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Dryden & District Museum hosting spring open house

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In celebration of Ontario’s Museum Month, the Dryden & District Museum is hosting an open house for guests to share their feedback and ideas for the museum’s future.

The event is scheduled for May 2 from 12 to 3 pm. Admission is free and includes entry to the “Who Are You?” exhibit. Museum staff will be available to connect and discuss future programming.

The open house is just one of several events the Dryden Museum has planned for Museum Month, including a town walking tour, escape room and Renaissance fair booth.

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Dryden Museum Reopening

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The Dryden and District Museum is starting to reopen its doors.

As of Wednesday, June 17th, the Museum is open to members only.

Museum and Heritage Coordinator Bethany Waite says they will be open to the general public on Thursday, July 2nd.

Visitors will be required to schedule their visits by calling 223-4671 or by going to http://www.dryden.ca/museum

Waite says “We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the Museum but ask that they respect the new procedure and physical distancing guidelines. If you have scheduled a time to visit but begin to experience COVID-19 symptoms, we ask that you cancel your appointment.”

 

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Dryden Museum Archiving COVID-19 Experiences

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History is happening now and the Dryden and District Museum wants to archive it.

The global COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented and will have a significant place in history.

The museum is trying to record the local impact the crisis is having on community members.

You can now submit your experiences, thoughts and stories, both good or bad.

Officials will gather all feedback and will present them publicly at a later date.

The public is asked to now contribute to this project through the museum website.

For more information, visit https://www.dryden.ca/en/explore/collections.aspx?fbclid=IwAR2biWFja_vdXZP59NdohzKo1nuHKCGw4PFAaaAvytWCwdf17dbjZt7_qfA

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Black History Month Exhibit At Dryden Museum

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Black History Month is being recognized by the latest exhibit coming to the Dryden and District Museum.

It is a travelling exhibit from the Archives of Ontario about Enslaved Africans in Upper Canada.

Cultural and Tourism Coordinator Bethany Waite says the exhibit will be taking place from 4th to the 29th of February.

She says the exhibit will focus on the lives of enslaved Africans and the actions that were taken to resist their servitude.

Waite also says they will be playing the movie “Journey to Justice” from the 4th to the 14th followed by “Speaker for the Dead” from the 18th to the 29th.

The movies will be played from 10am to 2pm on those days.