April 2023 - July 23 2023

01Ziibaaska'iganagooday

Ziibaaska'iganagooday, commonly known as the jingle dress, is a prayer dress that has a rich history dating back to the early 1900s among the Ojibwe (Anishinaabeg) people. The dress was created as a form of healing dance, believed to restore the health of the wearer or others through the sound of the metal cones attached to it. Today, the dress and dance has spread across Turtle Island, the Jingle Dress Dance has become a popular competeition grouping at powwows.  The jingle dress dance continues to hold deep significance, representing spirituality, healing, and pride.

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.

August 2022 - Fall 2023

03Sign of the Thymes: Rittenhouse School & Gardens

In the late 1800s, schools began teaching children to "learn by doing" instead of memorizing dates and facts from textbooks. The move towards practical learning was a sign of the times - a shift in thinking to keep children interested in nature. Lincoln's Rittenhouse School and Gardens embodied this change, and was recognized as having one of the best school gardening programs in Canada.

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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