aurora | York Region | Golden Horseshoe | Local history | History and stories of the Town of Aurora | 29 |
Aylmer & District Museum | Aylmer | Elgin County | Southwestern | Local history | Preserves local artifacts and histories | 30 |
Backus Mill Heritage and Conservation Centre | Port Rowan | Norfolk County | Southwestern | Open air | Includes 19th century period buildings, a working historic grist mill and a nature centre | 31 |
Backus-Page House Museum | Wallacetown | Elgin County | Southwestern | Historic house | Operated by the Tyrconnell Heritage Society, mid-19th century period house | 32 |
Bala's Museum | Bala | Muskoka | Central | Biographical | Life of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, author of Anne of Green Gables | 33 |
Ball's Falls Centre for Conservation | Ball's Falls | Niagara Region | Golden Horseshoe | Natural history | Ecology of the Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve, the natural history of the Twenty Valley and its watershed, and the area's cultural history | 34 |
Bancroft Mineral Museum | Bancroft | Hastings County | Central | Natural history | area gemstones and minerals, operated by the Bancroft Gem and Mineral Club | 35 |
Bancroft North Hastings Heritage Museum | Bancroft | Hastings County | Central | Local history | 36 | |
Banting House National Historic Site | London | Middlesex County | Southwestern | Medical | Life of Sir Frederick Banting, doctor and co-discoverer of insulin | 37 |
Barn Dance Historical Society Entertainment Museum | Wingham | Huron | Southwestern | Music | located inside the North Huron Museum, history of the barn dance radio show and its country music performers | 38 |
Barnum House | Grafton | Northumberland | Central | Historic house | 19th century period house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust | 39 |
Base Borden Military Museum | Borden | Simcoe County | Central | Military | History of CFB Borden, includes planes, tanks, uniforms, weapons | 40 |
Bath Museum | Bath | Lennox and Addington County | Eastern | Local history | 41 | |
Battle Ground Hotel Museum | Niagara Falls | Niagara Region | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | 1850s period hotel on land that was part of the Battle of Lundy's Lane during the War of 1812 | 42 |
Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site | Prescott | Leeds and Grenville | Eastern | Military | 60 foot stone lighthouse tower, site of the 1838 Battle of the Windmill | 43 |
Battlefield House | Hamilton | Hamilton | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | 1835 period house in park that was the site of the War of 1812 Battle of Stoney Creek | 44 |
Beachville and District Museum | Beachville | Oxford County | Southwestern | Local history | includes Victorian period room displays, agriculture equipment and vehicles | 45 |
Beaver River Museum | Beaverton | Durham Region | Central | History | operated by the Beaverton Thorah Eldon Historical Society, includes mid-19th century log cabin, 1900 period house and a jail | 46 |
Bell Homestead National Historic Site | Brantford | County of Brant | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | 1870s period home of Alexander Graham Bell, exhibits on his life, the invention of the telephone, and the origins of Canadian telephone operations to 1880 | 47 |
Belleville Scout-Guide Museum | Belleville | Hastings County | Central | Scouting | open by appointment | 48 |
Bellevue House National Historic Site | Kingston | Frontenac County | Eastern | Historic house | Late 1840s period home of Canada's first Prime Minister Sir John Alexander Macdonald | 49 |
Benares Historic House | Mississauga | Peel Region | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | early 20th century period house spanning four family generations | 50 |
Bethune Memorial House National Historic Site | Gravenhurst | Muskoka | Central | Biographical | Life and achievements of Dr. Henry Norman Bethune | 51 |
Bethune-Thompson House | Williamstown | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Eastern | Historic house | late 18th-century house, operated by Ontario Heritage Trust | 52 |
Billy Bishop Home and Museum | Owen Sound | Grey County | Southwestern | Biographical | Late Victorian birthplace home of WW I flying ace Billy Bishop, also features artifacts from Canadians who fought in the air during World War One and World War Two | 53 |
Blackwood Gallery | Mississauga | Peel Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | contemporary art gallery, part of University of Toronto Mississauga | 54 |
Blockhouse Museum | Merrickville | Leeds and Grenville | Eastern | Transportation | history of the Rideau Canal, photos, local history exhibits, located in a historic blockhouse, operated by the Merrickville and District Historical Society | 55 |
Bobby Orr Hall of Fame | Parry Sound | Parry Sound District | Northeastern | Sports | Ice hockey history and memorabilia of Bobby Orr, located in the Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts | 56 |
Bonnechere Museum | Bonnechere | Renfrew County | Eastern | Multiple | local history, culture and natural history, including area Ordovician fossils, geology, First Nations artifacts, fur trade, timber industry | 57 |
Bothwell-Zone Oil Museum | Bothwell | Chatham-Kent | Southwestern | Industry | oil industry powerhouse and equipment, operated by the Bothwell-Zone & District Historical Society | 58 |
Boyd Heritage Museum | Bobcaygeon | Kawartha Lakes | Central | Local history | 59 | |
Bradley Museum | Mississauga | Peel Region | Golden Horseshoe | Local history | the complex consists of four buildings, three of which are designated Ontario Heritage sites | 60 |
Brant Museum & Archives | Brantford | County of Brant | Golden Horseshoe | Art | operated by the Brant Historical Society, collection of decorative and fine arts | 61 |
Brantford and Area Sports Hall of Recognition | Brantford | County of Brant | Golden Horseshoe | Sports | photographs and memorabilia of area sports figures, including Wayne Gretzky | 62 |
Brocksden Country School Museum | Stratford | Perth County | Southwestern | Education | 19th century schoolhouse, open by appointment | 63 |
Brockville Museum | Brockville | Leeds and Grenville | Eastern | Local history | 64 | |
Brubacher House | Waterloo | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Historic house | operated by the Conrad Grebel University College and the Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, restored mid-19th century Pennsylvania German farmstead | 65 |
Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre | Southampton | Bruce County | Southwestern | Multiple | exhibits include local history, natural history, maritime, First Nations, agriculture, maritime, military and culture | 66 |
Bruce Mines Museum | Bruce Mines | Algoma District | Northeastern | Local history | 67 | |
Bunker Military Museum | Cobalt | Timiskaming District | Northeastern | Military | includes artifacts from the Boer War to the present day | 68, 69 |
Buxton National Historic Site and Museum | North Buxton | Chatham-Kent | Southwestern | History | Historic buildings in Underground Railroad community | 70 |
Bygone Days Heritage Village | Collingwood | Simcoe County | Central | Open air | mid 19th-century village buildings with authentic furnishings and artifacts | 71 |
Caledonia Grand Trunk Station | Caledonia | Haldimand County | Golden Horseshoe | Railway | Features local railway artifacts, displays and an operating "G" scale model train | 72 |
Callander Bay Heritage Museum | Callander | Parry Sound District | Northeastern | Multiple | located in the home of Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe, who delivered and cared for the Dionne quintuplets; includes period doctor's office and dispensary displays, the Dionne quintuplets, a barber shop, period rooms, area logging and maritime history, and the Alex Dufresne Gallery of Art | 73 |
Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory | Cambridge | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Natural history | butterfly conservatory with live butterflies, birds, plants and natural history exhibits | 74 |
Cambridge Centre for the Arts | Cambridge | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | Offers a variety of arts programs, including a gallery | 75 |
Cambridge Galleries | Cambridge | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | part of the Cambridge Public Library system with exhibition space at Queen's Square, Preston and Design at Riverside | 76 |
Cambridge Sculpture Garden | Cambridge | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | outdoor sculpture garden | 77 |
Campbellford Memorial Military Museum | Campbellford | Northumberland | Central | Military | collection includes uniforms, weapons and ground transport and features a 60% scale model of the CF-105 Avro Arrow | 78, 79 |
Canada Soccer Hall of Fame | Vaughan | York Region | Golden Horseshoe | Sports | Achievements of top Canadian Footballers and Builders who have played and developed the game in Canada | 80 |
Canada South Science City | Windsor | Essex County | Southwestern | Science | offers displays and interactive exhibits | 81 |
Canada's First Forestry Station | St. Williams | Norfolk County | Southwestern | Forestry | highlights efforts to plant the area's forests | 82 |
Canadian Automotive Museum | Oshawa | Durham Region | Central | Automobile | Features mostly Canadian-made cars, automotive history in Canada | 83 |
Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame | St. Marys | Perth County | Southwestern | Sports | Great players, teams, and accomplishments of baseball in Canada | 84 |
Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre | Sault Ste. Marie | Algoma District | Northeastern | Aviation | History of bush flying and forest protection in Canada | 85 |
Canadian Canoe Museum | Peterborough | Peterborough County | Central | Maritime | Canoe collection and how the canoe defines the Canadian character and spirit | 86 |
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery | Waterloo | Waterloo Region | Golden Horseshoe | Art | Historic and contemporary Canadian ceramic, glass and enamel art | 87 |
Canadian Clock Museum | Deep River | Renfrew County | Eastern | Horology | Heritage of Canada's many clock manufacturers and sellers from the early 19th century to the present | 88 |
Canadian Drilling Rig Museum | Rainham Centre | Haldimand County | Golden Horseshoe | Industry | History of the early natural gas fields of Haldimand, Norfolk and Southern Ontario | 89 |
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