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Exhibits at Joseph Brant

Physical preservation of our rich past is an essential part of retaining Burlington’s living history. It is through our collections program that we nurture the relics of our past to serve our community’s cultural growth for the future. We maintain and illustrate these links to Burlington’s past through our research and artifact acquisitions, conservation, exhibition and interpretation. To retain their historical and informational value, the artifacts are not only properly cared for but documented.

The Joseph Brant Museum is dedicated to illustrating the historic founding, settlement and development of the Burlington area, past to present. Permanent displays, in-house thematic exhibit presentations of the collection and travelling exhibitions from various public and private collections across Ontario, round out our program. Covering a wide range of historic subject matter, cultural traditions and social meaning, all exhibitions are intended to broaden the notion of heritage and are supported by interpretive programming.
 
 
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The Joseph Brant Museum is proud to be a contributing member to Artefacts Canada, an online database containing close to 4 million object records and approximately 700,000 images from Canadian museums. This important source of information is made available to museum professionals and the public through the Canadian Heritage Information Network.
 
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Eileen Collard Gallery

The Eileen Collard Gallery is a rotating exhibit space that hosts a variety of in-house and travelling exhibitions.

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Burlington History Gallery

The Burlington History Gallery is dedicated to highlighting Burlington’s rich cultural past. The current exhibition, Burlington in the Edwardian Era, will provide a glimpse into the past into what Burlington was like during this era.

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Visible Storage Gallery

The Visible Storage Gallery presents a ‘behind the scenes’ view of how a museum stores components of its historic collection. The space also highlights recent acquisitions to the Joseph Brant Museum and includes an information binder detailing the artifacts on display and their provenance.

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Children’s Discovery Gallery

The Museums’ program room for kids of all ages! Hands-on artifacts and craft activities are available to do during your visit.

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Joseph Brant Exhibit Hallway

The Joseph Brant Exhibit Hallway features Burlington’s most famous resident, Joseph Brant ‘Thayendanegea’. The exhibit consists of a selection of portraits and examines the many faces of Joseph Brant. Personal objects once belonging to Joseph Brant are also on display, highlighting his importance and status during his lifetime. Recent addition: Joseph Brant's silver medallion is back on exhibit, following a four year loan to the National Gallery of Canada. The medallion was featured in their "Art of this Land" project, in a component highlighting First Nations.

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