BRUCE GALLERY CLOSURES

Wednesday, April 9

Saturday, April 12

Tuesday, April 15

Wednesday, April 30

 

EASTER LONG WEEKEND HOURS:

Friday, April 18 (Good Friday) – Museum & Archives CLOSED

Sunday, April 20 (Easter Sunday) – Museum & Archives CLOSED

Monday, April 21 (Easter Monday) – Museum & Archives – CLOSED

Monday, May 5 – Archives CLOSED, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Wednesday, May 7 – Archives CLOSED

Please note: The Museum’s exterior exhibits, including the MacKenzie Log Home and S.S. No. 10 Amabel Log School House are now CLOSED for the 2024/25 season.

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

Enjoy the many benefits of Membership. Not only will you receive FREE admission for a whole year, but so much more!

 

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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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Museums are a DRAG!: An Evening of Drag

Home | Events & Programs | Museums are a DRAG!: An Evening of Drag

June 7, 2025 

7:00 pm
 – 9:30 pm

Celebrate Pride Month while enjoying inspiring drag performances from some of the most talented and creative drag artists from Toronto and Guelph.

 

Join drag artists Nikki Chin, Sapphyre Poison, and Rachael Temptation for an evening you won’t soon forget! The program will showcase high drag that ranges anywhere from classic to new modern drag. You will witness firsthand the incredible talent and dedication these performers pour into their art! 

 

This is a 19 + event. Light refreshments included. A cash bar will also be available.   

 

$40 Members | $50 Non-members 

Meet the Queens!

Nikki Chin

Nikki Chin

Nikki Chin is a Toronto based drag queen who has been performing for over 11 years. She is known internationally for her drag queen performing in Bermuda, Japan and the United States, but she also has performed across Canada, entertaining thousands of fans every year. She has collected a few titles in her city and beyond, including, Miss Smirnoff Czarina, Miss Gay Universe, Miss Port Huron, Canada’s Entertainer of the Year, and a number of The Imperial Court of Toronto (TICOT) titles. .

Sapphyre Poison

Sapphyre Poison

Rachael Temptation is an internationally known drag star based out of Toronto and has had a career in performing for over two decades. She is best known for her celebrity impersonations, as well as her needle and thread skills—designing for a select few Queens and creating 95% of her own wardrobe! In the pageant world Rachael has won several local titles as well as taken to competitions internationally.

Rachel Temptation

Rachel Temptation

Sapphyre Poison is a beauty queen who originated in Hamilton and now resides in Guelph. A graphic designer and visual artist by day and a Femme Fatale Gender Illusionist by night, Sapphyre has been performing for 11 years all over Southern Ontario and is a favourite everywhere she goes. She is a member of the traveling drag troupe TroyBoy Entertainment, and a member of the Celebrity Impersonation troupe The Deceiving Divas.

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