{{Short description|Museum in Ontario, Canada}} {{Infobox museum | name = Simcoe County Museum | image = File:Simcoe County Museum.jpg | caption = Log cabin at Simcoe County Museum | coordinates = {{Coord|44|26|39.84|N|79|44|51.98|W|display=inline,title}} | former_name = | established = 1926 | location = 1151 Highway 26, Minesing, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada | collection_size = | visitors = 30,000<ref name="Doyle"/> | website = {{URL|https://museum.simcoe.ca/}}}}
'''Simcoe County Museum''' is a museum in Minesing, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
==History== Simcoe County Museum was founded in 1926 when the County Women's Institute compiled a local history and collected artifacts.<ref name="SCM">{{cite web | title = About Us | publisher = Simcoe County | url = https://museum.simcoe.ca/visit/about-us/ | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref> A display was established at Barrie Public Library in 1930.<ref name="SCM"/> The museum moved to its current location—on {{convert|327|acre|ha}} of land—in 1962.<ref name="SCM"/><ref name="OM">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = September 9, 2023 | title = Simcoe County Museum much more than dusty artifacts | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/simcoe-county-museum-much-more-than-dusty-artifacts-7490744 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref>
==Exhibits== The museum features five galleries, and 16 heritage buildings.<ref name="SCM"/> Much of the collection has been acquired through donations.<ref name="OM">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = September 9, 2023 | title = Simcoe County Museum much more than dusty artifacts | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/simcoe-county-museum-much-more-than-dusty-artifacts-7490744 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref>
Artifacts include a log cabin, train station, blacksmith, historic schoolhouse,19th century church, heritage machinery and tools, and a replica of the historic main street in nearby Barrie.<ref name="OM"/><ref name="TB">{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = Tourism Barrie | url = https://www.tourismbarrie.com/do/arts-and-entertainment/Museums/simcoe-county-museum | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>
Winter activities include an ice skating trail, and a sugar shack where maple tree sap is processed into maple syrup.<ref name="Doyle">{{cite news | last = Doyle | first = Wayne | date = May 12, 2024 | title = Want to go back in time? History comes to life at Simcoe County Museum | url = https://www.orilliamatters.com/local-news/want-to-go-back-in-time-history-comes-to-life-at-simcoe-county-museum-8729800 | work = Orillia Matters}}</ref><ref name="KPO">{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = King’s Printer for Ontario | url = https://www.destinationontario.com/en-ca/attractions/simcoe-county-museum | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>
The museum also features school programs, day camps, and a gift shop.<ref>{{cite web | title = Simcoe County Museum | publisher = 211 Ontario | url = https://211ontario.ca/service/71102933/simcoe-county-museum-simcoe-county-museum/ | accessdate = September 7, 2025}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Museums in Simcoe County Category:1926 establishments in Ontario