The St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre features temporary exhibits on a rotating basis, offering you the chance to learn about many different subjects, people, communities, activities and events that make our city what it is today.
Hurry in to view these exhibits before they disappear for good!
Exhibition Disruptions:
A new interpretive plan, introduced in May 2019, is guiding the phased redevelopment of the permanent galleries, public spaces, and outdoor interpretive areas over the next few years. Currently in phase three, work continues on our permanent galleries and some disruptions may continue until work is complete.
To request a digital PDF copy of the interpretive plan, please contact us via email
Last Stop: In Their Own Words
A new temporary exhibition, Last Stop challenges the traditional narratives of the local settlement of refugee Freedom Seekers in St. Catharines in the 1850s. Allow 45 minutes.
Group Experiences for all ages are available for this exhibit.
Food, Glorious Food!
Feast your eyes on an exhibit featuring many of the food related items in the Museum's collection, including over 30 photographs, menus and recipes, and many tea cannisters, food packaging, and all the tools needed to make your favourite dish. Allow 45 minutes.
Group Experiences for Primary / Junior grades are available for this exhibit.