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Wednesday, March 27th -Please note, the Museum’s Bruce Gallery (Thread of the Story exhibit) will be CLOSED.

EASTER WEEKEND HOURS

Friday March 29 – Good Friday – Closed
Saturday March 30 – Open
Sunday March 31 – Closed
Monday April 1 – Easter Monday – Closed

Please note: The Museum’s historic outdoor structures are closed for the 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 Closed

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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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.

Questions & Answers

The Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre collects information related to experiences within Bruce County.  Write about your experiences adapting to life during the the time of the COVID-19 virus  and the impacts you are seeing in the local community. Capture pictures or video of ways community spaces have changed, and how you are practicing social distancing in your own lives.

 

For more suggestions on experiences you could share, visit the “How & What Should I Document” page.

Keep in mind that information submitted is intended to be made public. You may wish to exclude references to personal health information. If you are sharing personal information about others, particularly health information, you will need to have their permission to include that information in the material to be donated to the BCM&CC. The BCM&CC will review all content and if material is considered inappropriate, we will be in touch with the creator.

Facts about government and health unit announcements have been collected in our COVID-19 Chronology, available at the bottom of the What to Document page. 

 

As our perceptions are shaped by our personal experiences, we welcome both facts related to events, decisions or initiatives in your community, business or family, as well as your personal opinions and responses to those events and initiatives, including provincial and federal announcements and actions.   Opinions may also be described through feelings, such as I felt frustrated, frightened, inspired, relieved etc. by this decision or initiative because …

 

If this experience has caused you to think about other community, provincial, national or global issues, you may also include information about those thoughts and perceptions, if you wish.   

Individuals may feel free to write in whatever way they feel comfortable.  There are no short or long length restrictions, nor is there a preferred writing style.  Essays, short stories, brief paragraphs relating a particular experience, poems, reminiscences, and more are all welcome. 

Unless submittors include restrictions in their submission forms, some images or quotes from stories may be added to Brucemuseum.ca or the Museum’s Facebook page to inspire others to contribute and share, and to give the community a sense of what stories are being captured.  Items would be made available to the public to view once the Museum building re-opens.   

 

If creators would like to restrict public access to the items they submit, for a period of time, or would like to require their permission before the Museum provides reproductions to researchers for uses other than personal research and study, they may indicate that in the “Restrictions” section of the submission document or Deed of Gift.   Please feel free to contact the Archivist with questions concerning restrictions:  226-909-2426, archives@brucecounty.on.ca

 

For more information about how the submitted items may be used, visit the Use of Documents page. 

 

The project is open ended as the situation continues to evolve.  Please document for as long as you are willing and able.  You may make multiple submissions over time, or make one submission when you are ready.   

At this time, we appreciate submissions in electronic format (Word or PDF or Text files, for example, or typing directly into the submission form).  We will accept hardcopies as well, particularly if people prefer handwriting to typing!  Visit the Share Your Experiences page for information about donating by mail or in person (when the Museum eventually re-opens and announces a process for in-person donations).  

Yes, the BCM&CC will eventually be accepting objects and other materials that help share the story of our experiences during the pandemic.   

Most of this collecting will occur when the Museum is again open to the public.  In the meantime, we invite you to consider what items you may wish to speak to us about donating in the future. 

Examples of items may include: 

  • New products developed by Bruce County businesses in response to the pandemic
  • Home-made masks
  • Business communications with clients or posters concerning changes to business practices 
  • Drawings or sketches depicting unique aspects of life during the pandemic time
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