The Museum is closed temporarily. Based on public health officials’ guidance, Goulbourn Museum is closed to the public until further notice.
Goulbourn Museum shares the story of Ottawa’s oldest military settlement and early life in the former Goulbourn Township.
Located just south of Stittsville in Ottawa's west end, Goulbourn Museum houses a diverse collection of artefacts and interactive exhibitions. These include All The Woods and Waters about Goulbourn's soldier settlers (the 100th Regiment of Foot); SCORCHED: The Great Fire of 1870 which recounts tales of ruin and renewal; and The Village General Store where children can dress in costume to barter or shop for supplies.
NOW HIRING: THREE POSITIONS (4/1/2021) - The Goulbourn Museum is excited to announce that we are looking for three post-secondary students for the following positions: Assistant Museum Curator: Duties include working with the collection, cataloguing artefacts, supporting research requests, and daily operations. Programming Assistant: Duties include […]
2021 Speaker Series: How Women’s Institutes Preserve Community Histories (3/30/2021) - Learn about the instrumental role that Women’s Institutes have played in preserving local histories with guest speaker Mara Benjamin. About this Event Goulbourn Museum invites you to join us on Thursday, April 15 at 7:00 pm for […]
What’s in a Name: Questions & Answers (3/6/2021) - During the live “What’s in a Name?” discussion on February 23rd, the Museum received many questions. Due to time constraints, we could not answer them all. We’ve taken unanswered questions directly from the Zoom Q&A and Chat transcript and have […]
