Waterloo Region Museum

About

Waterloo Region Museum is Ontario's largest community museum. Open Daily. Admission includes Doon Heritage Village. Visit website for more information. www.waterlooregionmuseum.com

Story

Main Gallery:
Our main exhibit gallery traces the 12,000 year human history of Waterloo Region, from First Nation's peoples, to European settlement at the start of the 1800s, to the manufacturing heydays of the 1900s, to the high tech sector boom of recent years. Visitors will discover the reasons why people from around the world have immigrated to this region of Canada - whether they came for love, education, a better life, a new job or to find freedom.

Doon Heritage Village:
Waterloo Region Museum is the entrance to Doon Heritage Village, a picturesque 60 acre living history village open seasonally from May 1 to December 23. One admission price includes entry to the village and museum exhibits. Doon Heritage Village shows visitors what life was like in Waterloo Region in the year 1914. The village comes to life with knowledgeable interpreters dressed in authentic 1914 clothing and features historic buildings, farm animals and fun activities the whole family will enjoy.

Waterloo Region Hall of Fame:
Honouring people who make a difference! The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame is located on the second floor of the Waterloo Region Museum. The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame honours individuals and groups - now numbering more than 400 - for their significant contributions to the community. The Hall of Fame is overseen by a Board of Governors with representation from across Waterloo Region.

Waterloo Region Museum and Doon Heritage Village are is part of Region of Waterloo Museums that is made up of: Waterloo Region Museum/Doon Heritage Village, Schneider Haus National Historic Site, and McDougall Cottage Historic Site. All of these sites are owned and operated by the Region of Waterloo.

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