Ottawa Museum Network/ Réseau des musées d'Ottawa

Ottawa Museum Network/ Réseau des musées d'Ottawa We are a non-profit network that helps support, sustain, and grow Ottawa's community and city museums

Created in 2007, the Ottawa Museum Network (OMN) is a not-for-profit professional network helping to support, sustain and grow Ottawa’s community and city museums.

Let's help with their fundraiising goal - every donation, large or small will hwlp!Plus they have an awesome program for...
09/04/2026

Let's help with their fundraiising goal - every donation, large or small will hwlp!
Plus they have an awesome program for the Big Day!

To honour Talk like a pirate day, Muséoparc Vanier has a wonderful crafi day planned
09/02/2026

To honour Talk like a pirate day, Muséoparc Vanier has a wonderful crafi day planned

🏴‍☠️ À l’abordage, moussaillons ! Le Club CréActivité est de retour ! 🏴‍☠️

Après une petite pause estivale, le Club CréActivité reprend du service en septembre au Muséoparc Vanier !

Pour notre premier atelier de la rentrée, les enfants de 3 à 10 ans sont invités à célébrer la Journée internationale du parler pirate en créant leur propre bandana de pirate! 🎨🏴‍☠️

Au programme : coloriage, décoration et créativité! Chaque petit pirate pourra personnaliser son bandana et repartir avec sa création. ⚓

📅 Samedi 19 septembre 2026 | 10 h à 11 h
📍 Muséoparc Vanier
300, avenue des Pères-Blancs, Ottawa

🎟️ Activité gratuite | Aucune inscription requise

Pas besoin de réserver : Venez simplement nous rejoindre avec vos petits moussaillons! 🏴‍☠️

Les ateliers du Club CréActivité sont gratuits grâce au soutien du Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO).

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🏴‍☠️ Ahoy, little pirates! CreActivity Club is back! 🏴‍☠️

After a little summer break, CreActivity Clubis back this September at Vanier Museopark!

To kick off the new season, children ages 3 to 10 are invited to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day by creating their very own pirate bandana! 🎨🏴‍☠️

Get ready to colour, decorate, and get creative! Each little pirate will be able to personalize their bandana and take their creation home. ⚓

📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026 | 10 to 11 a.m.
📍 Vanier Museopark
300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue, Ottawa

🎟️ Free activity | No registration required

No need to register—just bring your little pirates and join us for a fun and creative morning! 🏴‍☠️

The CreActivity Club workshops are free thanks to the support of the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO).

And they will also have trains!
08/28/2026

And they will also have trains!

1930s Fair Day! Sunday, August 30 from 10 am to 3 pm. Join us at Cumberland Heritage Village Museum for fun, games and music inspired by the history of rural fairs and community gatherings! Learn more: ottawa.ca/cumberlandmuseum.

Special guests:
• Western Russell 4-H
• Étienne Laliberté (Heritage Livestock Club of Eastern Ontario)
• Louis Mercier (Storyteller) - 11 am and 12:30 pm
• DJ Hokum (Music)
• Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking
• Outaouais Wood Carvers
• Ottawa Valley Weavers' and Spinners' Guild
• Hoofbeats and Heartbeats Equine - 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
• Ottawa Valley Live Steamers and Model Engineers - 10:30 am to 3 pm

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Jour de foire des années 1930 ! Le dimanche 30 août de 10 h à 15 h. Retrouvez-nous au Musée-village du patrimoine de Cumberland pour une journée de jeux, de plaisir et de musique qui s’inspire des foires rurales et rassemblements communautaires d’autrefois. Pour en savoir plus : ottawa.ca/museecumberland.

Invités spéciaux :
• Club 4-H Western Russell
• Étienne Laliberté (Heritage Livestock Club of Eastern Ontario)
• Louis Mercier (conteur) - à 11 h et à 12 h 30
• DJ Hokum (musique)
• Ottawa Olde Forge Rug Hooking
• Outaouais Wood Carvers
• Ottawa Valley Weavers' and Spinners' Guild
• Hoofbeats and Heartbeats Equine - de 10 h 30 à 14 h 30
• Le club Ottawa Valley Live Steamers and Model Engineers - de 10 h 30 à 15 h

Staff appreciation day at Bytown Museum | Musée Bytown, so they will be clossing early today.
08/27/2026

Staff appreciation day at Bytown Museum | Musée Bytown, so they will be clossing early today.

The museum will be closing early today for our staff appreciation event🌟We will be back to our normal hours tomorrow!

Sounds pretty good to me!
08/27/2026

Sounds pretty good to me!

Sunday, August 30th marks the fourth and final Yoga at Watson’s Mill. Together, we’ll be moving through a 60 minute hatha yoga session that is suitable for all levels.🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

Tickets are $20.00 each and can be purchased online by visiting www.watsonsmill.com/events

Thinking of volunteering? Here's a great opportunity!
08/24/2026

Thinking of volunteering? Here's a great opportunity!

WE'RE RECRUITING! Are you a museum lover? Passionate about supporting local? Interested in Ottawa's history? We need you on September 26 as we mark Ottawa's bicentennial with a day of free events and programming!

🔗Sign up here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=dD57GC-6IkOzCIN9VJbPnOAOQexxfSNCpPzi36ZvwaZUQ1dOMlJFVzhMN0VTQko0MFpHSFRVOFRJWC4u&fbclid=PAVERFWAT4Mk9wZG9mAmZkaWQWUNDLoge8jVXsHLc6q6_59HGIv0r3hGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzEyNDAyNDU3NDI4NzQxNAABp0-VfBLb7XJzz5AnH4p6LQy3Lvjr1qzsIUa3GTKIoUgekhc1XP5F5g-rmP-f_aem_r-gPv1u288iQTUaHCW6a0A

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