Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre — Attraction in Saugeen Shores

This Museum is incredibly well thought out and curated. We went today with my parents and 6 year old and she was so engaged. The museum is laid out in a chronological way- beginning of life with fossil discovery, indigenous settlements and ways of life with interactive miniature dioramas. Then, the gallery had a section on pioneer life complete with a tiny log cabin and original whole tree canoes, and a large nautical section laid out as an actual ship deck, complete with a mast, sails, cannons and a realistic virtual simulation to shoot and aim a cannon. The railway section with miniature models and pioneer way of life sections were really engaging and interactive. She especially loved the general store with fruits and veg and weaving looms. We also really enjoyed the original restored log cabin home and school house buildings outside with original...

Excellent museum with 3 floors of interesting exhibits, artifacts, informative interactive displays and a dedicated Archives section. Such rich history in one place. Well worth the entrance fee.

Friendly, knowledgeable staff, and outdoor patio overlooking Fairy Lake to sit and relax. There’s are also tables and chairs in the basement with a small selection of books to browse through.

Clean washrooms on each floor and comfortable couches scattered throughout the museum which was helpful as we had two seniors in our group. 😄

There’s so much to see, read and explore, I would come again. Even after spending a a few hours visiting today, I could easily spend a few more hours to see more of everything in greater detail. Very impressed with...

An awesome small museum with many great exhibits in a beautiful building. When we were there we saw exhibits about living in the 1800s, a model railroad of the real world towns around us, a replica of a sailing vessel with an interactive cannon display, WW1 and WW2, the geological history of the area, first nations people, and a series of necklaces designed by an artist each themed to a famous Canadian (including a necklace of musical notes for an opera singer).

After seeing all the exhibits we went into the archives where the archivist brought out some of the original deeds for a farm owned by my great great great grandfather so my son could see them and hold a piece of our family history...