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Denim, a fabric with a history – share yours with us

The Oakville Museum would like to borrow your well worn clothing for a new temporary exhibit.  From Work Wear to Everywhere: The Story of Denim show will be in the main gallery at the Queen Elizabeth ...

Celebrate Paris with the Oakville Museum: A French Connection

“Paris is always a good idea”, said Audrey Hepburn in the 1954 movie, Sabrina. Ah, but springtime in Paris! Equating springtime in the City of Light with extreme bliss is somewhat of a cliché.

Oakville’s Emancipation Day Celebration

Oakville residents are invited to celebrate a significant achievement in Canadian history at the annual Emancipation Day Family Event on the grounds of Erchless Estate on Monday, August 6 starting at 1 p.m.

Art meets Fashion at Oakville Museum

What do Pierre Trudeau, Elizabeth Taylor and The Beatles have in common? They are all featured in Oakville’s newest Art and Fashion exhibition that will take visitors on a 250-year journey through the world of ...

Oakville Museum is always Fashionable with 1000’s Costumes

The costumes and textiles in the Oakville Museum Collection are rare survivors that have made it into the twenty-first century and have the potential to tell a variety of stories which give life to our ...

Crème de la Crème: Oakville Museum’s extravagant Bridal Fashions

This summer, the Oakville Museum unveils over 150 years of charming wedding fashions in a new exhibition entitled: Crème de la Crème. Drawing from the Oakville Museum’s extensive costume collection, this exhibition explores how bridal ...

Oakville Museum presents: Colour-Coded

Your local museum holds and shares the treasures identifying our community’s past!  Colour-Coded offers a kaleidoscopic look into the Oakville Museum’s rich and diverse permanent collection ranging from paintings to sculpture, costume to decorative arts.  The objects ...

Military Uniforms: For Remembrance

For several years, the Oakville Museum has hosted an exhibition around Remembrance Day entitled Shadows of War: Not So Long Ago in the 20th Century.  The exhibit was first created in 1999, right at the turn ...

Juliet: Her Life and Art at Erchless

Born Grace Juliet Chisholm in 1902 in Oakville, Juliet was the great-granddaughter of Oakville’s founder, William Chisholm. She began her artistic career where she grew up in New York City, exhibiting with the Society of ...