February - July 2024

01Generations of an Archive

Generations of an Archive brings together connected bodies of work by Toronto-based artist Emma Nishimura. These works examine the legacy of multigenerational memory about the Japanese Canadian Internment and forced dispersal (1942-1949) through the family archive. The artworks encourage us to think about memory through material objects–in this instance, photographs and furoshiki bundles made from paper–and invite us to consider stories long told but partially forgotten within our communities.

Permanent Exhibit

02Fraktur

With bold pen strokes and brightly coloured nature motifs, Fraktur folk art presents a glimpse into the culture and every-day lives of early German-speaking settlers in this area. Come immerse yourself in this exquisite folk-art tradition.

February - July 2024

03Exiles in Our Own Country

Family separation. Forced labour camps. Stolen property.

Explore the experiences, hardships, and trauma of Japanese Canadians who were forcibly displaced to Ontario in the 1940s and 1950s.

This is a Canadian story of hardship but also of great resilience. This is the story of Japanese Canadians in Ontario.

Permanent Exhibit

04Our Story

Our Story explores the history of Lincoln from time immemorial to present day. Learn about early settlement, Indigenous Peoples, migration, and life in Lincoln.

Window Exhibit

05Sge:no eye:twahs She is Planting the Peace

This piece is a depiction Jikonhsaseh, the first clan mother. Jikonhsaseh is considered by many Iroquois as the ‘mother of nations’. She was an important proponent for peace between warring nations that later became the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.

The artwork connects the Indigenous history of Jordan Village prior to European settlement, and with the modern-day Six Nations, on whose traditional territory the museum lies.

Artist, Odadrihonyanisoh (Sara General) belongs to the Turtle Clan and the Mohawk Nation. She lives in the community of Six Nations by the Grand River on Turtle Island with her husband and three children. She is a writer, an artist, a language learner and a researcher.

Digital Exhibit

01Memories of Lincoln

To celebrate Lincoln's 50th Anniversary, residents submitted their memories and photographs, creating this collection that commemorates the people and places that make our community great.

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Digital Exhibit

02Belonging

The cultural tapestry of our community is a rich one. Woven together over time, different people, places, and practices have merged and diverged in the history of our area.

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