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
October 1, 2022 - January 14, 2023CARMICHAEL CANADIAN LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION: TRADITION TRANSFORMEDDetails Exhibit: October 1, 2022 - January 14, 2023 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 1, 1 - 3 pmPrizes Juror’s Prize $1500 Kevin J. Batchelor Emerging Artist $1000 Paul Quarrington Multidisciplinary Arts $300The Carmichael Canadian Landscape Exhibition: Tradition Transformed was created in recognition of Group […]
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.
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.
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.
THE BLACK SWAMP GANGAround 1880 the whole of north Simcoe County was terrorized by the Black Swamp Gang who robbed farms and then intimidated the farmers into silence through barn-burnings and other threatened vandalism. The gang had formed around Big Sandy McDuff, the ‘baddest’ of the bad, a gigantic and temperamental Jarratt farmer - a tavern brawler […]
Amanta Scott, Medusa’s Rage, Impressions of Autumn Peltier. Encaustic on canvas and panel, 40”X40” (framed).Eyeing Medusa celebrates visionary women of all ages, orientations, cultures and walks of life making a difference in our world today. Each painting’s title and story parallels a legendary heroine with a contemporary woman. By fusing the past with the present, I invite viewers to […]
Image Credit: Paul Shilling, Two Feathers. Oil on Canvas. 24" x 36" Accession # 2022.9.1Eyeing OMAH’s Collection features portraits of women from OMAH’s permanent collection. This exhibition was curated by Tanya Cunnington, the museum’s arts programming coordinator in response to Eyeing Medusa, a solo exhibition of portraits of women by Amanta Scott.Installation Photos: 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.
On January 21st, 2023, please join OMAH staff and board members as we celebrate Canada’s history. Guests will enjoy guest speaker, Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell. About the speaker: An independent scholar, author, as well as a theatre and media artist, Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell has been named Lakehead University’s 10th chancellor, where she currently acts as […]
Friday, January 27, 2023 For ages 5 - 12 Are you looking for something to entertain the kids while they’re out of school this PA Day? Look no further! OMAH hosts PA Day camps for students ages 5-12. Our camps are filled with exciting art projects, engaging hands-on activities, outdoor play and a […]
January 28, 2023 - April 15, 2023Burner HerzogBurner Herzog statement: "Near our home is an abandoned sawdust burner, the last one we have been told still standing in Ontario. This abandoned burner is a ‘vestigial’ implement that the logging industry would have used regularly to incinerate the sawdust made from processing cut trees. We’ve often […]
Orillia of the 1870s was a place of great potential: a place where a person who was willing to work hard could make a name for themselves. Andrew Tait was one person who did just that, and is likely to have been Orillia’s first millionaire as a result. In “Great Tait: The True Story of […]
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 is an exhibit about acknowledging change from one state to another, specifically in reference to our gardens. Chris revels in the colour and life found in these gardens, as they grow and changethrough the seasons. Her photographs allude to the garden, it’s marvels reinterpreted into magical images, themselves full of joy and movement. David […]
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.