Exhibits help to tell the real stories behind certain events, people and artefacts in our history.  They enable the Museum to make history accessible to everyone.

Clarington Museums and Archives offer a variety of exhibits at all three of our sites.  Permanent installations, both indoor and out, temporary special displays, and traveling exhibits from other institutions can be seen throughout the year. 

Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre is proud to host Girl Greatness: 100 Years of Guiding in Canada exhibit. Created in collaboration with the Bowmanville Trefoil Guild this temporary exhibit is interactive and educational.  Throughout the Guiding Associations history, they have always strived to prepare girls to meet challenges head on. The group continually changes with the times to reflect the needs and interests of contemporary girls and women.
Cover Stories: The Importance of the Quilting Bee, an exhibit of some of our finest Quilts from both Clarke and Darlington Townships is currently showing at the Clarke Museum.  Learn more about the history of Quilting and the important social aspect of the Quilting Bee. Also on display are artefacts from SS. No. 14, the Kirby Schoolhouse.  Opens March 2010
Clarington Museums and Archives is home to the largest publicly owned collection of dolls in Canada and All Doll’d Up  is devoted to our very best dolls.  Private collectors from all over the country have selected Clarington Museums and Archives to permanently store and display their treasures.  We are also very proud to have the life’s work and collection of Evelyn Strahlendorf, premier collector of Canadian Dolls, which ensures that our collection contains some of the finest examples of dolls prevalent in the Canadian household.  Come visit the Sarah Jane Williams Heritage Centre to see a selection of our dolls and toys.

Coming Soon...

Voices of the Town: Vaudeville in Canada is a traveling exhibition available from the Peterborough Museum & Archives. This bilingual exhibition explores the remarkable story of Vaudeville through the lens of the Roy Studio.
Voices of the Town recreates the ambience of an evening at the theatre, complete with a reproduction ticket booth and kinetoscope. Photographs from the Ballsillie Collection of Roy Studio Images, the authentic costume of “Oklahoma Jack“ and a palette of educational programming are sure to make this exhibition a memorable and entertaining experience for everyone.

Have a suggestion for a new exhibit?  Send us an email and tell us what you would like to see in Clarington. claringtonmuseums.exhibits@rogers.com