Nepean Museum
16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean, ON, K2G 1L9
613-723-7936 | Website
The Nepean Museum in Ottawa's west end is a charming afternoon getaway.
What:
| Type | | Museum |
Where:
| Neighbourhood | | South End |
| Cross Street | | Meadowlands Dr. between Merivale Rd. and Woodroffe Ave. |
When:
| Mon-Fri: 10AM-5PM Holidays: 10AM-5PM Sat-Sun: 1PM-4PM |
Profile Last Updated: August 18, 2008
Are you an Antiques Roadshow buff? Love or want to discover more about the old city of Nepean? Just fascinated with history? The Nepean Museum in Ottawa's west end is a charming afternoon getaway from the chaotic contemporary world of Ottawa life. Kids can discover the past and adults can remember all those inherited tales learned on their grandparent's knee.
Morsels of Memories
Did you know that Titanic victim Charles Melville Hays built the famous Chateau Laurier? The Silver Springs Farmhouse, a Bells Corners landmark built in 1867, one of the three surviving buildings of the Great Carleton Fire of 1870 and now owned by the NCC, is a Gothic-style home that was once a headquarters for a 600-acre pioneer farm. These little known facts are two of many in the Nepean Museum.
Antique Activities
The Nepean Museum hosts workshops, meetings and birthday parties, offers great exhibits and travelling displays, sells city mementos, has a great volunteer service working on many current projects and outreach kits for educational purposes, a resource library featuring local history, and kids projects. They are constantly expanding their fount of knowledge and want very much to share it.
Details
Volunteers Wanted: To volunteer for a good cause, contact Lindsay MacDonald. For a special tour of donated Nepean artifacts or a question about your collectibles, contact the curator, Dan Hoffman.
Old Times: Among the Museum's artifacts is an early 20th century cash register, a washing machine circa 1915, a cute 1974 aluminum electronic robot and a 19th century rocking cradle. The Museum also has unique “What’s It Kits” available for loan.
