The museum and archives offer a wide variety of tours, programs, and workshops for the public and tour groups, in addition to specialized education programmes for schools, homeschoolers, and educational groups. 

Educational Tours and Programs 

Guided on-site tours of the Museum exhibit galleries, Heritage Village and Marine Park are available from May to December. Please contact the museum to book an on-site tour.

Museum and heritage village tours are:

• 60 minutes long
• $5 per person plus HST

Virtual Museum programs are available to groups wishing to have the museum come to them.

Virtual Tours are:

• 45 minutes long
• Must be booked in advance

School Programs are available to suit a variety of levels and curriculum needs. 

Book your museum tour or to find out more about the available school programs

Contact us or call 905-834-7604

Cemetery and Urban History Walking Tours

Want to learn more about the interesting people and places of Port Colborne? Guided walking tours of local neighbourhoods and cemeteries are offered by archives staff. Follow us on Facebook for upcoming tours throughout Port Colborne.

Suggested donation of $10 per person per tour

Reservations are Required for All Tours 

Contact us or call 905-834-7604

Walking tours are approximately 90 minutes long.

Suggested minimum donation per person for each walking tour is $10

We also provide any of our walking tours for a group of 4 or more at a time which works for your schedule.

Our walking tours are also available as “armchair” tours if you cannot access the regular tours. Contact us or call 905-834-7604 to book a tour for your group of 4 or more.

Local Highlights Tours

We also offer a walking tour suitable for tour groups which highlights past and present aspects of Port Colborne, the Welland Canal, and the Niagara Region. Contact us for more information. 

Workshops

Workshops on research skills, archives and artifacts conservation and preservation, and other topics are offered by archives and museum staff. We can also provide workshops for groups.

Hands-on Heritage

Join us for another summer of Hands-on Heritage! For the third year in a row, the department of Museum and Culture will be hosting a series of historical pastime workshops on the grounds of the Museum and Roselawn, with a special focus on Folk Arts.

Fee: $10.00/person

Spaces are limited, book your spot by contacting Public Programmer, Sloane McDowell at sloane.mcdowell@portcolborne.ca or 905-228-8055.

See our 2024 workshop line-up below:

Book a Tour, Workshop, or Speaker for Your Group

If you or your group would like a speaker, tour, or workshop for a meeting or special event, contact us or call 905-834-7604