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Experience the S.S. Keewatin

Experience Canada’s only steamship museum, older than the Titanic and the last of its kind in the world.

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Aquaculture: Farming the waters

A new exhibit is arriving at the Museum for a limited time! Aquaculture: Farming the Waters invites you on a journey to discover how Canadian farmers produce fish, shellfish and seaweed—not only on our coasts, but across the country.

📅 June 4- October 18

New Tour times & extended hours

We’re making the most of summer with extended museum hours! Visit until 7:30 PM on Thursdays and 6:30 PM on Fridays and Saturdays. Plus, experience the historic S.S. Keewatin like never before with our new evening Premium Experience Tours—Thursdays at 7:00 PM and Saturdays & Sundays at 6:00 PM. Book your spot today—spaces are limited!

Daily hands-on programming

Join us from 12-2pm every day in the Gallery for some science magic!

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Awarded 2025 Museum Ship of the Year

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dry dock operations

See how a steam-powered dry dock operates

Discover the Victorian-era engineering behind the powerful engines that operated the Kingston Dry Dock until 1968. 

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Life in the Naval Reserve

Are you fit to serve?

Life in the Naval Reserve invites you to witness the life and work of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve through the eyes of Kingston artist Grant Macdonald. 

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Land and Water Acknowledgement

The Great Lakes Museum acknowledges the site it sits on and the water it interacts with to be the traditional water and land of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations Iroquois Confederacy and the Huron-Wendat Peoples, and thanks these nations for their care and stewardship over these shared waterways and land.

The Great Lakes Museum thanks the following organisations for their generous support of capital and operations projects:

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Ontario Ministry of Tourism Culture and Sport
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Kingston and Area Association of Museums, Art Galleries and Historic Sites
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