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As a community museum, the St. Marys Museum has ten display areas open to the public, all containing artifacts associated with the history of this area. Throughout the year, there is a schedule of changing displays and activities, based on the collection.
This exhibit explores the practice of spinning and weaving in St. Marys through artifacts in the museum’s collection. It also celebrates the 75th anniversary of the London District Weavers and Spinners Guild. Guild members’ projects are on display along with information about the organization’s history. Visitors can also try their hand at carding wool and using a table loom. Spinning a Yarn will be on display until early September 2024.
Explore the biographies of several prominent St. Marys artists while enjoying their works from the Museum's collection.
This exhibit is based on a 1996 publication called “Bravi: A History of the Italian Community in the Town of St. Marys”, which is still an important resource available at the Museum. Some additional recent donations led us to revisit this topic and share this important history with visitors. Famiglia will be on display until April 2025.
Located in the Richard Holt Military Gallery, this exhibit explores the stories of those from St. Marys who served in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Explore optical inventions in the Museum’s collection. This is an opportunity to learn about light and how it impacts our daily lives. Visitors will be able to see some of the important inventions that use light to study our world, including microscopes, telescopes, cameras, and more. There is even a takeaway so visitors can make their own thaumatrope, a Victorian optical illusion toy. All About Optics will be on display until January 2025.
Visit the Children's Discovery Room for hands-on learning and play in a recreated classroom! A rotation of toys, games, dress-up costumes, and crafts are always out to keep young visitors engaged.
Two seasonal outbuildings contain a woodworking shop and displays of farm implements and early methods of transportation.
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