Museums of Mississauga
1620 Orr Rd. L5J 4T2 Mississauga, ON, Canada

Share how you stay connected with family and friends! Learn about The Lost Art of Letter Writing: A Conversation About Keeping In Touch, our virtual Open Museum program tomorrow at 7pm. In partnership with the Mississauga Library Register now http://ow.ly/iDI550Cik2B

Behind the scenes of War Flowers - A Touring Art Exhibition. If fresh flowers are fragile, you can imagine the care required to preserve them for over a century! Open until Dec. 13 at the Living Arts Centre. Reserve your FREE tickets now http://ow.ly/Y5oU50BFz6k

Join us on November 14 for an online talk with Darin Wybenga, who will share the history of Indigenous veterans from the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation in the First World War, and their experiences with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. Image Credit: Simcoe County Archives, Annie Boyes Fonds

Join historian Pardeep Singh Nagra, executive director of Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada on November 18 at 7pm as he dives deep into the essential role played by Sikh British Subjects in WWI. Find your FREE online ticket Now

One week left to register for our next virtual Open Museum program Letter Writing: A conversation about keeping in touch. Ponder questions that may urge you to write a letter or journal your feelings during the pandemic. Register now http://ow.ly/14oN50CijoU Mississauga Library

A friendly reminder that a timed visit must be booked in order to attend our Halloween Harvest event this Saturday. The health and safety of our employees and guests are our number one priority - Happy Halloween

November 11 also marks #PolishIndependenceDay, a national holiday in Poland commemorating its sovereignty from Austria, Germany and Russia. . Learn more about local Polish soldiers involved in WWI by visiting Polish Armed Forces Museum & Archives. http://ow.ly/sicR50CdYsC

Celebrate National Women's History month! In partnership with Mississauga Library join us for the next Open Museums program on October 22 from 7-8pm for an online conversation about some of the diverse women who have helped shape our city. Register http://ow.ly/NKYD50BRSTD

We'll all be wearing masks for Halloween this year! How are your plans different for 2020 compared to previous years? Share your stories and experiences with us... for the #PeelTimeCapsule2020. Learn more here: http://pama.peelregion.ca/en/exhibitions/timecapsule.asp #TimeCapsuleTuesday Mississauga Culture See more

Join us as Live History present an outdoor mystery theatre-style experience at Benares Historic House on Sunday October 25, from 11am - 6pm. Visitors in household groups will solve mysteries about Mississauga's historic Harris and Sayers families in this dramatic, interactive and physically distanced experience. Solve the mystery and enjoy takeaway boxes of fresh baked scones. Admission is free with donation. Book your tickets http://ow.ly/YPs150BRwNa

Everyday, he would pick a flower, no matter what it was, put it in an envelope and send it to his baby daughter Learn about the inspiration behind War Flowers - A Touring Art Exhibition. Open until Dec. 13 at Living Arts Centre. Reserve FREE tickets http://ow.ly/Ca9d50BDaLg

Attention Curators! We invite you to develop a community art project to be delivered in 2021 . This initiative is intended to provide access to space and resources within the City's cultural spaces for the creation and delivery of an exhibition and/or public program developed through a public engagement process. This call is open to a Curator or Curators who identify as Black, Indigenous, Mixed Race or Person(s) of Colour. . Submissions are due on November 30, 2020 EST. Lea...rn more https://bit.ly/3m74rYo See more

What do Canadians have to say about WAR Flowers? It’s a must-see. Don’t miss your chance to see this exhibition. . In abundance of caution for our patrons at the WAR Flowers exhibition, we will have a limited capacity of 10 patrons from the same family unit in the exhibition at once. There will timed entry, with 30 minutes time slots in place. Free admission, open until December 13, 2020... Reserve tickets http://ow.ly/K0pH50BBCK3 See more

This #Thanksgiving themed watercolour painting was made in 1928 by Dora Sayers, who was a descendent of the Harris Family of Benares Estate. What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Post your response in the comments!

This Sunday Oct 25, your family could be solving the mysteries of Mississauga’s historic Harris and Sayers families in a dramatic, theatre-style outdoor experience presented by Live History! Only a few spots remaining! Admission is free with donation. Reserve tickets https://benaresmysterytea.eventbrite.ca

The Museums Fall Speakers Series kicks off tonight with a talk from Viveka Melki, Curator of WAR Flowers and Alexander Redford, Historian who will talk about the making of this immersive, multi-sensory exhibition. There's still time to reserve your ticket https://www.facebook.com/events/1286720981670541/

There is still time to register for tonight's free online discussion about the powerful women in your life & those who shaped our great city. This Open Museum program is a virtual event in partnership with @mississaugalib. Register now http://ow.ly/eQQH50BZls0

Celebrated author Lawrence Hill discusses his current writing project on Black men who served in the Far North during WWII. Register for the online talk https://bit.ly/3lzBsMH

Explore human nature in the landscape of war through floriography, a Victorian-era method of communicating meaning and emotion through flowers. Reserve free tickets to see WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition at the Living Arts Centre http://ow.ly/sOTT50BRewt Open until December 13, 2020.

Celebrate & discuss of some Mississauga's famous women such as Rabia Khedr, Ingrid Berkeley-Brown, Helen Tucker & Hazel McCallion & how they shaped our great city in an online conversation. In partnership with Mississauga Library you can register now http://ow.ly/o6VL50BWma9

During WWI, Canadian soldier Lieutenant-Colonel Cantlie picked flowers in war-torn Europe. Every day, he sent one flower home, along with a short, affectionate note to one of his children. WAR Flowers is open until Dec. 13 at the Living Arts Centre. Reserve your free tickets today http://ow.ly/VAdE50BzbTD

Join us this Sunday, October 25th & solve mysteries with your household about Mississauga’s historic Harris & Sayers families in a dramatic & physically distanced experience. Admission is free with donation. Book your tickets at https://benaresmysterytea.eventbrite.ca Live History

Did you know that we have over 127,000 archaeology pieces in our collection? The majority of items were excavated from the Benares Estate in and the Cherry Hill House . This leather mask was found by archaeologists inside a wall at Cherry Hill House before the house was relocated. It's a mystery as to what the mask was used for or why it was hidden inside the wall #IAD2020 #ArchaeologyDay

On October 8th, the creators of WAR Flowers will be discussing the making of the immersive, multi-sensory exhibition Reserve your spot for the online conversation today

Celebrate National Women's History month! In partnership with Mississauga Library join us for the next Open Museums program on October 22 from 7-8pm for an online conversation about some of the diverse women who have helped shape our city. Register http://ow.ly/NKYD50BRSTD

Today on #OrangeShirtDay we want to educate and promote awareness about the residential school system and the impacts it continues to have on Indigenous communities in Canada. We are taking the opportunity to come together in the spirit of reconciliation and hope. https://www.orangeshirtday.org #EveryChildMatters

WAR Flowers: A Touring Art Exhibition is a unique, multi-sensorial experience centred around the original, century-old preserved letters and flowers of Canadian soldier Lieutenant-Colonel George Stephen Cantlie during WWI. Explore the resilience of human spirit in this beautiful exhibition, open until Dec. 13 at Living Arts Centre. Free admission! Reserve your tickets now http://ow.ly/WGsy50BBxNq

In tomorrow's Open Museum free virtual workshop from 7 - 8pm, you can (safely) learn about the history of food produced in Mississauga in 'Grown in Mississauga: A Conversation About Local Food' Mississauga Library Make sure you've registered online to save your spot http://ow.ly/QCgY50BtylP