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Orillia Museum of Art & History OUR VISION

Explore. Inspire. Celebrate.

OUR MISSION

Provide inclusive space to engage community, inspire creativity and celebrate culture, by
exploring art and history. The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) is located in the heart of Orillia's downtown shopping and restaurant district and is wheelchair accessible.

🎃👻 Spooky Season Family Discovery Day is almost here!Join us at OMAH on October 17 for a day of spooky creativity, hands...
10/15/2026

🎃👻 Spooky Season Family Discovery Day is almost here!

Join us at OMAH on October 17 for a day of spooky creativity, hands-on activities, and family fun! 🕷️🎨

Get ready to splat, blow, squish, and create your very own monster puppet at our Monster Splats activity, plus enjoy plenty of other creative adventures and museum exploring together. 👀💥

🎃 Spooky creative activities
🎨 Hands-on making for little artists
🏛️ Museum exploring and family fun

📅 October 17
🎟️ $12 General Admission | $10 OMAH Family Members

💛 A big thank you to Spin & Strength Co. for sponsoring Family Discovery Days!

⏰ Only a few days left to register! Get your spots before they’re gone!

📚 Happy Canadian Library Month! 📚Did you know that reading takes place in so many ways at OMAH? From our research librar...
10/15/2026

📚 Happy Canadian Library Month! 📚

Did you know that reading takes place in so many ways at OMAH? From our research library and collection to the Mariposa Discovery Hub, gift shop, and the stories found throughout our galleries, books and learning are woven into so much of what we do. ❤️

Don’t forget, we take drop-ins 😉✨Missed a session? No worries! Join Jennie-May for Mobility Yoga at the Museum and take ...
10/14/2026

Don’t forget, we take drop-ins 😉✨

Missed a session? No worries! Join Jennie-May for Mobility Yoga at the Museum and take some time to stretch, move, and recharge surrounded by art and history. 🧘‍♀️💛

📅 Thursdays, October 1 – November 5
🕙 10:00–11:00 a.m.

Come join us — drop-ins are always welcome! 😉



✨ What Is It Wednesday! ✨🤔This week’s mystery is a little bit fancy… 👀✨Take a close look at this beautifully decorated o...
10/14/2026

✨ What Is It Wednesday! ✨🤔

This week’s mystery is a little bit fancy… 👀✨

Take a close look at this beautifully decorated object from our collection. With its intricate details and ornate finish.

Here’s your hint: this small object was made for the home and was connected to something people might enjoy sharing with guests.

Any guesses what it might be? 💭👇

Drop your guesses in the comments and come back next week for the reveal!

👋 Help us welcome Jonah to the OMAH team! 🎉Originally from Nova Scotia, Jonah has traded the salty Atlantic coast for On...
10/13/2026

👋 Help us welcome Jonah to the OMAH team! 🎉

Originally from Nova Scotia, Jonah has traded the salty Atlantic coast for Ontario’s Lake Country and joined us as a Collections Assistant! He’ll be working on cataloguing objects connected to the Vick family, who ran Orillia’s first bakery, a flour mill, and a grocery store. 🥖

A graduate of Fleming College’s Museum Management and Curatorship program, Jonah has a passion for Canadian history, the stories behind our communities, and the ways our past continues to shape our present.

Jonah’s position is made possible through the Museums Assistance Program (MAP), funded by the Government of Canada.

We’re so happy to have Jonah on board! Be sure to say hello if you see him around the museum. 👋

✨ Celebrating the Philip Jackman Photography Prize Winner! ✨We’re thrilled to celebrate E. Connie Munson, recipient of t...
10/13/2026

✨ Celebrating the Philip Jackman Photography Prize Winner! ✨

We’re thrilled to celebrate E. Connie Munson, recipient of the Philip Jackman Photography Prize for Moody Blues, featured in Tradition Transformed. 📷

Captured on Kodachrome 64 slide film using a Pentax K1000 with available light, Munson’s photograph is scanned and rendered on an acrylic panel, bringing this atmospheric work into a contemporary form.

Congratulations, Connie, on this wonderful recognition! 🏆

Come experience Moody Blues and discover the full Tradition Transformed exhibition, on view in OMAH’s Upper Gallery from September 26, 2026 – January 16, 2027.

🍂 Thanksgiving Day, 1930s? 🍂A little glimpse into Thanksgiving in Orillia, as recorded by May Wilson in her diary.May sp...
10/12/2026

🍂 Thanksgiving Day, 1930s? 🍂
A little glimpse into Thanksgiving in Orillia, as recorded by May Wilson in her diary.

May spent her whole life in Orillia, and her diary captures the everyday moments that made up life here. On this Thanksgiving, she went to church, shared dinner with family, and spent the afternoon at Bass Lake taking the curtains down at the cottage.

And despite it being Thanksgiving, the day still felt “as nice as in summer”, with petunias in bloom and the water high again.

We love finding these little snapshots of life in Orillia in our collection. 🧡

📖 2026.26.3, Diary of May Wilson

10/11/2026

Have you heard of women in GLAM? 🖼️📚✨

Galleries, Libraries, Archives & Museums — celebrating the women who help preserve our stories, share our history, and keep creativity alive! 💛

10/09/2026

✨ Ready for a little OMAH tour?

Take a peek inside the Orillia Museum of Art & History, where every gallery has a story to tell! 🖼️🏛️

From local art and fascinating history to the unexpected treasures in our collection, there’s always something new to discover. 💫

Come explore with us!

📍 Orillia, ON

🍂 Happy October from OMAH! We’re loving the crisp fall weather in the air and this little glimpse from our collection fe...
10/09/2026

🍂 Happy October from OMAH!

We’re loving the crisp fall weather in the air and this little glimpse from our collection feels perfectly at home in the season.

Not much is documented about this photograph of a young child. It’s part of a larger donation from Bill Brillinger, whose father, Clarke, grew up at 100 Matchedash Street N. in Orillia.

📸 2011.10.7

Address

30 Peter Street South
Orillia, ON
L3V5A9

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 4pm
Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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+17053262159

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