City of Waterloo Museum — Attraction in Kitchener

Tiny gem of a museum. I always looked at the museum from the Conestoga Mall food court but never had the chance to actually go in. Also I’d wonder who on earth puts a museum in a mall next to food lol. Until I had to go in for an exhibit for a college class. The exhibit was nice and well organized, the museum was empty that afternoon which gave me opportunity to talk to the museum curator/lovely old gentleman there. He was extremely knowledgeable and I had a great talk with him about vintage cameras. Definitely good place to hangout or checkout...

The displays are tastefully done but the place is very tiny— smaller than most art galleries and almost smaller than some of the public washroom areas that you'd find in the bigger malls, which is disappointing given the fact that Waterloo is a city with a rich history. It is also rather ridiculous that a museum that is supposed to showcase the city's heritage is tucked away in a little corner in a mall. Waterloo deserves a museum that is...

Little gem hidden just off the food court at the Conestoga mall. We saw the Tales of fantasy traveling exhibit. It was in French and English. We had a nice time as a family and went through it in about an hour because we read everything. We will definitely be going back to see...