Our Exhibitions
TEMPORARY EXHIBITION
Curators: Our Eras Tour
May 1 to December 17, 2025
This year the Niagara Historical Society celebrates our 130th Anniversary, and there is no way that we could mark this occasion without celebrating our Curators and the fascinating items they have collected over the years. Our feature exhibit is inspired by Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, so those "Swifties" out there will notice some lyrics and references for a little fun.
In this exhibition we are exhibiting items collected by our earliest curators, like Janet Carnochan, alongside those collected by our current curator, Sarah Kaufman, and everyone in between. These curators have helped amass a collection of over 50,000 items with local, provincial, and national significance. And our collection echoes their passion for preserving our town’s history, in all its eras. This is a love story (of artefacts)…so baby, just say yes!
permanent exhibition
our story
This exhibition explore 9,000 years of history from Indigenous history to the tourism boom of the 1970s. The gallery contains such significant artefacts as a powder horn belonging to Chief Joseph Brant, the Indian Department Coatee worn by Daniel Servos during the American Revolutionary War, uniforms from the War of 1812 and other items from Niagara's long history.
virtual Exhibitions
google arts & culture
The Museum has several virtual exhibitions on Google Arts & Culture including the following topics: The Attawandaron, Loyalists, Black History, Our Western Home, Temporary Residents, Irish, Mennonite and Recent Settlement, Queenston, St. Davids, Chautauqua, Virgil, Board of Ordnance Stones, Camp Kosciuszko, Painting NOTL, Freemasonry in NOTL, Niagara Historical Society’s 125th Anniversary, and Niagara Historical Society Plaques.
Upcoming Events
Lecture: The Servos Family
Thursday, May 15th - 7:30 PM
Neighbourhood Walks
Friday, May 16th - 6:00 PM
Neighbourhood Walks
Friday, May 23rd - 6:00 PM
Famous & Infamous
Monday, May 26th - 2:00 PM