Reviews of Oakville Museum (Tourist Attraction)

Cristina Vasilenco

Beautiful old structure, heritage building and very neat property full of history. Beautiful garden with amazing landscape.

House of Michelle

Oakville Museum is not so big but worth to visit. You sure can learn something new. It locates aside the lake, and gardening is beautiful in summer and autumn.

Samer Jajeh

Fun for kids day out. Very friendly staff.

Mahmood Gherbali

Good to explore the heritage and history of the beautiful town of Oakville. I don't recommend it for its preschool tour.

Charanjot Singh

Lovely little museum that is rich in information about Oakville!

Ivana V

Reservation recommended

PAUL MEYERS

Nice place to find out about some Oakville history. Takes about an hour to take in the inside Nice grounds to wander during the summer months.

Randy Holden

Is a beautiful and peaceful place

Adrian Paris

Quite place but oakville doesn't really have too much history to talk about

Martin S

Lovely little museum where you can learn about history of Oakville. The garden is exquisite.

Niranjan Regmi

Weekday

David Cananzi

If this place doesn't make you love Oakville, I don't know what will. It's such a great place to learn the town's history and understand Canadian life. Super nice!

Peter Howard

Great staff and nicely maintained property

Elsa Rubio

Nice atmospheric ????

TRIJAY MEDIA

I was taken back to history of Oakville and how the town was founded. Small place but is packed with lots of history and artifacts displayed. One lady was kind enough to take us for a guided tour. I loved it.

Mohamed Ahmed

Visited on

Heather Ricketts

Not sure

Olaf Alders

A really interesting, historical Museum. This Museum is located near the centre/nicest part of Oakville. It is housed in the founder of Oakville-- the Chisholm family. One can take guided or self guided tours. Many aspects of Oakville's history is presented as well as that of a prominent local family! The nearby area has many lovely older homes with wonderful gardens. There is also a small piece of U.S. "Black History"... as Oakville was one of the stops of the "Underground railway" which transported former Black/African slaves from the US to Canada. I hope that thus Review was helpful.

Peter Collinson

Awesome bits of history - the historical walking guide to Oakville they sell is well worth the price!

Eddie Lee

(Translated) This historic museum in Oakville is worth seeing. I have taken my children several times. (Original) 奥克维尔这个历史悠久的博物馆，值得一看，带孩子去了好几次了。

Brian Hoffman

Historical tour was wonderful

K Hylands

Nice place. I stumbled into it while walking nearby and it was a nice surprise. It's not huge but it offers a nice glimpse of the way people lived in Oakville back in days. The admission is free.

Anas Falah

A must see, very interesting place with interesting information.

Yasmin Hammad

Excellent

Jason Kelly

Nice boat ride

Monica Munro

Nice, cosy place to touch to a history.

Barry Delong

If you want get out of your home and have good walk as well as looking some Historical place come to this spot.

Awni E atrash

needs a bit more it is missing something

Rohitha Fernando

Great place to visit, it’s amazing so many locals have never been inside.

Manuel darosa

The best

OP VARMA

Come and see the history of Oakville

Husam Saleem

Steps and volunteers were very kind. My sons had great fun time.

Canadian Traveler

One of the most beautiful place.

Robert Jowinski

Some cool stuff on the history of Oakville

Danielle Michelle Walsh (Dani)

Loved going here for my tour. The staff was super knowledgeable and friendly. Check this place out if you are ever in Oakville!

Edward Stavin

Our tour guide Tasha was very knowledgeable. Really enjoyed my visit.

Jeff Ridout

It's quite small. If you are looking for an interesting half an hour, it's free, but they run on donations. It's nice to see the historical society keeping bits of history

Sean C.

(Translated) Learn about the history of Oakville's history. (Original) 了解奥克维尔历史的窗口。

Oguz Sarkut

One of my favorite spot in Oakville to visit.

Su Miko

Beautiful walk outside.

Saeed Ahmad

Wonderful little museum with lots of history. With the park and lake beside it, the kids loved it.

Alina E

Very Nice

Michinari Hashimoto

Located next to Lakeside Park, this museum is a great place to learn about the lives of the people who settled Oakville. A tour of the museum will give you a better understanding of the history of the area and is recommended for children. The museum is now closed due to the effects of COVID-19. For now, you can take a self-guided tour of Old Downtown with a mobile audio tour.

Jean Chung

No wait

cardeas

Didn't go to the museum itself, but the area is beautiful.

Seema Pandey

Got a rad museum here, would recommend

Zain Al Nobani

I like this place because it's one of those place that you get a chance to learn about the history of what use to happen in the 70s, 80s etc.

Ibrahim

Beautiful area at the waterfront.

Michael S

Great piece of oakville history. Just enough there to thoroughly explain the history of this unique community.

Jackson Virgin-Holland

The mini tour from the staff is really cool.

Karen Lamb

Very interesting history behind the house walls. It was worth stopping by.

Hong xiang Zhao

Great food great service.

MY Yord

Found this museum by mistake so it turns out it’s a very old house. And it’s free to go in and look around

A M

Very friendly staff and a lovely little museum.

J.L. Lee

An amazing free museum! So many artifacts from the 1800s.

Strange Society (Ray C)

There are 2 parts: kitchen and upper floor. Upper floor is available for guided tour only. Upstairs is really nice. You need to see bathrooms from 1800s. Museum entrance & tour is free. Friendly & helpful staff.

Cleida Cz

Nice lakeshore view and good for walking.

Hazard Lee

Nice historical place with beautiful nature

Amarjit Makkar- Gaana Hamare Dil Se

Very nice place. Lots to learn about Oakville's History

Osama Fahmy

I went there to know more about the contributions Black people made in Oakville and even though it was a small section of Black History in this museum I was very surprised how much my ancestors contributed to this city of Oakville

Chernyshov Yuriy

Lovely garden around the museum

Mei Lu

Very nice and well informed team at this museum. Its a small one but has a lot of unexpected history in an original heritage house. Lots of great items and stories. Its worth the extra time to take the guided tour to the upstairs for sure.

Thomas Yi

Awesome experience, will definitely go back!!!!

Kari Lippert

There is a very important rule is the museum not allowed take photos inside.

Ryan AL

Great

Ali A

Excellent film about slavery, would come again!

Corazón Arellano

A bit poor

Yacine Atroune

Only the park and the lake view is nice. Few sculptures around are also nice to see as you hardly get to see anywhere in Toronto GTA are. Otherwise nothing is actually there at the museum. City should spend the budget on finishing road construction project never ending for last many years.

Jacob Kehler

Interesting displays everytime I visit!

Villagemayor

Very interesting.

Onur Aydogan

It was amazing I love history and they have presented very well keep it up

Lanrewaju Olubowale

Must visit interesting history

Raymond Thompkins

A lovely little spot on the lake for people to visit. They have great programs for kids and the staff is super friendly

Guilherme Cunha

Great museum dedicated to Oakville's First Family

Dan D

I enjoyed the interaction between the tour guide, he was friendly and knowledgeable.

Allan Waddington

So nice have a place like this close home.

Victor M.P. Serraventoso

Great place

Sara Sohail

Unfortunately closed but I’m enjoying there

Family Fun

Perfect

Scott Ashby

Lots of history of Oakville there.

Ivan

The programs for kids here are excellent and the staff are very friendly. It's a cute little museum to visit and the nearby park has a nice playground.

Viji Roberts

Wait time

Liam Jeffery [Student]

Beautiful place, love the tour... the staff is very friendly...

Tarek Essam

One of the Best Places In Oakville !!!

Gleise Cruz

Free to enter free guided tour was quite interesting and knowledgeable

Zen Z

Good

sohrab1977m

One of the best spots in oakville ????

Baha Taha

A cute museum right by the waterfront. Admission by donation. Tours.

Julie Arora

Excellent staff an interesting look at history

Firas Abdulla

Great sightseeing with a history touch at this quiet Oakville neighbourhood, a good reason to get off the beaten path.

Venus Ayca Kartal

Travelling in the past, so awesome things to see!

Lucio Flavio

So good.

Lena Mormont

Recommended. Call to book.

Roland M

Great gem of Oakville

B Bold

I have lived in Oakville for over 10 years and honestly I did not know that this place even existed! Although Oakville is small, it is jam packed with interesting history! Did you know that Oakville was a route for freed slaves to come in through the Underground Railroad? The main family exhibit was wonderful and the tour guide was great, but when we reached the Underground Railroad Exhibit I felt that the tour guide was being a insensitive.

Phillip Carreiro

Nice

Evelina Golemi

Small but very interesting stuff and collection.

B. J.

Lovely museum with friendly staff and informative tour. Quite a find tucked in the corner of Oakville

Guangzhi

Nice

Robert Clackett

Great experience with very knowledgeable people if you live in Oakville it is a must to go place !

Steven Cheng

Very nice

Paul Smith

They try hard and it is in a neat looking building. Free to enter.

Alberto Portas

(Translated) Little. You can go through it in half an hour. (Original) Pequeño. Lo puedes recorrer en media hora.

Chris Dubrawski

House of the founder of Oakville. There's a guided tour that's free but they take donations for support. Worth seeing the pre-electricity and pre-plumbing era.

AH1961

It would great to get some history of my home town.

Mark Doctoroff

**If you're in a hurry, please skip to the last paragraph for the "coles notes" version** Absolutely beautiful piece of Oakville History. I used to come here as a little girl, (about 20+ years ago) and I loved looking at the different rooms and how they were from a whole different time period. Absolutely beautiful piece of Oakville History. I used to come here as a little girl, (about 20+ years ago) and I loved looking at the different rooms and how they were from a whole different time period . I would play with the toys that girls my age back then would have played with, (for example the dolls with the paper dresses with folding tabs that you bend to hook onto the little dolls, oh the memories.) I can admit that I don't remember much of the actual history I was taught but nonetheless my mother would still bring my brother and I, maybe a handful of times a year, to this beautiful historic residence. It was the perfect mixture of educational and recreational to satisfy parents and children alike. As I aged and our routines changed, as they inevitably always do, we somehow sadly stopped our quarterly outings to this breath-taking historic site. But back to the review. When Covid began, and we realized that businesses were going to be closed a lot longer than the initial 2 week period, my father and I decided to go for walks all around the different parts of Oakville to keep healthy and connected. We would drive to a new part of Oakville everyday or every other day depending on how much we walked the day before, and would park the car somewhere and begin our trek. We began this little adventure in early April, and although it's only twice a week now, we are still currently exploring this gorgeous town, and finding new things/places even after 27 years of living here. The only other thing, (apart from the frequency of our walks) that has changed is where in Oakville we walk. We have decided that this part of downtown Oakville, is by far the most mesmerizing and beautiful part of Oakville. The variety it has to offer is never-ending. The lake views, the landscape, the Heritage Homes, the history, the museum, the lighthouse, the parks/trails, the people...I could write a 20 page essay on all the endless offerings that this little part of Oakville holds. Just like each and every Heritage Home in Oakville has a story, so does the Oakville Museum, also known as, The Erchless Estate. The story that that this residence holds is one of the main reasons we love this part of Oakville so much. The generations of the Chisholm family each have such epic and fairytale-like chapters it really engulfs you and teleports you back to their time period. I get so lost in all the beauty of not only the actual house, but the beauty of the creation of Oakville. Was it not for the Chisholm family, Oakville would cease to exist, so really this Museum is the heart of Oakville, where it all began. You wouldn't be here reading this review (that has turned into more of a story, so I apologize if you're itching for me to get to the point) if it weren't for what happened in and around this estate long ago. **POST COVID VISIT TO MUSEUM** When the museum finally got clearance to open their doors to the public again I quickly went online to book a private tour for the next available time slot, (which turned out to be half an hour later! Needless to say, my father and I were thrilled). The tour guide was full of knowledge and experience, all relevant as well, she was kind and seemed to have a real passion for the place too. She also didn't seem to mind that we would ask a question at every turn and deviate from the "planned" tour. I could be wrong here but I believe that her name was Natalie. Very lovely woman.

Youn ju Park

The tour guide was very good, gave lots of information and the kids loved learning about it. Awesome experience.

Kate Wynne

Knowledgeable staff. Great guided tour. This is the very start of all of Oakville and therefore is not a place to miss.

Brian Gray

Highly recommend the staff tour.

Lisa Hogan

Great place to visit when in downtown Oakville.

Liu Thomas

Too small

ray jasavala

A good place to chill out and walk your dog

Kyle Schwarz

Great neighborhood to walk around and see old historic homes

Jack Zhao

Unreal memories here