PMV gratefully accepts financial support from generous donors. Donations assist the museum village to fulfill its mandate to preserve, conserve, interpret, and share community memories, stories, and material and heritage culture. Please make cheques payable to the City of Pickering, and mail or deliver to the PMV so that your donation can be applied directly to PMV, or contact us for more information.
Collections & Exhibits
Collections
The Pickering Museum Village collects material culture, by donation or purchase, pertaining to the history of Pickering Township up to 40 years prior to the present year, in order to understand and interpret the community's past, present and future.
Explore a sample from our artifact collection:
Prisoner Box. Carved while Ashael Scott was imprisoned during the Rebellion of 1837 for his daughter.
Glasses case. Belonged to Ebeneezer Birrell, surveyor and artist. C1888
Cast iron toy car
Cream coloured leather shoe. Belonged to Mrs. F.L. Green, worn on her Wedding Day. 1894.
Exhibits
Roots to Rebellion
Join our tour guide Millie on a journey through augmented reality, audio clips, and hands-on activities, as she unveils the untold stories of the Underground Railroad. Discover the struggles, triumphs, and the powerful legacy of Black Loyalists. Don’t miss this captivating experience!
Discover the roots of community building and the events that will lead into the 1837 Rebellion of Upper Canada. Learn about how and why people moved to Upper Canada, the early communities they built and why they choose to rebel against the government. Available in both English and French, explore our artifact and audio gallery, play some games and learn what it took to live in the 1830s.
Developed in partnership with Sharon Temple National Historic Site and Museum, Mackenzie House (Toronto History Museums), Fort York National Historic Site (Toronto History Museums) Chatham-Kent Black Historical Society (Black Mecca Museum), Archives of Ontario, Canadian Race Relations and the Government of Ontario.
This online project was developed with the support of the Digital Access to Heritage program. Digital Access to Heritage is managed by the Museum Assistance Program, through the Government of Canada.
Funding for this project has been provided by the Government of Canada Museum Assistance Program Digital Access to Heritage ($212,000.00) and the Canadian Race Relations Foundation ($50,000.00).
Gather & Grow
The Gather & Grow temporary exhibit explores how food preparation and production has united people and communities across cultures and throughout history. Themes include coming together to share and create new recipes, coming together to share seeds and gardening knowledge and coming together to eat.
This exhibition will be on display at:
- Pickering Public Library Main Branch from October-December, 2024
- George Ashe Library and Community Centre from January-April 2025
Be a part of this exhibit by sharing food related stories and recipes with us. Stories may be used in the upcoming on site exhibition and the recipes may be selected to create a Pickering Recipe Book to sell in the PMV gift shop. We look forward to hearing from you!
Forging On
Our new website is live!
What was it like to be a blacksmith? Learn about the history of the trade at “Forging ON: The Evolution of Blacksmithing in Ontario.” Available in both English and French, this innovative website features an interactive timeline that invites users to explore blacksmithing in Ontario, with dynamic videos that showcase blacksmiths at work.
Developed in partnership with Lang Pioneer Village, Fanshawe Pioneer Village, Westfield Heritage Village, Grey Roots Museum and Archives and Fleming College.
This online project was developed with the support of the Digital Museums Canada investment program. Digital Museums Canada is managed by the Canadian Museum of History, with the financial support of the Government of Canada.
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