Chimczuk Museum Exhibits
Temporary Exhibits
Bi-Giwen: Coming Home - Truth Telling from the Sixties Scoop
Temporary Exhibit
April 11 to July 5, 2026
This travelling exhibition from the Legacy of Hope Foundation was developed with input from the National Indigenous Survivors of Child Welfare Network. This innovative and challenging exhibition features the first-person oral testimonies of 12 Indigenous Survivors of the Sixties Scoop and reflects upon their pain, loss, enduring strength, courage, and resilience. The Legacy of Hope Foundation is a national, Indigenous-led charitable organization that has been working to promote healing and reconciliation in Canada for more than 19 years.
Warning: This exhibition contains subject matter that may be disturbing to some visitors and may be triggering.
Photograph: Bi-Giwen exhibition, by the Legacy of Hope Foundation.
Buildings That Still Are
Temporary Display
Ongoing
This exhibit highlights the heritage of our built environment by examining structures that have withstood the test of time in our city. In this exhibit, you will see a selection of 41 buildings, including schools, churches, family homes, apartment buildings, and former entertainment venues, that still exist across Windsor and stand out due to their historical and/or architectural nature. This exhibit also examines the tools the City of Windsor has implemented to help preserve historical buildings, including heritage conservation districts and the listing and designation of buildings on the Windsor Municipal Heritage Register.
Photograph: P8657 - Dominion House Tavern, circa 1930.
Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Temporary Display
Ongoing
July 2025 marked the 30th Anniversary of the creation of the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Windsor. In honour of this milestone, Museum Windsor has partnered with members of the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association to create a display located in the concourse of the Chimczuk Museum. The display includes artifacts from the Vietnam War, service medals, images from the building of the memorial, and information about Canadians killed in action (KIA) or missing in action (MIA) who served in the United States military during the war.
Photograph: Ed Johnson, Mayor Mike Hurst, Rick Gidner, and Chris Reynolds in front of the Memorial. Courtesy of the Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association.
Permanent Exhibits
The River and the Land Sustain Us
Featuring 2,705 square feet on the main floor concourse, this space features a bilingual permanent exhibit that tells the history of our city and people.
Features include History of Windsor: pre-history to present; hands-on exhibits; a mini-theatre with videos of Windsor's history and heritage; visitor interactive stations; visitor information stations; core educational programming and public museum tours offered by Museum Windsor's knowledgeable, engaging staff.
Children's Gallery and Learning Space
Interactive. Educational. Fun. This 1,173-square-foot space on the main floor is for the young and young at heart to explore history and heritage through interactive games and activities.
Features include Things from the Past: artifact discovery drawers; Waterways and Underground Connection: Build-A-Bridge, ship and tunnel to cross the Detroit River and explore The Great Lakes design activity; Transportation: Build-A-Car assembly line activity; Fashion In Time: historic costume dress-up; Traditional old time toys; and school and daycare programming.
Original Peoples Culture and Legacy Gallery
At the north end of the main floor concourse, this space reflects the culture, heritage, and contemporary issues of the local First Nations and Métis communities. It also provides an open and flexible gathering space for programming. This exhibit was developed in consultation with Walpole Island Heritage Centre, Caldwell First Nation, Turtle Island-Aboriginal Education Centre (University of Windsor), Can-Am Indian Friendship Centre and other local community organizations.
Features include Creation Stories, Treaties, Residential Schools and 60s Scoop, Language Revitalization, Missing and Murdered Women, Medicine Wheel Teachings, and Cultural Expressions.
Get in touch
Questions about the permanent exhibits, temporary/travelling exhibitions, tours and programs at the Chimczuk Museum? Reach out to us:
Museum Windsor
254 Pitt Street West
Windsor, Ontario, Canada, N9A 5L5
For general information, contact 311.
For detailed inquiries, please call (519) 253-1812.
Email: wmuseum@citywindsor.ca
Temporary Exhibits Flickr Album Joseph Chimczuk Art Windsor-Essex