Canadian Canoe Museum
Peterborough, Ontario
The Canadian Canoe Museum stewards the world’s largest collection of canoes, kayaks, and paddled watercraft. The museum’s new facility will ensure that a fundamental part of Canadian heritage is not lost and allow the museum’s entire collection to reside and be displayed in a single location that meets Class A conservation standards.
The buildings design echo’s its influence by the canoe and utilizes mass timber in its structure. This project utilizes Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) for design and construction. This purpose-built, two-storey facility offers 65,000 sq. ft. that will become a vibrant space for the museum’s collection and activities, with a 17,000 sq. ft. exhibition hall for brand new exhibits.
“At this time in Canada, we are beginning a process for Truth and Reconciliation. Together, we need to learn, understand and acknowledge our shared history. We can’t do that without first knowing and understanding the impact of the canoe in Canada’s story, from those very early times when the first visitors came to our shores. The Canadian Canoe Museum provides us with an opportunity to learn, to feel, to smell, and to see the canoe in its diversity and endurance.”
Vicky Grant, OC, Loon Clan, Teme- Augama Anishnabai Qway, (Deep Water Woman) and Chair, Board of Directors, The Canadian Canoe Museum.
