Virtual Reality
Immerse yourself in our VRchaeology lab
Experience a reconstructed 16th century Indigenous longhouse, step into an intricately carved medieval prayer bead, or virtually pick up and examine artifacts from the collections.
360 Tour
Take a 360º tour behind the scenes of our state-of-the-art collections and research facilities or explore the Lawson archaeological village – a Canada Historic Place and registered Ontario Archaeological Site.
Explore the galleries
Take a walk through time.
Our galleries share objects from all eras of the human experience in Ontario. Learn how peoples and cultures of this region have lived in and adapted to environmental and social changes over thousands of years.
The Lawson Archaeological Site
A Canada Historic Place.
Situated beside the Museum on a plateau overlooking Medway and Snake Creeks is the Lawson archaeological site. Today, this location is a registered Canada Historic Place and Ontario Archaeological Site that commemorates a large village that once housed up to 2,000 Indigenous farmers and their families.
Digital Museums Canada Exhibit
The story of Ste. Marie II
The tragic tale of Ste. Marie II, details how a village with just one year of occupation illuminates the early history of Indigenous populations and their interactions with the French, English, and Dutch visitors to North America.
Google Arts & Culture Exhibit
Ontario Archaeology in Practice.
Archaeology is happening all around us, every day. Before a highway, pipeline, or even a new house is constructed in Ontario, archaeologists ensure that any material cultural heritage is recorded and protected. Learn a little more about how archaeology is done in Ontario and why it matters.
Google Arts & Culture Exhibit
Lifeways and Landscape of the Lawson Site.
Augment your on-site visit to this Lawson Site with this virtual exhibit, which highlights some of the objects that have been found on the grounds and what they tell us about life at this Ancestral Indigenous village during the 1500s.