Billy Bishop Museum

06/13/2026

Join us tomorrow for the return of the 2025 Honouring Our Local Veterans Plaques. Over the past months, the plaques have toured the community and are now being returned to their rightful veterans.

For more information on the Honouring Our Local Veterans Program, visit https://www.billybishopmuseum.org/veterans. We are actively looking for veterans to include in this program, and nominations can be made through the Veteran's Survey on the webpage.

06/06/2026

The recent heatwave signals that summer has arrived! We are excited to announce that our summer hours are now in effect.

You can visit the Billy Bishop Museum from Monday to Friday, between 12 PM and 4 PM, and on Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM.

We are excited to see you!

05/20/2026

The Billy Bishop Museum is closed for private events on Wednesday May 20th and Thursday May 21st.

If you are interested in booking the museum for your own event, contact us at [email protected] or at 519-371-0031.

05/18/2026

05/13/2026

We want to hear from you!

The Billy Bishop Museum is in the process of developing a new strategic plan for 2026-2031. We encourage you to take a moment to fill out this brief survey and share your vision for the museum's future. https://www.billybishopmuseum.org/strategic-planning

Your feedback ensures that the Museum reflects the priorities of our community! It will assist us in creating interesting exhibitions, hosting exciting events, and running engaging programs, and so much more!

05/08/2026

Victory at last!

May 8th marks the 81st anniversary of VE Day. Owen Sound joined the world in celebrating Victory in Europe, with people spilling into the streets! The images below were part of the front page of a special edition of the Owen Sound Daily Sun Times. The whole page was framed by an Owen Sound family and is now in our collection.

05/04/2026

In October 2019, recent immigrants and refugees to Owen Sound, attending English classes through the Arden Language Centre, planted 100 tulip bulbs to bloom in time with the opening of the "Liberation Spring: 75 Years of Peace" exhibition. Today, almost seven years later, those tulips bloomed again, slowing the enduring impact of community.

Inside the Museum, the exhibition "In Their Steps / Through Their Eyes: The Liberation of the Netherlands," shadows students from Owen Sound as they visit the battlefields in the Netherlands where local men fought for peace at the end of the Second World War.

04/28/2026

Are you between 15 and 30 years old and looking for a fun summer job? We are looking for two people to join our team! Check out https://www.billybishopmuseum.org/workwithus for all the details and how to apply!