Glanmore National Historic Site
257 Bridge Street East K8N 1P4 Belleville, ON, Canada

Welcome to our first #MuseumMiniatureMonday. My name is Meaghan and I will be your host for this carefully curated tour of some of Glanmore’s most magnificent miniature objects. The first artifact in our series is this change purse (accession number C 392) which measures 2 inches high by 2.5 inches wide. Dating from approximately 1880-1900, this teeny tiny purse could have been worn on a chatelaine which is a belt clip with a series of small tools attached to their own indivi...dual chains. Think of it as a utility belt for the Victorian lady - each item would have had a particular use like small scissors and a thimble for sewing, or in this case, a purse to hold small change. Come back next Monday to see some more of Glanmore’s perfect little treasures! #museumminiatures #discoverbelleville #cityofbelleville #glanmore #museummonday #ilovemuseums See more

Good Morning friends and followers! Due to the province-wide shutdown, Glanmore will be closed until further notice. We are working on some ideas to keep our online visitors entertained during this isolating time. If you have any questions about our operations or comments on what you would like to see from us, send us a message!! ... Thanks for your ongoing support and understanding

Artifact Pick!! Join Museum Technician Dave Cox as he talks about his most recent artifact pick from Glanmore’s artifact storage - a nail gun from 1892!!

#MuseumMonday We hope you enjoyed our video on the reproduction darning egg! Join Museum Technician Dave Cox as he dives into some other examples of darnings eggs from Glanmore’s artifact collections!!

Glanmore’s Museum Makers 4 is here!! Join Museum Technician Dave Cox as he reproduces a darning egg from the Regional Collection! Enjoy watching this darning egg in action as soft music plays in the background

Glanmore is celebrating #HeritageWeek !!! Today we honour Heritage Week 2021 by launching the new Online Exhibit portal on Glanmore’s website!! Currently there are four online exhibits you can explore. More are on the way!! Visit https://www.glanmore.ca//exhibits-and/online-exhibits.aspx to discover these newly digitized exhibits!!... Happy Heritage Week!!!

Glanmore is re-opening Tuesday, February 16th, 2021!! The hours of operation are Tuesday-Friday, 1:00pm - 4:30pm. We ask that all visits be prebooked in advance at https://calendar.glanmore.ca Due to City policy, the Museum is unable to permit entry at this time to visitors travelling from the following:... - Red Zones - Grey Zones - Zones under a stay-at-home order - outside of Ontario Included in our regular admission fee, visitors will have access to the travelling exhibition The Ones We Met - Inuit Traditional Knowledge and the Franklin Expedition visiting from the Canadian Museum of History!! If you have any questions about visiting Glanmore, please call 613-962-2329 or email [email protected]

Attention students! Apply now for an opportunity to work at Glanmore this summer!

Glanmore National Historic Site celebrates Heritage Week! Online Event Join Glanmore National Historic Site on Thursday, February 18th, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EST for "Mad About the Mansard!", the history of the mansard roof and Second Empire Architecture. ... This ZOOM event will be presented by Shannon Kyles, Professor of Ontario and Western Architecture at Mohawk College. Professor Kyles is an author, consultant, educator and highly sought after speaker on the history of architecture. In 1999, she established the popular website www.ontarioarchitecture.com. Glanmore was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1969 in recognition of its exceptional Second Empire architecture. The grand interiors of Glanmore, including beautiful hand-painted ceilings and ornate woodwork, complement the exterior architecture including the stunning multi-coloured slate mansard roof. Glanmore is located in the East Hill neighbourhood of Belleville, Ontario where several examples of Second Empire Architecture can be found. This event will be presented online via ZOOM. Register at glanmore.ca where tickets can be found under the "Events Calendar" https://calendar.glanmore.ca/ and a ZOOM link to the event will be emailed prior to Thursday, February 18th, 2021. There is no charge for this event. Link in bio #HeritageWeek

Sending best wishes to our out-going Manager of Museum Sevices, Rona Rustige. We wish you much happiness in your retirement. https://www.intelligencer.ca//glanmore-curator-retires-aft

Happy New Year! Thank you for your continued interest and support of Glanmore National Historic Site! 2020 certainly had its challenges! Even though Glanmore is temporarily closed we remain hopeful for 2021. #BellevilleON #2020 #2021 #hopeful #HistoricHouse #topnine

Here are some of our final visitors of 2020 enjoying tonight's reimagined gaslight evening . Glanmore staff are now putting their feet up, sipping some cocoa and getting ready to celebrate the holidays with their families after what can only be described as a challenging year. The museum is now temporarily closed and will not reopen until the provincial shutdown is over. We wish every one of you a safe and happy holiday season. We look forward to welcoming you back to Glanmore sometime soon.

Thanks to our friends at Mississauga Museums for reminding us about oranges in your christmas stocking. In the 1890s there was a poem about what you would find in your stocking. "Something to play with, Something to read, Something to eat, Something you need."

It is not too late to sign up for our Virtual Victorian Christmas Zoom program. Registration is open until 1 pm on Saturday, December 5.

Glanmore National Historic Site is open to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 23 from 1- 4:30 pm. Limited tickets are also still available for the final Glanmore by Gaslight evening with timed-entries taking place Wednesday between 5:30 and 8:30 pm. Beginning December 24, Glanmore will be closed for the holidays and the museum will remain closed for the duration of the lockdown. If you have tickets to visit Glanmore on December 29 and 30 we will be unable to accommodate your visit. Ticket holders will be contacted by email with refund details.

Join us for an fascinating virtual presentation. Learn all about Victorian Christmas traditions and how they have shaped Christmas celebrations today. Spaces are still available for this Saturday's presentation!

#Museum30 #Utensil This elaborate fish serving set once belonged to Canada's 5th Prime Minister, Sir Mackenzie Bowell. You will find them on display in Glanmore's dining room.

Lest we forget. Glanmore is closed today to honour those that have served and are serving our country.

Glanmore has received a Safe Travels stamp from @TIAOtweets and the World Travel & Tourism Council. We take your safety seriously and are working hard to keep our staff and visitors safe during these tumultuous times. #Museum30 #safety

#Museum30 Day5: Display - Installing seasonal exhibits is a big job in this huge historic house so we try to do it gradually in early November. Here is how it started and how its going. #historichouse #youknowyouworkinamusehen #VictorianChristmas

#Museum30 Day 7: Wouldnt it be nice to take a stroll along a #woodland path like this? Painting attributed to Bertram Couldery (1839-1911).

#Museum30 Day 6: Look closely and you will see a discreet artifact mount or #support holding this pocket watch in place in the recent acquisitions exhibit at Glanmore. The support was made in-house by Glanmore staff using a clear, cold-bendable plastic called Vivak. #hiddentalents #behindthescenes #mount

The staff at Glanmore is very saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Belleville City Councillor Pat Culhane. Pat was always a great supporter of the museum and all our endeavours, most recently serving as chairperson of our Advisory Committee. Thank you for your many years serving our community Pat. Our condolences to her family. Rest in peace. https://www.facebook.com/800930326642063/posts/3329216317146772/