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Museum Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 9pm
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Join us on Canada Day for FREE Activities: Reptile Shows, Crafts, Scavenger Hunts, and More!
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SATURDAY, JULY 1 @ 10:00am - 5:00pm
Join us at the Niagara Falls History Museum (5810 Ferry Street) for a FREE day of family fun. Attend a reptile show, wander our galleries, make a craft and complete a scavenger hunt. Admission to the Niagara Falls History Museum will be free on July 1 from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Reptile Kingdom will be here with some animal friends you can touch and hold. Join us for shows at:
12:00 pm
1:30 pm
3:00 pm
All shows are first come, first served. Come early to avoid disappointment.
Parking behind the Museum is currently under construction as we build our exciting new Culture Hub. Look for City parking lots off of Main Street, Ferry Street, and Peer Street. You will also find on-street parking throughout the neighborhood.
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Annual Community Art Project Returns July 6, Led By Local Artist Rachelle Wunderink
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EVERY OTHER THURSDAY @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm
The annual Community Art Project is back this summer at the Niagara Falls History Museum, led by local artist Rachelle Wunderink. Niagara Falls residents are invited to participate in free community art workshops at the Museum in July, August and September. The project, titled 'It Takes a Village', will be an amorphous city made up of individually collaged houses that will be installed throughout the Niagara Falls History Museum entrance for the Niagara Falls Night of Art on September 21. The project is inspired by individuals who struggled in the isolation of their homes throughout the pandemic. This art installation reflects the resilience of Niagara Falls Residents, representing the strength in our community. Community participants are invited to come and collage their own house selecting images that serve as a home comfort, or a memory. Take advantage of this awesome opportunity to connect with others and collaborate on an art installation!
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We're Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day With Two Installations By Indigenous Artists
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To celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Museum opened two new art installations created by Indigenous artists Tracey-May Chambers and Nadya Kwandibens. These pieces will be on display through the summer in both our courtyard and lobby.
#hopeandhealingcanada, by Métis-settler visual artist Tracey-Mae Chambers, features textile pieces constructed of red wool, silk and cotton yarn. Similar displays have been created at over 100 residential school historical sites, museums, art galleries and other public spaces.
The Red Chair Sessions, by Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) artist Nadya Kwandibens, is an ongoing portraiture series that places importance on the acknowledgement and reclamation of Indigenous lands and the revitalization of Indigenous languages. The colour red represents Indigenous Peoples on the Medicine Wheel and, in this series, signifies Indigenous Peoples’ inherent connection to the land and to ancestral bloodlines. This series ultimately disrupts colonial narratives, centers Indigenous Peoples who have been here since time immemorial, and reminds us that we are all guests on Indigenous land.
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Thursday Nights in July are Date Night! Free Admission Plus Alcoholic Drinks for Sale
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EVERY THURSDAY IN JULY @ 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Drop by the Museum every Thursday evening for Date Night. The Museum is FREE from 5-9pm, with local craft beer and wine available for purchase. Impress your date with some fancy-pants artefacts, and don’t forget to blabber on about local history. Or maybe not…
Galleries + Beer/Wine = LOVE, obviously.
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Summer Museum Sites Now Open
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OPEN WEDNESDAY - SUNDAY @ 10:00am - 5:00pm
Our seasonal museum sites, the Battle Ground Hotel Museum and the Willoughby Historical Museum, are now open for the summer season. They will both be open Wednesday - Sunday from 10am - 5pm. Admission is by donation.
A short walk from the main museum, you are able to learn more about the War of 1812, including commemoration of the war and early Ontario tourism, in a historic 19th century tavern at the Battle Ground Hotel Museum.
Afterwards, travel along the Niagara Parkway to our humble one-room schoolhouse museum, the Willoughby Historical Museum, to learn about the rural history of Niagara Falls and the history of early education in the area.
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Come Check Out Our Newest Temporary Exhibit: human NATURE
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SATURDAY, APRIL 22 - SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
Scientific evidence shows us that Human-made climate change threatens life on this planet. To ensure a viable habitat for present and future generations, sustainable ways of living must be quickly adopted. The artefact collections of the Niagara Falls Museums illustrate times of balance and times of imbalance for humans. These objects help us to think of our place on Earth as just one of many species and the impact that we have. Forging a new way together using Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Science, we can create a hopeful vision for a sustainable future.
Highlights include:
Nature photography by Mark Zelinski
Nature Mandala Sit Spot by Victoria Brecht
Prophecy Beadwork Art by Samuel Thomas, Cayuga Nation
Four Wampum Agreement Reproductions by Ken Maracle, Cayuga Nation
Personal Messages about Climate Crisis from the DearTomorrow Project
Historical objects
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New Books Available in Our Gift Shop
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We are happy to share that we have two new books from Joan Nicks available to purchase in our gift shop. These books are the result of years of research on movie theatres and motels in and around Niagara Falls.
You can get the two books together plus a set of postcards for $60 here at the Niagara Falls History Museum. On their own, Lost Movie Theatres is $30 and Disappearing Motels is $35.
For more information on these books, click here
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Interested in Museum Membership?
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Discounted Museum Programmes & Events
Why not get a membership and have access to all of our great programmes at a discount.
Individual Membership $25
Family Membership $40
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Check Out Other Museums of Niagara Association Newsletters
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If you enjoy learning about all of our fantastic events and programmes through our newsletter, considering signing up for other newsletters from The Museums of Niagara Association. Signing up for their newsletters is the best way to keep track of all the great stuff happening at all of these museums across the Niagara Region.
Grimsby Museum
Grimsby Public Art Gallery
Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum
Port Colborne Historical & Marine Museum
Riverbrink Art Museum
St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre
Town of Lincoln Museum and Cultural Centre
Welland Museum
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The Battle of Lundy's Lane
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Above: Hand-coloured engraving of American infantry attacking during the Battle of Lundy's Lane. For more information on this engraving, click here: Artifact 2013.0048
After taking Fort Erie and Chippawa in early July, 1814, American forces under the command of General Jacob Jenning Brown were camped at Chippawa, waiting for an opportunity to attack Fort George. Brown was in need of heavy artillery reinforcements which would be needed for a siege of the Fort and, although he sent repeated messages to American naval commander Isaac Chauncey, the necessary artillery was never sent. In order to prevent Brown from obtaining armaments from Fort Schlosser on the American side at Niagara Falls, Sir Gordon Drummond, administrator of Upper Canada and commander of the Canadian Forces, ordered an attack on Fort Schlosser. General Brown was not in a position to defend Schlosser, and so, hoping to force the Canadians to abandon their attack, he decided to attack Fort George on July 25, 1814. ...
Click here for more information on the Battle of Lundy's Lane
There are two commemorative services happening this month for the Battle of Lundy's Lane and the Battle of Chippawa:
Battle of Chippawa: Niagara Parks Commission
July 5 @ 7pm
Chippawa Battlefield
Battle of Lundy’s Lane: Lundy's Lane Historical Society
July 25 @ 7pm
Lundy’s Lane Battlefield
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