Arnprior & District Museum

Welcome to the Arnprior & District Museum

Admission:

Adult $3 | Family $8 | Student & Senior $1.50 | Children under 8 are free

The Museum is open by appointment from Sept. to May. To make an appointment, contact the curator, Janet Carlile by phone at 613-623-4902 or e-mail at jcarlile@arnprior.ca

35 Madawaska Street at the corner of John St.

Special Events This Season: A travelling exhibit from the National Museum of Scotland, entitled Emigrants'Kist, arrives mid-October and will be open to the public on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Annual quilt exhibit returns featuring over 100 quilts from across the province: Nov. 7 - 14 inclusive 10a.m. - 3 p.m. daily A Children's Program tailored to the school curriculum will be offered throughout the school year. Contact the Museum Curator for details or an appointment. Complete details in Arnprior Life Museum Page

The Arnprior & District Museum is situated in the former Post Office built in 1896. Based on a design by Thomas Fuller, who was the architect of the original Parliament Buildings in Ottawa (c. 1860), it was saved from demolition by the generosity of David and Jessie Gillies in the early 1960s. This designated building is now recognized as the symbol of the Town of Arnprior.

The Museum houses a great collection of artefacts and photographs that you can peruse at your leisure. Come and see the new Kenwood Mills exhibit, the 1928 fire engine, scenes of early 20th century domestic life, Charles Macnamara, our own ever-changing lumber exhibit, the museum's tribute to the Lair McNab and our most recent acquisitions which include an early 19th century canon and a major new building.

(below) New or revitalized exhibits featured on the second floor of the Arnprior & District Museum

Arnprior through the eyes of a tourist's postcard Community Memories CHIN

See you at the Museum. It's yours to enjoy! Curator ~ Janet Carlile

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