Seven Oaks House Museum

05/31/2026

Don't miss the second day of Doors Open Winnipeg at Seven Oaks House Museum, Winnipeg's oldest home! We look forward to seeing you today!

Visit the oldest home in Winnipeg for our first event of the season: Doors Open Winnipeg! 🏡🚪

Step back in time to experience the stately country manor (est. 1853) of wealthy Scottish-Métis traders. Walk through a nine-room home that reveals an immersive picture of daily life in the 19th century. The Inkster General Store was built c. 1831 in the distinctive style of Red River Frame Architecture, and is the oldest surviving building in Winnipeg.

📆May 30 & 31
⏰11:00am - 3:00pm
📍50 Mac St.

Guides will be present throughout both days. No registration required!

🎟️Admission is by donation via cash or card
Recommended: $5 per visitor

For more information, or to find more Doors Open Winnipeg destinations, visit https://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/

05/28/2026

Our Doors are Open this weekend! 🏡🚪

Visit the oldest home in the city for Doors Open Winnipeg! Step back in time to experience the wealthy Scottish-Métis Inkster family’s stately country manor (est. 1853), and General Store (c. 1831).

📆May 30 & 31
⏰11:00am - 3:00pm
📍50 Mac St.
🎟️Admission by donation

Guides will be present throughout both days. No registration required!

For more information, or to find more Doors Open Winnipeg destinations, visit 


05/22/2026

While you're nearby for Doors Open Winnipeg, visit our sister museum Ross House Museum!

Visit Ross House for our first event of the season: Doors Open Winnipeg! 🏡🚪

Ross House is one of the oldest homes in Winnipeg, and served as the first official Post Office in Western Canada. It was built in 1854 for William and Jemima Ross, members of a prominent Métis family. Their carefully restored log home offers visitors an immersive look into daily life in early Manitoba.

📆May 30 & 31
⏰11:00am - 3:00pm
📍140 Meade St. N

Guides will be present throughout both days. No registration required!

🎟️Admission is by donation
Recommended: $5 per visitor

For more information, or to find more Doors Open Winnipeg destinations, visit https://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

Visit the oldest home in Winnipeg for our first event of the season: Doors Open Winnipeg! 🏡🚪

Step back in time to experience the stately country manor (est. 1853) of wealthy Scottish-Métis traders. Walk through a nine-room home that reveals an immersive picture of daily life in the 19th century. The Inkster General Store was built c. 1831 in the distinctive style of Red River Frame Architecture, and is the oldest surviving building in Winnipeg.

📆May 30 & 31
⏰11:00am - 3:00pm
📍50 Mac St.

Guides will be present throughout both days. No registration required!

🎟️Admission is by donation via cash or card
Recommended: $5 per visitor

For more information, or to find more Doors Open Winnipeg destinations, visit https://doorsopenwinnipeg.ca/

05/18/2026

Happy Museum Day!🏛️

We are proud to be stewards of two historic homes which were saved through becoming museums. Both Seven Oaks House and Ross House couldn’t exist today without the community, civic, and provincial efforts to restore, preserve, and operate the oldest homes in Winnipeg as museums🏡

Learn more about the stories of how each house became a museum on our website under “History”🔎📖

Although we are closed on Mondays, there are over 40 museums in Manitoba! Visit one today, and we hope to see you at Seven Oaks and Ross House soon!

🖼️Images:

1. Ross House undergoing restoration at Sir William Whyte Park, c.1950
2. Ross House undergoing fumigation for termites, before 1984
3. Ross House moving over the Disraeli Bridge, c.1984
4. Seven Oaks House interior before restoration, September 1956
5. Seven Oaks House Museum after restoration and opening as a museum, 1958-1962, City of Winnipeg Archives
6. Plaque unveiling at Seven Oaks House, 1959, Archives of Manitoba

05/16/2026

Come in! Seven Oaks House is now open for the season🏡☀️

All summer until August 30th, we will be open for guided tours of the oldest house in Winnipeg! Immerse yourself in Red River history through the stately country manor of wealthy Scottish-Métis traders. Visit Seven Oaks House for a glimpse at life in our city's past, and learn about the people who helped shape it!

Visit us:

📍50 Mac Street, Winnipeg, MB.
⏰10:00 am - 4:00 pm
🗓️Wednesday - Sunday
🎟️Admission is by donation.

Do you have a group that would like a tour of Seven Oaks House?
✉️ Contact us at [email protected] to schedule a group tour.

05/12/2026

in 1922, Harriet Inkster McMurray passed away at age 75. Watch this video to learn more about Harriet's life and legacy.

12/24/2025

Wishing you Peace, Joy & Happy Holidays from the Seven Oaks House Museum, National Historic Site.

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Seven Oaks House! 🎃💜 As the purple clouds roll in, we are reminiscing on a hauntingly special autumn at the oldest house in Winnipeg! 🍂✨

In September, our sold out 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 tours told the haunted histories of the home and the historic Seven Oaks area, and brought the spirits of the past to life! 👻🕯️

This October, Winnipeg Trolley’s 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 sent many brave souls our way to explore this old house in the dark of night!🌙🚃

Thank you to everyone who joined us on these eerie adventures!

Did you catch a ride on the 𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘳 or explore the 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘖𝘢𝘬𝘴 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦? Share your favourite spooky experience with us! 👻🕷️🕸️🎃