- 10 Huron Rd., Kitchener, ON, N2P 2R7
- Tel: 519-748-1914
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Overview
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum is the largest community museum complex in Ontario, encompassing a museum, heritage village, hall of fame, and curatorial centre. We are open daily and feature engaging exhibits, programs, and special events. Our long-term gallery explores 12,000 years of Waterloo Region history, from pre-contact times to the present and beyond. The 5,000 sq. ft. feature gallery provides a venue for both external travelling and inhouse-produced exhibitions. The Museum also houses the Waterloo Region Hall of Fame, and serves as the entrance to Doon Heritage Village.
Current Exhibits
Giving Voice: Vocal Ensembles in Waterloo Region
On exhibit now
Inspired by the 100th anniversary of the Grand Philharmonic Choir, Giving Voice celebrates the heritage of local vocal ensembles, their diversity, the communities they inspire, and the power of music across generations.
BEES!
On exhibit now
Visit BEES! and explore the Big Idea that Bee health and diversity reflect the impact of human actions on the environment. Pollinators, including bees, are responsible for one in every three bites of food humans consume. Despite their indispensable role in the Earth's ecosystem, bee populations have been declining for decades.
Doon Heritage Village renovation will strengthen historic infrastructure for generations to come.
Water mains, electricity lines, and telephone/fibre cables will be replaced throughout Doon Heritage Village. The utility replacement project will impact operations in 2023 and 2024. During the construction project, the historic buildings will be closed to the public. The site is scheduled to reopen in 2025.
Doon Heritage Village is a picturesque, 60-acre, living history village, showing visitors what life was like in Waterloo Region around the year 1914. The Village is open seasonally, from May to December. One admission price includes entry to the museum, hall of fame, and historic village.
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Museum Campus Facilities:
- Museum exhibit galleries
- Picturesque 60-acre Doon Heritage Village
- Waterloo Region Hall of Fame
- Christie® Theatre, meeting rooms, green space and a grand foyer for event rentals
- Collection and artifact preservation facilities located at the Region of Waterloo Curatorial Centre
Website: https://regionofwaterloomuseums.ca/en/visit/ken-seiling-waterloo-region-museum.aspx
Type: Community Museum | Living History Site
Hours & Fees
- Please contact for details.
- Adult (18-54) - $12 Senior (ages 55 and over) - $9 Student (ages 13-17 and/or with student ID) - $8 Children (ages 5 to 12) - $6 Children ages 4 and under - Free Family (2 adults & dependent children) - $29 (all rates plus HST)
Insider's Look
“Circa 75” Stereo Console, 1967
“Circa 75” Stereo Console, 1967Electrohome Limited, Deilcraft Division65 cm high x 91 cm diameter2007.031.059Electrohome Limited has a long history of innovation in the City of Kitchener. Arthur Pollock founded the company (1907) under the name ‘Pollock Manufacturing’ to manufacture phonographs. Renamed Dominion Electrohome Industries Limited in 1933, the firm manufactured small appliances, radios, and electric motors. In 1937, the furniture division ‘Deilcraft’ (from the first four letters of the company’s name) was introduced, manufacturing dining room and bedroom sets in addition to radio cabinets. It quickly grew to become one of Canada’s largest cabinet plants. This particular console is a combination radio-turntable-intercom-television-telephone prototype, called the “Circa 75”. For 1967, this unit was ahead of its time, although it ultimately did not go into production. Connected to a control chair, the console allowed the user to do everything: answer the door, order groceries via video phone, listen to music wired throughout the house, and speak via intercom. This console exemplifies innovation in technology, for which Waterloo Region is renowned. Remarkably, local inventors were at the forefront of technological advances that have inspired ones we know today, in Canada’s centennial year.
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum - Video
Watch the Waterloo Region Museum video to hear from some of the many people involved in the design and construction of Ontario's largest community museum.
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