Tuesday, November 11 – The Museum and Archives will be CLOSED in observance of Remembrance Day.

Please note: The Museum’s exterior exhibits, including the Mackenzie Log Home and the S.S No. 10 Amabel Log School House, is now CLOSED for the season and will reopen for viewing in Spring 2026.

 

Museum Hours

Monday 10 AM - 5 PM
Tuesday 10 AM - 5 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 5 PM
Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM
Friday 10 AM - 5 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday 1 PM - 5 PM

Archives Hours

Monday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday 10 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 12 PM and 1 PM - 4:30 PM
Sunday Closed

General Admission

Individual $8.00 + HST
Children (4-12) $4.00 + HST
Student $6.00 + HST
Senior $6.00 + HST
Archives $6.00 + HST
Children (3 & under) FREE

Membership & Passes

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Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre​

33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores)
Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0

Toll Free: 1-866-318-8889 | Phone: 519-797-2080 | Fax 519-797-2191

museum@brucecounty.on.ca

Get Involved

Donations

Our success is made possible, in part, by the support we receive through our strong relationships with you, our donors. Your generosity ensures that we will continue to inspire, educate and remain the premier destination of choice for exploring our history.

Volunteer

Volunteers are the building blocks of our Museum. All our activities and programs depend on the assistance of dedicated volunteers.

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  • Pottery
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  • Textiles
This navy blue wool jacket was part of Annie Mae's dress uniform. BCM&CC Collection 2025.012.004.
Military

Nursing Sister Annie Mae Ferguson

Annie Mae Ferguson (1890-1976) was a registered nurse who served as a Nursing Sister with the Canadian Army Medical Corps (CAMC) during the First World ...
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Organizations

Bruce County District Women’s Institutes: Women Improving Communities

Bruce County Women’s Institutes have been vital to the development of communities, families and women in Bruce County since 1898.
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Entertainment

Talking Pictures: Sound and Early Cinema in Bruce County

In 1927 and 1928, the first moving picture “talkies” hit silver screens. Unlike earlier motion pictures, where a soundtrack could be played alongside an otherwise silent ...
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Marine

The Kayoshk

Built in Wiarton around 1890, the Kayoshk was one of three “beautiful batwing sailboats that used to add zip to the Oliphant Bay”.
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Marine

Special Steering Compass: a 1920s-era Steamship Binnacle

Standing over 4 feet tall, with a patinaed brass head, fluted wooden body, and two iron balls sticking out either side, this 100-year-old binnacle cuts ...
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Fashion

Pomp(adour) & Circumstance: Hair-spiration from the Collection

‘90s fashion is cool again, right? No, not the 1990s – the 1890s.  Outfit posts and hair tutorials inspired by the late Victorian to early ...
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VISIT THE MUSEUM

Location

Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre

33 Victoria Street North (in the town of Saugeen Shores) Southampton, ON Canada N0H 2L0 

Toll Free:

1-866-318-8889

Phone:

519-797-2080

Fax

519-797-2191

museum@brucecounty.on.ca

Hours

Admission

Individual $8.00 + HST
Children $4.00 + HST
Student $6.00 + HST
Senior $6.00 + HST
Archives $6.00 + HST

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