Said the Whale at the Dundas Museum!

On August 8th, join Said The Whale for an exclusive summer evening of great music and vibes at the Dundas Museum!

Tickets are limited for this experience featuring one of Canada’s top musical groups in unique and intimate settings, so make sure to get yours early at tinyurl.com/STW-DMA!

The show will be a more intimate, paired-down acoustic set.

The Dundas Museum is wheelchair accessible through our Albert St. Entrance and has been upgraded to a state-of-the-art HEPA air filtration system.

The show is all-ages, but beer from SHED Brewery and wine from Flat Rock Cellars will be available for purchase with I.D.

RSVP to our Facebook event here!

Canada Day Hours

Happy Canada Day everyone! The Dundas Museum and Archives will be closed on Friday, July 1st in recognition of the public holiday.

We will resume normal hours on Saturday, open 1pm to 4pm, and will be closed Sunday and Monday as per usual.

We hope everyone has a safe and relaxing long weekend!

National Indigenous People's Day

The Dundas Museum and Archives, located on the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Peoples, would like to wish everyone a very happy National Indigenous People’s Day.

The Canadian Federal Government instituted the holiday in 1996 to honour Indigenous cultures, including that of the Inuit, Metis, and other First Nations. It is a day of celebration of Indigenous culture, art, music, food, dance, and storytelling. It also coincides with the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, which is both historically and symbolically significant.

National Indigenous People’s Day also falls within National Indigenous History Month. The Dundas Museum and Archives is home to a number of Indigenous artifacts, which provides us insight into the Neutrals (called the Attawandaron by the Wendat), a group of Indigenous people who left the valley due to warfare prior to the settlement of Dundas by Europeans. The land was then acquired by the Crown through the Between the Lakes Purchase of 1792, made between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit Nation, which allowed for loyalist settlers to begin moving in to create the town called Dundas.

While Dundas provided refuge to immigrants, however, Canada’s original residents were faced with increasing restrictions, abuse, and loss of sovereignty. The Mohawk Residental School, which operated from 1828 to 1970 only 35km away from Dundas, was only the first school in a network of systemized abuse of Indigenous children, intended to remove the culture we now celebrate today.

The attempts by the Canadian government to eliminate Indigenous culture and assimilate Indigenous peoples into settler society make the commemoration, and celebration, of those cultures, not only joyous but defiant. Despite the best efforts by the colonial authorities, Indigenous people and their cultures are still here, still alive, vibrant, and diverse.

Looking for a way to celebrate? Check out the resources below!

One Dish, Many Stories (podcast): Jordan Carrier, a Piapot First Nation woman currently residing in Hamilton, ON, has recently launched “One Dish, Many Stories”, a podcast intended to teach “the people who live, work and play within these lands…[about] the Indigenous nations who lived, travelled through and used these lands for sustenance. How this growing urban center has impacted Indigenous peoples and the resilience [and] strength of the urban Indigenous community”

Group of Six: Coloring & Activity Book (PDF): A booklet produced by a group of young artists from the Six Nations of the Grand River, and Goodminds.com, a Brantford book supplier who focuses on Inuit, Metis and First Nations produced materials and educational resources. Both a good colouring book, and a good website for resources! Click Here

CBCListen: The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has compiled playlists so you can listen to a variety of Indigenous artists. Discover your next favourite artist! www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-music-playlists/37-indigenous-canada

Woodland Cultural Centre/ Mush Hole Project: The Woodland Cultural Centre, which includes a Museum with over 35,000 items, includes in their exhibition information on the Neutrals, as well as other Indigenous peoples in southern Ontario, if you would like to learn more about these specific elements. Although their NIPD event was held virtually on the evening of June 20th, you can join them next month for another virtual movie screening, or for a virtual tour. They have also recently initiated The Mush Hole Project, based on the name given to the Mohawk Residental School by its survivors, to “produce an immersive, site-specific art and performance installation that responds to the former residential school.” www.mushholeproject.ca

Nativeland.ca: Visit native-land.ca to discover more about who’s land you live on, and who your neighbours are!

Black History in Dundas Walking Tour

Explore your community with our new Black History in Dundas Walking Tour!

Black history is year-round. That’s why we extended the deadline to enter the draw for one of three fantastic prize packs! Download our ‘Black History in Dundas Walking Tour’ to explore 11 sites significant to Black History in Dundas.

Win Prizes!

Take a picture of you and your family at one of the sites or completing one of the ’10 Ways to Help Your Community, While You Explore’ by March 20th for your chance to win one of three fantastic prize packs! To be entered, post your picture on Facebook or Instagram and tag Dundas Museum or submit it directly to us with the form below!

Download Black History in Dundas Walking Tour

Special this year, the three prize packs available are Blk Owned Hamilton’s BLK History Month Boxes + Youth Bundle. The prizes were purchased from Blk Owned with funding generously provided by our friends at Dundas Valley Sunrise Rotary Club. To learn more about Blk Owned, check out their website and shop at blkowned.ca.

Entry Form

Funding for this Family Day activity is provided by the Hamilton Community Foundation Dougher Fund.

MUSEUM TO RE-OPEN ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Hello Friends of the Museum,

Welcome back to the Dundas Museum for 2022!

The DM+A staff and Board are delighted to invite everyone back to the Museum beginning Tuesday, February 8th! The DM+A will resume its regular hours of operation with all our safety measures in place including a vaccination requirement, masking, and our state-of-the-art air filtration system for your peace of mind. Learn more about visiting the Museum.

REGULAR HOURS OF OPERATION

Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 10 am – 4:30 pm

Thursday 10 am – 8:00 pm

Saturday 1 pm – 4:00 pm

Sunday & Monday Closed

The DM+A is open for exploration, so come in to see what’s happening behind our doors. Discover the list of current exhibitions below.