Experience new exhibitions and special activities every day this March Break! THEMUSEUM will be open from 10am – 4pm daily.

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55 & Better: Artful Ageing – Watercolour Painting Workshop

Posted on: March 9, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

Take an hour this Thursday to relax and free your mind with some watercolour painting. Take part in a guided session with Chartwell Retirement Residences, art supplies will be provided to all guests. When: Thursday, May 21, 2020 at 1:30pm – 2:30pm Register Free

POSTPONED – 55 & Better: Pollinators – What to Plant

Posted on: March 9, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

This event is postponed until further notice. Join Jeff Thompson as he presents the best nectar and pollen plants for attracting and supporting a wide range of pollinators to your garden through the summer season. Jeff Thompson is a botanist, ecologist, and arborist who owns Ontario’s oldest native plant nursery, Native Plant Source.  

55 & Better: Free Exploration

Posted on: February 28, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

Join us every Thursday in March for free exploration of THEMUSEUM for our 55 & Better programming! We’ll be offering FREE admission to those 55 & Better every Thursday. Time: Thursday, March 5 all-day long! Thursday, March 12 all-day long!  

POSTPONED – 55 & Better: Soapstone Carving

Posted on: February 11, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

This event is postponed until further notice. Join us for soapstone carving! We’ll teach you how to carve a stone into unique shapes and explain the traditional ways in which soapstone was used. Turn your creation into your very own wearable piece or a new decoration!  

55 & Better: I’m Not Dead Yet – Living Every Moment

Posted on: February 11, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

Watch Online Those 55 & Better can enjoy FREE admission every Friday at THEMUSEUM! New this fall, from October – December, head to THEMUSEUM’s Facebook Page to participate in FREE online programming the second Friday of each month at 11 am. Or if you want to join in-person at THEMUSEUM, you must register in advance. […]

POSTPONED – 55 & Better: Medieval Birds of Prey

Posted on: February 11, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

This event is postponed until further notice. The Canadian Raptor Conservancy is bringing a medieval experience to THEMUSEUM through 55 & Better. Come view an array of birds that have been prominent since the middle-ages as they display an aerial performance.  

55 & Better: Guided Tour of Agents For Change | Facing the Anthropocene

Posted on: January 10, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

Join us at THEMUSEUM for our weekly 55 & Better Programming at 1:30 pm. Programming is included with free admission on Thursdays for those ages 55+, and we will have a pop-up café with FREE treats provided by Chartwell Retirement Residences each week during the program. This week for 55 & Better, interpretative staff will […]

55 & Better: Local Activism for Climate Justice

Posted on: January 10, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

Join us at THEMUSEUM for our weekly 55 & Better Programming at 1:30 pm. Programming is included with free admission on Thursdays for those ages 55+, and we will have a pop-up café with FREE treats provided by Chartwell Retirement Residences each week during the program. The climate emergency is upon us, and is already […]

55 & Better: Woodworking Shadows

Posted on: January 7, 2020 by THEMUSEUM

For this week’s 55 & Better programming we will be workshopping. Join in as we spend the day cutting out unique shapes out of wood using scroll saws. Your creation will cast interesting shadows when hit by light. RSVP When: Thursday, February 6, 2020 from 1:30pm – 3pm

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