Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.
This summer OMAH’s popular guided downtown walking tour returns. Gangs, Guns and Grog is themed around Orillia in the 1870s, a time in which there was a licensed pub for every 150 citizens and it was legal to carry a loaded and concealed firearm. 1870s Orillia was chaos, and we are so excited to tell […]
On Friday nights, OMAH will be running guided, history walking tours all around the downtown. Join your guide for a fascinating excursion through the Orillia of the past as we share stories of famous local people and places. Some stories are sure to bring back memories, and maybe some will be new to you! Tours […]
ABOUT THIS EXHIBIT: MESSAGE FROM THE OSA CHAIR Breath. Heart. Spirit. is the theme of the Ontario Society of Artists 2022 anniversary year as we celebrate 150 years of artistic practice. In this members' exhibition, Conversations, artists were invited to research the rich legacy of our members from 1872 onwards. They were asked to dialogue […]
In this exhibition, OMAH and our local history community attempt to tell a complete history of Orillia through 50 artefacts from the museum collection. Each object represents an event, person or location that influenced our city. Come learn the story of Orillia through a whole new lens.  OTHER EXHIBITIONS
Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.
This summer OMAH’s popular guided downtown walking tour returns. Gangs, Guns and Grog is themed around Orillia in the 1870s, a time in which there was a licensed pub for every 150 citizens and it was legal to carry a loaded and concealed firearm. 1870s Orillia was chaos, and we are so excited to tell […]
On Friday nights, OMAH will be running guided, history walking tours all around the downtown. Join your guide for a fascinating excursion through the Orillia of the past as we share stories of famous local people and places. Some stories are sure to bring back memories, and maybe some will be new to you! Tours […]
Take a guided Zoom tour through photographs of some of the OMAH collection's greatest hidden treasures. Your guide will discuss an array of artifacts from both the art and the history collection. Through Zoom's chat feature, participants can ask questions of their guide white exploring the collection via slideshow.