Explore Port Colborne’s heritage and culture through exhibits highlighting marine history,
local industry and trade, agriculture, local artists, people, and more.

 

Williams` House Gallery

Located on the main floor of the Williams' house 

Putting Port Colborne on the Map

Port Colborne is more than a point on the map of the Niagara Region - it's a community shaped by our waterways, industry, and generations of stories. From our natural land formations to our commercial industries to quaint lakeside retreats and quirky roadside attractions, let's explore how we put Port Colborne on the map. 

 

May 1st to December 20th 

Carriage House

Located on the grounds of the Museum

 Nigh Agora

Explore our newest permanent exhibit in the Carriage House on the grounds of the museum. The exhibit showcases artifacts from a country museum on Pinecrest Road started in 1989 by Mildred Nigh which she called Nigh Agora Museum. She was inspired to create the little museum by the early handcrafted tools, utensils, baskets and more discovered on the farm she and her husband had purchased in 1972 from the Knisley family. The Nigh Agora exhibit celebrates the century farm and history of the Knisley family, and the dedication of Mildred Nigh in preserving this part of local history.

 

May 1st to December 20th 

Marine Exhibit Lighthouse Gallery

Located in our Marine Park on the grounds of the museum.

Lighting the Way 

Details to be announced. 

 

August to November 

Lights of Christmas 

Details to be announced. 

 

November 18th to December 20th 

Captain J.W. Sharpe Heritage Resource Centre

Located on the grounds of the Museum. 

Steam Dreams: The Journey of the Neff Steam Buggy

Explore the 100 year, multi-country journey of the Neff Steam Buggy from a local attraction to a national phenomenon. 

 

May 1st to December 20th 

Roselawn Gallery

Located in the double parlour of the Roselawn Centre 

Tapestry of Voices 

This travelling exhibit from the Canadian Language Museum surveys Canada's rich linguistic landscape, including over 60 Aboriginal languages, Canada's two official languages (English and French), and more than 100 languages that immigrants have brought to our shores. 

 

May to June 

Painting the Town 

Reminisce on the historical buildings and landmarks of Port Colborne's past as they are depicted and remembered in artwork from the Museum's collection. 

 

June to September 

Tenugui Towels 

Details to be announced.  

 

September 14 to November 6