Inside/Outside Family Day Festival Returns!

Join the Dundas Museum and Archives and the Rotary Club of Dundas Valley Sunrise on Monday, February 17th from 11am – 3pm for the Inside/Outside Family Day Festival! 

Inside at the Dundas Museum (139 Park St. W) will be crafts, a scavenger hunt, hot chocolate, popcorn, and music by The Mountain Road Band.

Outside at the Dundas Driving Park (71 Cross St.) will be ice skating, food trucks, hot chocolate, a Shoot2Score game (with prizes!), and music by Joan Ballantyne and Friends.

Visit both locations to enter to win 1 of 3 raffle prize packs!

With thanks to the Hamilton Community Foundation for their support of this event.

WinterBlooms 2025

Dundas Valley School of Art, Carnegie Gallery and Dundas Museum & Archives in partnership with Mohawk College Continuing Education present…

WinterBlooms

Beautiful floral displays and great art in the midst of winter.

Artwork, Artifacts and Floral Designs on Display:
January 23 – 26, 2025

Opening Reception:
Thursday, January 23, 6:00-8:00pm

Three prominent Dundas locations once again present a walking tour of free exhibitions featuring original artworks and precious artifacts, accompanied by floral arrangements that take their inspiration from their paired work of art.

Dundas Valley School of Art

Artwork includes paintings and mixed media pieces by DVSA students Jutta Busch, Carolyn Crosby, Judy Currier, Jacquie Herron, Patricia Hutchinson, David K. Mackenzie, Catherine McGowan, Maureen O’Neil, Heather Vaugeois, Rhona Waxman, Deborah Wilkinson, Debra L. Wingfield 

Floral designs by students of Mohawk College Continuing Education’s Floral Design Program.

Carnegie Gallery 

Artwork includes paintings, fibre, ceramics, stained glass and photography by participating local artists Cora Brittan, Raffaele Caterini, Janice Kovar, Marguerite Larmand, Louise McCann, Tina Newlove, Laurie Wonfor Nolan, Walter Pick, Darlene Pratt, Teresa Seaton, and Neil Sharpe.

Floral designs by Sarah-Lyn Amaral, Connie Bijl, Wendy Downing, Carol Embree, Gary Fleming, Linda Hartley, Susan Hewitt, Marguerite Larmand, Janice Laser, Elizabeth Matheson, Allison Osterman, and Elizabeth Schleicher.

Dundas Museum & Archives

Treasures from the museum’s collection covering the 19th and 20th centuries.

Floral designs by students of Mohawk College Continuing Education’s Floral Design Program.

Exhibition Times
(Check locations for extended hours)

Thursday, January 23, 6:00-8:00pm
Friday, January 24, 10:00am-4:30pm
Saturday, January 25, 10:00am-5:00pm
Sunday, January 26, 1:00-4:00pm

Free entry to exhibits at all three locations:

Dundas Valley School of Art – 21 Ogilvie St, Dundas
Carnegie Gallery – 10 King St W, Dundas
Dundas Museum & Archives – 139 Park St W, Dundas

Holiday Closures

The Dundas Museum and Archives will be closed temporarily on Thursday, December 19th from 11:45 am – 1:30 pm while our staff attend a holiday lunch.

The Museum will also be closed:

  • Wednesday, December 25th
  • Thursday, December 26th
  • Wednesday, January 1st

Otherwise, we’re open for our regular hours:

  • Tuesdays from 10am-4:30pm
  • Thursdays from 10am – 8pm
  • Fridays from 10am-4:30pm
  • Saturdays from 1pm-4pm

New Book! The History of the Town of Dundas

The History of the Town of Dundas by T. Roy Woodhouse, originally published in three volumes between 1965 and 1968, is a treasure trove of information on the early history of the Valley Town. Republished for the first time in a single volume, this edition includes a full index of names and topics, a new introduction to the text and a biographical sketch of the author.

Essential reading for any Dundas history fan, this book also makes a great gift for the local history enthusiast in your life! Preordered copies will be available as of December 7th, 2024, in time for holiday gift-giving.

Click HERE

or visit support.dundasmuseum.ca/history-of-the-town-of-dundas to preorder your copy today!

Ne’iikaanigaana – All Our Relations

On Sunday, October 13th, at 2 pm, join us at the Dundas Museum and Archives for a performance of Ne’iikaanigaana – All Our Relations.

Ne’iikaanigaana is an all-ages dance performance by artists Jim Adams and Heryka Miranda which examines the deterioration of the relationship between humans and Turtle Island. Loosely based on the Anishinaabe creation story of Sky Woman, it asks of its audience: what are you grateful for? how would you describe your relationship with Dodem Aki (Mother Earth), and what can be done to right that relationship?

Thank you to the Hamilton Community Foundation for their support of this event!

To learn more or to reserve your seat, visit dundasmuseum.ca/neiikaaigaana.