This is an archived event from Culture Days 2020.
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Exhibit: Hockey
Self-guided
History & heritage Museum Tour Youth & teensDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Elgin County Heritage Centre
Central Elgin, ON
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Hockey
September 5 – December 19, 2020
Open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00am - 12:00 pm & 1:30 - 3:30 pm
This one-of-a-kind travelling exhibition offers visitors an exciting interactive experience showcasing high points in the sport from both yesterday and today. This engaging exhibition brings the history of the sport to life through profiles of participants at both the professional and amateur levels. It is presented in a series of graphic panels using photographs and reproduction of key artifacts, memorabilia and works of art. Also included are audio archives and an audio-visual interactive where visitors can record their own running commentary of a portion of a hockey match.
A travelling exhibit from the Canadian Museum of History
Open Tuesday to Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Visits limited to 1 hour.
Visitors are limited to 3 individuals who do not reside in the same household
or
Two social circles provided each group is 5 people or less.
Use of masks is mandatory. Masks available on request.
Centre could be closed on short-notice subject to public health considerations and staffing availability.
For more information please call
519-631-1460 ext 193
Links
- Elgin County Museum Website elgincounty.ca
Organizer
Elgin County Heritage Centre
The Elgin County Museum exists to promote Elgin County’s rich historical and agricultural heritage by acquiring, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting artifacts pertaining to the history of the County of Elgin; and to provide leadership and support to County museums in the promotion of a heritage partnership.
The Elgin County Heritage Centre
460 Sunset Drive
The new Elgin County Heritage Centre is now open. It is located next to the Elgin County Administration Building.
The new Centre features a series of changing exhibitions and a permanent space called Talbot’s Castle. Here, part of Col. Talbot’s ancestral castle, Malahide, has been recreated to set the stage for the story of how he settled southwestern Ontario. Visitors will be able to see armour, furnishings and a 10 foot tall rendering of Robert the Bruce.