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Museum by the Numbers

The Bruce County Museum was established in 1955 and had 200 donations in the first year including the first one ever being the town bell of Southampton. Today there are close to 20,000 objects in the collections of the Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre.
Contact us

Cathy McGirr

Museum Director/Curator

Department: Museum

Location: Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre

Tel : (519) 797-2080

cmcgirr@brucecounty.on.ca

Toll Free : 1-866-318-8889

Living Here

Take your time to explore unique towns, villages and lifestyle options in person. Everything else about living here is easy to find in this section of your web site.

40,000+ Photographs and Negatives 
120 Pieces of Sporting Equipment
7,515 Likes on Social Media
285 Dresses
70  Volunteers
250 Objects from Fraternal Organizations
670 Microfilm Reels of Newspaper
23,000+ Visitors Annually
750 Military Related Artefacts
397,503 Museum Website and Online Collection Website visitors each year
2,300 Books in the Research Room
4,500+ Bankers Boxes of Textual Records