Steady progress has been made, but industry-wide construction challenges have delayed the Museum’s opening to late summer or early fall. A photo of the new Canadian Canoe Museum on 2077 Ashburnham Drive under construction, taken January 20, 2023. 2023 will begin a new...
MaryJane (MJ) Proulx is shown digitizing the slides involved and photographing each slide with a DSLR camera on a light board. At The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM), each watercraft carries a story of how it came into the collection. A Haida dugout canoe, housed at the...
A concept rendering of one of the seven galleries part of The Canadian Canoe Museum’s new 20,000-square-foot Exhibition Hall. On Tuesday, July 12th, The Canadian Canoe Museum welcomed the Honourable Helena Jaczek, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic...
The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is building an extraordinary new home for our one-of-a-kind collection and unique programming on the water’s edge in Peterborough, Ontario. A purpose-built facility on the water, with an array of indoor and outdoor spaces, will allow us...
Voices, languages and perspectives from Indigenous communities will be an integral part of the Canadian Canoe Museum’s new building and exhibitions. Recently we invited Waaseya-Kwe [Bright Light Woman, Turtle Clan] Kim Muskratt, a citizen of Hiawatha First Nation, one...
Goal to raise $1.5M through public fundraising campaign The Canadian Canoe Museum (CCM) is launching the public phase of their Inspiring Canada by Canoe Campaign and asking the community to help Move the Collection by donating to move a canoe, kayak, paddle or...
The Museum is now temporarily CLOSED to the public, as we prepare for our move. We will reopen at our new waterfront location, 2077 Ashburnham Drive, in late summer/early fall 2023!
