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Willoughby Historical Museum & Battle Ground Hotel Museum are now open for the season
Summer is here, and this is a time for us to open up two of our museums.
Battle Ground Hotel Museum is a wonderful interpreted 1850s tavern that explores early tourism life in our community. The Museum is located on the historic battlefield of Lundy’s Lane. Tours by costumed interpreters take you through life in the tavern and the impact of the Battle of Lundy’s Lane. It is open Friday – Sunday from 11am to 5pm until August 28th and located at 6151 Lundy’s Lane. We also provide tours of the battlefield on these days at 2pm. Please arrive early.
Willoughby Historical Museum explores the rural life of Niagara Falls. Located along the Parkway on the corner of Weaver Road, a visit to the museum will include an exploration of the history of Willoughby. This museum is open Wednesday – Sunday 11am to 5pm until August 30th.
Both museums offer free admission.
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"FACES: Portraits From Our City"
The Niagara Falls History Museum is excited to announce its newest temporary exhibition, Faces: Portraits From Our City, opening in the Niagara History Museum on Saturday, May 14, 2016. The images shown in this exhibition are portraits from two collections brought together to highlight this classic genre of portraiture.
The artworks included will move the viewer through a variety of themes and mediums --- from portraits commissioned as statements of power to the highly stylized constructs found in the abstract. The exhibition showcases more than 40 portraits from the historical collections of the Niagara Falls Museums and contemporary collection of the Niagara Falls Art Gallery.
Faces Portraits Exhibition will be featured at the Niagara Falls History Museum, 5810 Ferry Street, from May 14 to November 27, 2016.
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Pictures from the opening of "FACES"
     
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
July 8th, 2016 | 7-10 PM | 19+
Tickets: $10 or $12 at the door
Shake, Rattle, & Roll is a 1950’s style swing dance and retro Cruise Night with live music by Little Peter & The Elegants, historic cars, cash bar, and food by The Smokin’ Buddha! Swing Dance lessons will also be available from 7-7:30 pm!
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The Fenian Raids
This year is the 200th anniversary of the Fenian Raids of 1866. Although the Fenian "invasion" was short-lived, it had a profound impact on the emerging country of Canada. It led to greater cohesion within Canada, and a realization that Canada would have to develop its own military defence system. Indeed, many believe that the Fenian Raids of 1866 catalysed the union of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Upper and Lower Canada, into the Dominion of Canada in 1867. To learn more about the raids, follow the link below:
The Fenia Raids
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Free Admission every Thursday night from 5 - 9 p.m. Make us a habit.
The Niagara Falls History Museum is Free every Thursday night (5pm-9pm). Below are the activities on the schedule for this month.
June 2 @ 7pm
Niagara Literary Arts Festival
Featuring: Stan Galloway, Daniel Perry, Puneet Dutt and Terry Trowbridge
The Niagara Literary Arts Festival is a month long celebration of literature, happening throughout the Niagara Region every June since 2011. NLAF has hosted local, national and international authors ranging from amateur to bestselling professional writers. For more information please visit www.nlaf.jigsy.com
June 9 @ 7pm
Portrait Painting Demonstration
Our volunteer Museum Insiders engage visitors with short stories based on some of the artefacts seen at the Niagara Falls History Museum. They are Niagara Falls and area residents, passionate about their storytelling. It is their delight to involve their audiences with new perspectives on the history told in our galleries.
June 16 @ 7pm
Ramses I - Our Niagara Pharaoh
Come hear Gayle Gibson, the well-loved Egyptologist with the Royal Ontario Museum, in a special travel and history talk on Niagara's unique connection with Ancient Egypt. In this presentation by Ancient Egypt Alive, the internationally known mummy and coffin expert will regale us with tales of Egypt and the peculiar Egyptian Mummy who resided in the old Niagara Museum until the 1990s. It was Gibson herself who identified the Niagara Falls mummy as none other than Pharaoh Ramses I, and helped to get him back to Egypt.
June 23 @ 7pm
Niagara Literary Arts Festival
Featuring: Sherman Zavitz and Andrew Porteus
The Niagara Literary Arts Festival is a month long celebration of literature, happening throughout the Niagara Region every June since 2011. NLAF has hosted local, national and international authors ranging from amateur to bestselling professional writers. For more information please visit www.nlaf.jigsy.com
June 30 @ 5-9pm
Schools Out Museum Party!
School’s out and the summer holidays are here! Come celebrate with the Museum by exploring the Middle Ages! Meet a knight, try on some armour and make a coat of arms!
Thank you to the Region of Niagara for support of @ the Museum Thursday Night.
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The Insiders
Also on Thursday nights, when you visit the Museum, you might run across one of our new crew of volunteers. These individuals have worked with us on coming up with a new perspective on looking at our history. There will be new people out each week, so make it a habit of stopping by.
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Educational Programs
The Museum has released the 2015/16 educational program offerings for teachers. There are a few new programs that fit the Ontario Curriculum as well as Museum and Battlefield tours.
We are also excited to be working with Niagara Falls Transit on offering free bus transportation to elementary school children.
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2015 Donors
The Niagara Falls Museums would like to thank the following financial donors to the Museum for their support of the work that we do here.
Bank of Montreal
George Dunn
George & Teresa Dyck
Dino Fazio
Friends of Stamford Village
Cindy Milner
Jonathan Milner
Niagara Community Foundation
Patterson Funeral Home
Willoughby Historical Society
Event and Program Sponsors
Oast House Brewery
Donors to the Collection
John Ainslie
Sharon Allen
Cady Berardi
Domenic Caruso
Malerie Dorman
Don Ede
Peggy Erwin
Kathleen Ferro
Marcia Hoag
Linda Killip
Town of Lincoln
Risto Liipere
Brian Merrett
Wilma Morrison
Lt. Col. Bernard Nehring
Crystal Nelson
Peter Richmond
Anthony Roberts
Violet Wright
Sherman Zavitz
Financial Support also provided by
City of Niagara Falls
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
Project Partners
Niagara Falls Art Gallery
Brock University
Stamford Collegiate
Ontario Genealogical Society-Niagara Branch
Niagara Falls History Museum
The Counsell Family
Bob & Vera Gale
Niagara Historical Society & Museum
Stephen B. Shanfield M.D.
TAG Art Gallery
Ed Werner
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