C
himczuk Museum Exhibits
Temporary Exhibits
Windsor: Cycling City
Temporary Exhibit
Ongoing
This new temporary exhibition was developed by guest curator Christopher Waters from the University of Windsor and features historical photographs, artifacts, and bicycles dating from the late 1800s to the late 1960s. This exhibition has over a dozen vintage bicycles, including a High Wheeler, Velocipede, CCM models, and an Evans and Dodge made right here in Windsor, Ontario.
Photograph: Windsor: Cycling City designed by Guest Curator Christopher Waters.
A Two-Nation Vacation: Memories of the International Freedom Festival
Temporary Exhibit
June 3 to September 10, 2023
Do you have fond memories of attending the International Freedom Festival along the riverfront? This temporary exhibition is rich in nostalgia and explores the history of the two-nation event using artifacts, photographs, and documents from festivals gone by.
Photograph: International Freedom Festival Midway, 1991. Courtesy of Rick Hamilton.
Unique Ukraine - Artifacts of Distinction
Temporary Display
Ongoing
This new display, created in partnership with members of the Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada: Lesia Ukrainka Branch, showcases interesting and unique items of Ukrainian heritage.
Photograph: “Pysanky” (Ukrainian Easter eggs) decorated using the wax-resist method.
The Last Cast: Inside the Ford Foundry
Temporary Exhibit
May 2 to September 10, 2023
The Last Cast: Inside the Ford Foundry showcases 25 photographs taken from inside the Windsor Casting Plant by photographer Thomas Danyluk. This Chimczuk Museum exhibition provides an intimate look into the processes taking place inside the foundry and the employees carrying out their daily tasks.
Photographer Thomas Danyluk was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. Danyluk’s passion for photography started at a very young age; he took his first photograph at 8 years old. Danyluk went on to study photography at St. Clair College, and he has won several international awards and competitions for his work.
Photograph: Ladle Operator Making Crankshafts, by Thomas Danyluk.
Permanent Exhibits
The River and the Land Sustain Us
Featuring 2,705 square feet on the main floor concourse, this space features a bilingual permanent exhibit that tells the history of our city and people.
Features include History of Windsor: pre-history to present; hands-on exhibits; a mini-theatre with videos of Windsor's history and heritage; visitor interactive stations; visitor information stations; core educational programming and public museum tours offered by Museum Windsor's knowledgeable, engaging staff.
Children's Gallery and Learning Space
Interactive. Educational. Fun. This 1,173-square-foot space on the main floor is for the young and young at heart to explore history and heritage through interactive games and activities.
Features include Things from the Past: artifact discovery drawers; Waterways and Underground Connection: Build-A-Bridge, ship and tunnel to cross the Detroit River and explore The Great Lakes design activity; Transportation: Build-A-Car assembly line activity; Fashion In Time: historic costume dress-up; Traditional old time toys; and school and daycare programming.
Original Peoples Culture and Legacy Gallery
At the north end of the main floor concourse, this space reflects the culture, heritage, and contemporary issues of the local First Nations and Métis communities. It also provides an open and flexible gathering space for programming. This exhibit was developed in consultation with Walpole Island Heritage Centre, Caldwell First Nation, Turtle Island-Aboriginal Education Centre (University of Windsor), Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre and other local community organizations.
Features include Creation Stories, Treaties, Residential Schools and 60s Scoop, Language Revitalization, Missing and Murdered Women, Medicine Wheel Teachings, and Cultural Expressions.
Questions about the permanent exhibits, temporary/travelling exhibitions, tours and programs at the Chimczuk Museum? Reach out to us:
Museum Windsor
254 Pitt Street West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 5L5
Phone: For general information, call 311.
For detailed inquiries, please call (519) 253-1812.
Email: wmuseum@citywindsor.ca