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Stories that connect us

Exhibits

Long-term Gallery Image What Makes Us Who We Are?

This long term exhibit traces the human history of Waterloo Region from approximately 12,000 years ago, to European settlement at the start of the 1800s, to the manufacturing heydays of the 1900s, to the high tech sector boom of recent years. Visitors will discover the reasons why people from around the world have immigrated to this region of Canada - whether they came for love, education, a better life, a new job or to find freedom.   

Hmong Exhibit Community Highlight:  The Hmong in Waterloo Region

In the long term exhibit installation What Makes Us Who We Are? there are a number of exhibit cases and interpretive panels that will change on a rotational basis. One such area that changes annually will focus on different communities within Waterloo Region. The community focused on in this exhibit could be a cultural group, a municipality or even a neighbourhood.

Hmong Exhibit Image

The current focus of the Community Highlight exhibit area through 2012 is The Hmong:  Refugees from Southeast Asia. The Hmong are an Asian ethnic group that have historically lived in the mountainous regions of Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and China. Hmong refugees first began immigrating to Canada in 1979.

Innovation Exhibit Image Unconventional Thinking:  Innovation in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Region is considered a centre of innovation in Canada. Have the people in this Region always been innovators? Can the hotbed of innovation in this Region since the early 21st century be duplicated elsewhere in Canada? The Waterloo Region Museum explores innovation in Waterloo Region from the 1800s through today. This exhibit is open through January 6, 2013.

Hall of Fame - Kitchener Rangers Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

The accomplishments of hundreds of individuals and groups - now numbering more than 400 - are honoured and showcased for their significant contributions to the community through artifacts and photographs.

Hall of Fame exhibits are now open on the second floor of the Waterloo Region Museum main gallery.

Coming of Age Sign Coming of Age

Adolescence is a timeless and universal experience. Today's teens share many of the experiences of their parents and grandparents - high school, work, fads, fun, romance, even inter-generational conflict.

Discover what it meant and means to be young in Waterloo Region - regardless of your generation!

The Coming of Age Exhibit opens soon!