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Museum Hours:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Thursday: 10am - 9pm
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We're Thrilled to Announce The Grand Opening of The Exchange at This Year's Night of Art on September 21
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 @ 6:00pm - 10:00pm
The City of Niagara Falls is excited to announce that the 12th annual Niagara Falls Night of Art is set for Thursday, September 21 at The Exchange.
Expect a fun night of art, live music, video, art installations, fabulous artisanal work, improv, delicious food and lots of laughs located in and around the Niagara Falls History Museum.
Click here for more information on Night of Art 2023
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There Are Still A Few Limited Spots Available For Our Stained Glass Workshop on September 9
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 @ 10:00am - 4:30pm
Learn the skills for copper foiling stained glass. Begin by learning the skills to cut, grind, foil and solder while fabricating a Woodland Poppy window sun catcher. This course is a hands-on media. Hand building strength is required. Finished sun catchers will be taken home but not other tools.
6-hour workshop with half hour break for lunch. Please bring your own lunch.
$80 for museum members. $90 for non-members.
Click here to purchase Stained Glass Workshop tickets
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Annual Community Art Project Last Day is September 14 -- Led By Local Artist, Rachelle Wunderink
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 @ 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!
Click here for more information on the Community Art Project
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"Minding the Planet," Fall Film Series With Joan Nicks Returns on October 5
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EVERY OTHER THURSDAY IN OCTOBER & NOVEMBER @ 6:45pm
A timely film series attuned to climate consciousness and how fiction films and documentaries characterize this theme. Over five films, movie-goers who appreciate coming together as audiences at the Museum will “visit” places and people beyond everyday experience – the very power of film to entertain and illuminate corners of planet earth.
Programmer, film critic, writer Joan Nicks introduces the films and engages audiences in conversation following each screening.
Click here for more information on the Fall Film Series and a full schedule
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Annual Cemetery Tours Return This October With Special VIP Behind The Scenes Opportunities
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OCTOBER 14, 15, 21, 22 @ 2:00, 3:00, 4:00 pm
These tours offer a unique opportunity to discover Niagara Falls through a visit to one of the most historic cemeteries in Canada. Lead by a costumed guide, the human drama unfolds as guests wander the grounds and happen upon theatrical performances that provide a glimpse into the lives of some of the people from our City’s history.
Refreshments are offered at Battle Ground Hotel Museum just across the street directly after each tour.
Click here for more information on the Cemetery Tours
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Thursday Nights in September are Date Night! Free Admission Plus Alcoholic Drinks for Sale
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EVERY THURSDAY IN AUGUST @ 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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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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Calling All Knitters, Crocheters, and Textile Artists to Help Yarn Bomb the Exchange
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Niagara Falls Culture is inviting knitters, crocheters, and textile workers from Niagara and around the world to celebrate this exciting launch of our Art, History and Market hub, by participating in a Yarn Bomb that will encircle this Culture District!
For more information on locations, dates, and a chance to win, click here
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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
Nelles Manor Museum
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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Stephen Peer, Niagara's Own Tightrope Walker
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Above: 2012.0001.3, Stephen Peer's tightrope walking goggles, on display in the Museum's daredevil corner
Stephen Peer was born in Niagara Falls in 1840. At nineteen years of age he watched, spellbound, as The Great Blondin performed ever more challenging feats while crossing the gorge, and Stephen vowed he would surpass him. He started by crossing ropes he made himself by twining grapevines together, strung between the trees of his family's orchard. Soon he was entertaining the villagers of Drummondville by performing high on a rope across Main Street from the Prospect House to Kick's Tavern (location of Mints to the Niagara Falls Farmers' Market Parkette) ...
Click here for more information on Stephen Peer
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