Curator's Corner

Artifact Art Studio
Take a closer look at remarkable artifacts from our museum collection and sketch what you see! 
Visitors will study real pieces from the collection, notice interesting shapes and details, and learn how museum artifacts can inspire questions, creativity, and new ideas. Young museum helpers will sketch what they see and create their own interpretations, just like a curator recording observations!
 

Artifact Art Studio
Take a closer look at remarkable artifacts from our museum collection and sketch what you see! 
Visitors will study real pieces from the collection, notice interesting shapes and details, and learn how museum artifacts can inspire questions, creativity, and new ideas. Young museum helpers will sketch what they see and create their own interpretations, just like a curator recording observations!
 

Artifact Art Studio
Take a closer look at remarkable artifacts from our museum collection and sketch what you see! 
Visitors will study real pieces from the collection, notice interesting shapes and details, and learn how museum artifacts can inspire questions, creativity, and new ideas. Young museum helpers will sketch what they see and create their own interpretations, just like a curator recording observations!
 

Craft Swap
Join us for a special Curator’s Corner celebrating Girl Guides of Canada's World Thinking Day!
A craft swap is a small handmade item created to be shared with someone else as a symbol of friendship and connection. In this experience, visitors can create a camp-inspired craft like a s’more, campfire, bedroll, or marshmallow-on-a-stick hat pin, then choose to keep it or trade it with a friend. This hands-on activity invites creativity, connection, and shared moments as we celebrate friendship and global community.
 

Puppet Theatre
Step into the world of puppetry and bring your own stories to life!
Visitors will explore puppets and marionettes from the museum’s collection and discover how puppetry has been used to entertain, tell stories, and spark imaginations across generations. Try putting on your own puppet play, then create a paper bag puppet to perform with and take home!
 

Puppet Theatre
Step into the world of puppetry and bring your own stories to life!
Visitors will explore puppets and marionettes from the museum’s collection and discover how puppetry has been used to entertain, tell stories, and spark imaginations across generations. Try putting on your own puppet play, then create a paper bag puppet to perform with and take home!

Space Rocks!
Have you ever held a shooting star?
Get up close with real meteorites from the museum’s collection and discover how these space rocks travel through the sky before landing on Earth. Explore impact craters with hands-on experiments and test what happens when meteorites hit the ground.

Space Rocks!
Have you ever held a shooting star?
Get up close with real meteorites from the museum’s collection and discover how these space rocks travel through the sky before landing on Earth. Explore impact craters with hands-on experiments and test what happens when meteorites hit the ground.

Fossil Detectives
Step into the role of a paleontologist and get hands-on with real fossils from our collection! 
Visitors will get hands-on with our fossils, discover how they were formed, and learn where they can be found in Canada. Young museum helpers will excavate a mini dig site, gently clean their discoveries, and prepare them for display just like a museum curator would!

Fossil Detectives
Step into the role of a paleontologist and get hands-on with real fossils from our collection! 
Visitors will get hands-on with our fossils, discover how they were formed, and learn where they can be found in Canada. Young museum helpers will excavate a mini dig site, gently clean their discoveries, and prepare them for display just like a museum curator would!

Artifact Art Studio
Take a closer look at remarkable artifacts from our museum collection and sketch what you see! 
Visitors will study real pieces from the collection, notice interesting shapes and details, and learn how museum artifacts can inspire questions, creativity, and new ideas. Young museum helpers will sketch what they see and create their own interpretations, just like a curator recording observations!

Artifact Art Studio
Take a closer look at remarkable artifacts from our museum collection and sketch what you see! 
Visitors will study real pieces from the collection, notice interesting shapes and details, and learn how museum artifacts can inspire questions, creativity, and new ideas. Young museum helpers will sketch what they see and create their own interpretations, just like a curator recording observations!

Mystery Artifacts with Fanshawe Pioneer Village
Join us for a Curator's Corner filled with extra curiosity thanks to special guest: Fanshawe Pioneer Village!
What mystery artifacts will you uncover? What was life like for early settlers? What types of crops did they grow? How did they prepare for spring?
Find out as you explore artifacts from the Fanshawe Pioneer Village, learn from their educators and try hands-on activities!

Fur and Feather with Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority
Join us for a special Curator's Corner featuring special guest Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority!

What makes mammals, birds, and reptiles different from one another? What does a turtle shell feel like? Which animal has the softest fur? Explore these questions and more as you get hands-on with real furs, feathers, shells, skulls, and other natural artifacts. Learn from an LTVC educator and take a closer look at the fascinating features and behaviours of animals through touch, observation, and exploration!