Chatham-Kent museums are continuing to thrive.
In a report approved at the June 9 council meeting, CK Museum curator Stephanie Saunders highlighted how museums across the municipality delivered exceptional programming, outreach, and educational impact over the course of 2024.
In total, CK’s municipal sites, the Chatham-Kent Museum and Ridge House Museum, along with three community-run heritage facilities, including the Buxton National Historic Site and Museum, Black Mecca Museum, and Wallaceburg and District Museum reached a combined 25,000 visitors and students. Together the sites hosted over 180 programs and launched new partnerships and exhibits to celebrate local history, diversity, and pride of place.
In the report, Saunders detailed how the museums continue to contribute to an increase in residents’ quality of life through “exhibitions that showcase the community’s unique history, and programs and events that ensure participants make meaningful connections and that Chatham-Kent history remains accessible to all residents.”
In 2025, the museum’s goals are to continue to improve access to collections. The municipal museums will present two travelling exhibits, “French Language in Canada” and “On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly,” alongside several exhibits produced in-house.
The three community-run heritage sites are also filling their calendars with events like the 102nd Buxton Homecoming, Black Health Symposium, and Wallaceburg Sesquicentennial event planned for the end of June.
