Oshawa Community Museum - Oshawa, Ontario

ramona T.

Very beautiful & well kept historical homes. Lovely grounds near the lake Ontario. Great for tours, viewing & park land to explore. There is a boardwalk, benches for people watching & a pier to walk out into the lake. Kids park & a snack shake for convenience, parking on site as well (small lot) & several historic homes to view.
The lake looks beautiful at this location, the beach is small as the surrounding area has private homes with cliffs.

Sheila D.

This museum is located directly by the beach. There are 4 houses that I saw. We went to the first house and it’s the main house. The lady at the souvenir stand told us there is a tour and if we liked we could do the tour. We were there 11:30 and the next tour was 12:00. It’s free but donations excepted. We decided to walk around. We went to the next house and it was locked. So apparently you have to do the tour or you won’t be able to see the other houses. That’s why I gave it 3 stars because that other house was locked and it looks like a small museum.

Abdul A.

If Casa Loma or Parkwood estate represent well preserved lifestyle of rich, Oshawa museum is historical archive of middle class lifestyle in 19th century in Ontario.

Henry House remained in possession of family from 1815 well into 1900s. It gives a nostalgic window into life of that era.

I particularly enjoyed kitchen items like candle maker, butter stamping tool, sugar in form of a candle like pyramid and the framed floral depictions made by human hair wrapped around wire as well as corn & similar items used for another framed exhibit among others

Robinson home has been turned into a gallery showing Boy scouts items and Long house depictions

I came to know that Oshawa has had historical items excavated in recent past, with items quarried dating back to 15th century..! Namely McLeod site & Grandview site.

Overall a nice experience. Perfect place for museum and history buffs to have around an hour of historic adventure

Highly recommended for connoisseurs of history.

After visit you can always enjoy afternoon on beach which is within 50 feet from museum homes!!

Rose D.

Situated along the banks of Lake Ontario within the picturesque Lakeview Park, the Oshawa Museum chronicles the history of the region, encompassing the narratives of Indigenous peoples through to contemporary times. A visit to Oshawa would be incomplete without exploring this museum, which operates on a donation basis for admission. The tour guide provided was both amiable and highly knowledgeable.

Annella M.

The Oshawa Museum- located in 3 heritage houses beside each other- is a unique exposition of the history of Oshawa. The collections are representative enough for a good historical introduction. The Museum staff maintain the collections of artifacts as well as its document archives and are continuously updating of the still unfolding history of the city. They serve the Museum’s mandate as intended by their predecessors. I visited twice and was always well received.

Da R. N.

Oshawa Museum is simply a few heritage buildings in the park. You can ask about tour to see what inside, it takes around 40 minutes.
Admission: donations.

Tiffany C.

Came to see the museum with my two children and the man at the front desk (baldish) was really rude so we left. I thought it would be a nice experience but I suppose not inclusive for all ages.

colleen F.

Loved it with BFF .. only reason water smells but view and ppl are fun... great laugh and ppl got sense of humor lol