NOTICE: The Bruce Gallery (A Travelers Journey Exhibition) will be CLOSED Tuesdays from September – November, 2026, to support seasonal programming:

September 22, 29

October 6, 13, 20, 27

November 3, 10, 17, 24

 

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.

Stories & Artifacts

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  • Agriculture
  • Art
  • Behind the Scenes
  • Businesses
  • Clothing
  • Collections Objects
  • Diaries
  • Entertainment
  • Fashion
  • Furniture
  • Marine
  • Medicine
  • Metis
  • Military
  • Natural History
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  • Organizations
  • People
  • Photographers
  • Places
  • Postal Service
  • Pottery
  • Railways
  • Sports
  • Textiles
Napkin Ring
Collections Objects

Napkin Rings

By the Victorian era, an essential table item was the napkin ring, which came in a variety of forms and materials.  Napkin rings rose to ...
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Cotton Parasol
Textiles

Parasols

For thousands of years sun protection has been a priority, with the forms changing over time.  One such form of protection is the parasol.  Often ...
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Saugeen Maple Syrup Bottle
Agriculture

Maple Syrup

Bruce’s early settlers were resourceful and made the most of what they had.  In the early days, as land had to be cleared, all settlers ...
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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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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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