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The Bytown Museum is located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. It explores the stories of an evolving city and its residents from its early days as Bytown to present day Ottawa.
With a mandate to preserve original documents on behalf of past, presesnt, and future generations, the City of Ottawa Archives are caretakers of Ottawa's documentary history.
Through historic house, heritage village, and gallery settings, our five museums tell the stories of early community life and some of the founding families who helped build Ottawa.
Located in Ottawa's west end, Goulbourn Museum shares the story of Ottawa's oldest military settlement and early life in the former Goulbourn Township.
The Osgoode Township Museum focuses on agricultural development, rural life, and the people of Osgoode Township from 1826 to the present day.
Muséoparc Vanier Museopark is one of the rare Canadian museums outside of Quebec dedicated to the French-speaking community. It preserves the history of the Vanier District.