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

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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 & Artefacts

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  • People
  • Photographers
  • Places
  • Pottery
  • Sports
  • Textiles
Couples dancing in Kincardine Pavilion
Businesses

Dance Pavilions

Alongside the rise of the big band era, was the establishment of dance halls or pavilions across North America.  By the 1930s dance halls were ...
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Mast head from Cavalier. Man's face with crown.
Marine

The Wreck of the Cavalier

The fateful night for the schooner Cavalier was Friday August 31, 1906.  A crew of five, led by a Captain Glass were transporting cedar lumber ...
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Bath Brick
Businesses

McLean Brickyard

By 1869 there were three brickyards operating in Kincardine including James Keays, R. Rutherford and M & A McLean.   Brothers Murdock and Angus McLean ...
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Picture of Corran Estate
People

The Corran

The Corran, built in 1882, was the home of Alexander McNeill and his wife Hester McNeill; Irish aristocrats who moved to Canada in 1872. The ...
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Advertisement for Ira J. Fisher & Co.
Businesses

Ira J. Fisher & Co.

An early industry found in Kincardine is that of Ira J. Fisher & Co., which was established prior to 1867.  Through it’s time it’s been ...
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Southampton Tennis Club patch
Entertainment

Southampton Tennis Club

According to Amy Buckley in her 1976 Cups Day address, there was a tennis club in Southampton prior to the First World War which boasted ...
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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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