After being closed for six months because of the pandemic, life is returning to the Chatham-Kent Museum.

Starting next Wednesday, the museum will pick up where it left off last March with its “Carnivals! Festivals! Fairs! Oh My!” exhibit, featuring Chatham-Kent’s fair traditions ranging from the Jaycee Fair to the Dresden Exhibition and everything in between.

A number of COVID safety measures will be in place, including reduced hours and visitor capacity, timed admissions, and enhanced cleaning protocols.

  • You can bring up to 9 people with you that are part of your social circle.
  • Please arrive no earlier than 5 minutes prior to your scheduled visit.
  • Interactives will be limited and the Imagination Station will remain closed.
  • Masks must be worn in accordance with the Chatham-Kent mandatory mask by-law (101-2020), unless a patron is exempted under that by-law.
  • The use of hand sanitizer is required prior to entering the exhibit space and exiting.
  • By entering, you acknowledge and agree on behalf yourself and those for whom you are a parent or guardian, that as an indoor facility the use of this building may include possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases such as COVID-19, and you freely assumes all such risks.

The museum will be open Wednesday through Saturday, 11am-12pm for seniors, and noon until 4pm for the general public.