Join us at the Dundas Museum and Archives on Friday, October 20th, from 6:30-8:30 pm for a family-friendly event in collaboration with Councillor Alex Wilson, highlighting the past, present, and future of our interactions with the Dundas Valley’s waterways, from the days of the Ragin’ Canawl to the future of Cootes Paradise. You’ll get the chance to meet members of local watershed stewardship groups, including:

Now on display in the Pirie House of the Dundas Museum and Archives is Home/Ground: The Art of Catherine Gibbon (1949-2021), which features a selection of pieces from the late artist. Catherine Gibbon worked out of her studio at the top of the Niagara Escarpment in Greensville but also travelled to capture a variety of scenery in chalk pastels and oils. Gibbon was a founding member of the Carnegie Gallery in Dundas, and started the plein air painting group, the Monday Painters.

Our current Community Curator exhibition features reconstructed Iroquoian weapons and wooden armour made by Malcolm Kahyonhakonh Powless-Lynes, whose research into the precolonial material culture of the eastern woodlands pushes back against the common conceptions of Indigenous warfare.

The Dundas Museum and Archives is excited to announce a new partnership with the Centre Francophone Hamilton, an organization that “welcomes all lovers of the French language” and aims to foster community between “Francophones and Francophiles in the greater Hamilton area.”

The partnership includes a biweekly intermediate/advanced French conversation circle held at the Dundas Museum and Archives on Tuesday evenings. These sessions are led by Hamilton historian Dr. Maxime Da...

Get your limited edition “Dundas Champion” t-shirt now!

A reproduction of the circa 1900 label created by the Dundas Axe Works for their “Dundas Champion” model, these shirts are 100% cotton, soft to the touch and printed locally.

Pre-Orders will be accepted until Thursday, August 3rd, 2023 (for just $25!). When pre-orders close, the regular price of $30 will apply, and sizing will be limite...