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Friday, May 10 – Please note, the Museum’s Archives will be CLOSED.

Please note: The Museum’s historic outdoor structures are currently closed and will reopen during the 2024 May long weekend.

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

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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

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Junior Farmer Button
Agriculture

Bruce County Junior Farmer and Junior Institutes

The organization known as the Junior Farmers began in 1914 and was originally known as the Junior Farmer Improvement Association.  Much like the Farmer’s Institutes ...
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People on Long Dock
Marine

Southampton’s Long Dock and Harbour of Refuge

If you take a tour to the top of Chantry Island Lighthouse (https://chantryisland.com/) and look across the lake towards Southampton, you may see shadows under ...
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Ladies' Cape
Textiles

Ladies Capes

Capes, in one form or another, were a key part of every lady’s wardrobe.  By the late Victorian Age there were several different fashionable styles of capes, ...
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Prize Winning Gerolamy Fanning Mill
Agriculture

Agricultural Implement Manufacturers and Foundries

A large part of settlers receiving the Crown patent for their land was the clearing and agricultural working of that land.  Once the land was ...
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Henkel's Flour Mill, Chesley
Businesses

Early Grist and Flour Mills

Grinding grain is an arduous and time-consuming task that was necessary for the survival of settlers.  Before the 1850s settlers were required to travel to ...
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Lucknow Pipe Band
Entertainment

Scottish Pipe Bands

Scottish roots run deep in Bruce County, and the tradition of Pipe Bands in Bruce’s communities runs just as deep. In fact, Bruce County’s most famous ...
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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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