Halton Region Museum facts for kids

The Halton Region Museum was a museum owned by the Regional Municipality of Halton. It now operates as Halton Region Heritage Services. Heritage Services preserves the material and cultural heritage of Halton Region, and acquires and shares knowledge of the region’s historical and natural world. Based at Kelso Conservation Area in Milton, Ontario, Canada, Heritage Services offers seasonal on-site and travelling exhibits and public programming. Heritage Services support the preservation and appreciation of the heritage of Halton Region through partnerships with museums, archives, historical societies, cultural organizations and attractions.

History

The Halton County Museum was established in 1962, after being purchased by the Halton Region Conservation Authority in 1961. It resides on the 200-acre, 125-year old farming property of Scottish settler Adam Alexander.

In 1974, the museum became the responsibility of the Region when the new Regional Municipality of Halton was formed. The Halton Museum Foundation was then established in 1998.

In 2014, Regional Council adopted a new Master Plan for the Museum under which it was transformed into Heritage Services, which supports regional heritage organizations and institutions, and cares for Regionally owned heritage assets.

At the end of 2016, the Halton Region Museum site in the Kelso Conservation Area closed and is no longer open to the public. The facility is still used for staff offices, workshops and collections storage and research services are available by appointment.