On May 21st 1858, there appeared in the Dundas True Banner and Wentworth Chronicle, an advertisement. This advertisement would be exciting for readers — especially young readers — today. Why? It announced that Harry Potter was coming to Dundas! And Harry Potter was a magician, known as the original American Wizard! The ad reported that Harry Potter would entertain audiences at the Town Hall the next night. Modern readers would be surprised — and delighted — to read of...

The Dundas Museum and Archives invites you to join us this summer for the Parallel Destinies Speaker Series and celebrate our artistic heritage.

The Parallel Destinies Speaker Series will explore the lives and careers of the two great Canadian landscape artists Homer Watson (1855-1936) and Carl Ahrens (1862-1936). These insightful and entertaining talks will highlight the similarities and differences, to make their work known, understood and appreciated.

There are three events sch...

Dundas Museum and Archives is proud to present “Parallel Destinies”, the first comprehensive visual essay in the work of the two great Canadian landscape artists Homer Watson and Carl Ahrens. The show follows their lives and careers, highlighting similarities and differences, to make their work known, understood and appreciated.

The term parallel, used in the title, is a double-entendre. The evolution of Watson and Carl is similar in some respects. Both artists were born in Ontari...

The spring has just flown by and the Museum’s feature exhibition, Unrolled: Piecing Together Our Textile History has come and gone. Have a look at our newest video; an the inside look at what was involved in curating and installing the exhibition – HERE.

Additionally, Regina Haggo of The Spectator has written a lovely review of the show – HERE.

Be sure to check  our upcoming exhibits for details on Parallel Destinies – Homer Watson and Carl Ahrens –...

 

One of the most eye catching aspects of St Paul’s United Church is the abundance of stained glass windows encompassing the historic building. Among the twenty-four stained glass memorial windows, the church has panels that were salvaged from the original building from 1855, from the rebuilding of the church in 1933, and others more recent. Among the various memorials is a three paneled scene which commemorates fallen soldiers who lost their lives in various battles of the Firs...