Quinte Museum of Natural History

10/24/2026

Halloween is now only a week away! Will you be joining us at the museum for our extra tricky event?
Join us at the Quinte Museum of Natural History, 10 am - 5 pm on October 31st for a frightfully fun (and educational!) Halloween Saturday. Kids will get the chance to figure out whether the facts left by our Arctic creatures about themselves are true, or if they’re trying to play a Halloween trick. Completed truth or trick sheets will earn you a spooky-sweet Halloween treat!

Our museum will be open as usual during Halloween weekend, so alongside our Halloween activity, you’re welcome to explore all our regular exhibits at your leisure. Our creepy-but-cool casts of dinosaurs and ancient whales are always a spooky-season hit. We know how busy Halloween gets, especially being on the weekend, so we appreciate you taking the time to celebrate with us🎃

Trick or Truth? Halloween Event Details

📍Quinte Museum of Natural History, 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON

🗓️ Saturday, October 31st, 10 am - 5 pm (All Day!)

💲Included with $8 General Admission (Kids 5 and Under Free!)

🎫Tickets are Available Day of at the Front Desk or Online at the Link Below
https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

This event is open to all ages; however, please note that children must be able to read our panels to identify what is true or false on their sheet, or be accompanied by someone who can assist them.

Please note: Costumes are allowed for our Halloween event, but are not required to participate. Fake weapons, blood, makeup in easy-to-smear places, and large costume pieces may not be permitted. We prioritize keeping our displays safe, and we may deny costumes at our staff's discretion. We politely ask that blow-up costumes also be avoided. While you may see volunteers in inflatable costumes that day, they have been properly trained to avoid our precious specimens.

Want to get a head start on your Arctic knowledge to tackle these tricks? Come visit us! The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/22/2026

📰Have you signed up for our monthly newsletter?🐻‍❄️

It's your monthly round-up of everything going on at the Quinte Museum of Natural History, alongside some frosty fun science facts! A new edition goes out at the beginning of each month, so make sure you subscribe NOW to avoid missing the November newsletter!

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Fieldnotes will keep you up to date on all the fantastic stuff we have going on at the museum right now, like our Trick or Truth? event that's happening on Halloween! Check out our page for more information. 🎃

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/21/2026

🐻‍❄️Stay Warm Inside and Explore the High Arctic from Quinte West!🐻‍❄️

Here’s a look at some of the fantastic trail cam footage used in our exhibit, Expedition Alert: Stories from the High Arctic. Researchers use footage from trail cameras to study ecosystems. What questions come to mind when you study this trail cam video?

One way we can analyze trail cam footage is through a quantitative study. Quantitative studies pursue numerical data that can be gathered, such as “How many Pink-footed Geese appear in this footage?” Quantitative studies are important because they provide researchers with numerical data that they can use to formulate hypotheses and draw conclusions about an ecosystem. By gathering quantitative data, we could then compare the number of Pink-footed Geese recorded in one location on one date to the number of Pink-footed Geese recorded in the same location at a different time of year.

Numerical data from quantitative studies are a very important part of the research process. Still, it’s important to remember that there are other valuable types of information we can gather from trail cameras. We will talk about qualitative studies soon!

To learn more about trail cameras and how research and data are gathered from the remote Arctic ecosystem, come check out Expedition Alert: Stories from the High Arctic, at the Quinte Museum of Natural History, in Trenton, Ontario. Stay tuned to our page for more discussions of the amazing trail camera footage captured by the remote Reconyx cameras, courtesy of the Alert research team from l’Université du Québec à Rimouski, and for all the valuable information we can gather from these cameras.

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/17/2026

Have you had the opportunity to view Expedition Alert: Stories from the High Arctic? 🐻‍❄️

Part of our exhibit features videos captured by trail cameras that secretly recorded some of the incredible creatures inhabiting the polar desert. Scientists can then study the behaviour of the animals in the videos they have recorded, seeing how they interact and act in their natural habitats without human interference.

Trail cameras film in response to motion detection. When the remote Reconyx camera detects motion, it records a 10-second video and takes 3 still photos of the animal that triggered the camera. Which means we get some cool 10-second clips, like the one above!

Interested in seeing some more trail camera footage? Join us and explore the museum! The Quinte Museum of Natural History has several displays in our Arctic exhibit featuring video from many different aspects of the High Arctic, including trail-cam footage and footage captured by the research team at Alert. You will even get the chance to view some trail cameras that were used for research in the Arctic, before they became chew toys for some Arctic Wolves!

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/16/2026

Tomorrow is Medieval Madness at the Bob Wannamaker Amphitheatre in Quinte West! It’s an exciting afternoon filled with medieval history, activities, entertainment, vendors and more for you to enjoy. If you’re in the area and looking for something to do in the morning before the event, why not join us here at the Quinte Museum of Natural History? Between our wonderful fossils, dinosaurs, and ancient whales, the history fanatic in you is about to have a fantastic Saturday!

For more information about the Medieval Madness Festival, please check out the City of Quinte West’s website.

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/15/2026

🐛Don't forget to check out our latest blog post!🔬

QMNH 2026 summer student Ava Runions explores some of the invasive species that affect our beautiful Quinte West ecosystem! We also encourage you to take a peek at our backlog of blog content and explore some older articles that may interest you! https://quintemuseum.ca/articles/

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

🔎New Blog Post 🔍

🐛Hidden Invaders: The Species Changing Quinte West’s Ecosystem by Ava Runions

👉Check out the post on our blog here: https://quintemuseum.ca/hidden-invaders-the-species-changing-quinte-wests-ecosystem/

After taking a break, we’ve got a wonderful new blog post for everyone to enjoy! Check out this post written by 2026 QMNH summer student Ava Runions, where she explores and educates us about some of the invasive species that plague beautiful Quinte West and actions we can take to help reduce their spread.

Interested in writing an article for our blog? We’d love to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] and let us know a bit about yourself and the topic you would like to share. Take a peek at our blog page here (https://quintemuseum.ca/articles/) and check out some of our past blog posts for inspiration and an idea of what kind of posts we’re looking for!

Links in the description not working? Go to our website (quintemuseum.ca), check out "Explore" and go to our "Blog". All of our blog posts will appear there.

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/14/2026

It’s the season of trick-or-treating, and it looks like our Arctic animals choose tricks! Join us at the Quinte Museum of Natural History, 10 am - 5 pm on October 31st for a frightfully fun (and educational!) Halloween Saturday. Kids will get the chance to figure out whether the facts left by our Arctic creatures about themselves are true, or if they’re trying to play a Halloween trick. Completed truth or trick sheets will earn you a spooky-sweet Halloween treat!

Our museum will be open as usual Halloween weekend, so alongside our Halloween activity, you’re welcome to explore all of our regular exhibits at your own leisure. Our creepy-but-cool casts of dinosaurs and ancient whales are always a spooky-season hit. We know how busy Halloween gets, especially being on the weekend, so we appreciate you taking the time to celebrate with us🎃

Trick or Truth? Halloween Event Details

📍Quinte Museum of Natural History, 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON

🗓️ Saturday, October 31st, 10 am - 5 pm (All Day!)

💲Included with $8 General Admission (Kids 5 and Under Free!)

🎫Tickets are Available Day of at the Front Desk or Online at the Link Below
https://buytickets.at/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

This event is open to all ages; however, please note that children must be able to read our panels to identify what is true or false on their sheet, or be accompanied by someone who can assist them.

Please note: Costumes are allowed for our Halloween event, but are not required to participate. Fake weapons, blood, makeup in easy-to-smear places, and large costume pieces may not be permitted. We prioritize keeping our displays safe, and we may deny costumes at our staff's discretion. We politely ask that blow-up costumes also be avoided. While you may see volunteers in inflatable costumes that day, they have been properly trained to avoid our precious specimens.

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/.../quintemuseumofna.../1999534

10/11/2026

🍂Littlefoot and his fall friends want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving, and make sure you know our long-weekend hours! The museum will be open 10 am - 5 pm TODAY, Sunday, October 11th. We will be closed Monday, October 12th and Tuesday, October 13th, as per our regular hours. You’ve still got time today to come by and visit our museum, whether alone or with visiting friends and family! 🦃

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/10/2026

The Quinte Museum of Natural History will be OPEN Sunday, October 11th, from 10 am until 5 pm! We will be closed Monday, the 12th, and Tuesday, the 13th, as per our regular schedule.

It’s a perfect weekend to bring visiting family and friends over to explore! We’re looking forward to having you and your loved ones join us, whether it’s your first Arctic expedition or you’ve visited our museum before and can’t wait to show it off to others!

If you haven’t visited recently, you’ll have the opportunity to view 2 returning theropod skulls, our Allosaurus and Albertosaurus. Our modern birds evolved from these theropod dinosaurs (well, smaller variations of theropods), so remember when you’re dining on your Thanksgiving turkey, you’re eating a dinosaur!

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534

10/09/2026

🔎New Blog Post 🔍

🐛Hidden Invaders: The Species Changing Quinte West’s Ecosystem by Ava Runions

👉Check out the post on our blog here: https://quintemuseum.ca/hidden-invaders-the-species-changing-quinte-wests-ecosystem/

After taking a break, we’ve got a wonderful new blog post for everyone to enjoy! Check out this post written by 2026 QMNH summer student Ava Runions, where she explores and educates us about some of the invasive species that plague beautiful Quinte West and actions we can take to help reduce their spread.

Interested in writing an article for our blog? We’d love to hear from you! Send us a message at [email protected] and let us know a bit about yourself and the topic you would like to share. Take a peek at our blog page here (https://quintemuseum.ca/articles/) and check out some of our past blog posts for inspiration and an idea of what kind of posts we’re looking for!

Links in the description not working? Go to our website (quintemuseum.ca), check out "Explore" and go to our "Blog". All of our blog posts will appear there.

The Quinte Museum of Natural History is located at 99 Dufferin Ave. Trenton, ON. The museum is currently open Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
For more information, check out our website quintemuseum.ca, or contact us at (613) 955-1802 - [email protected]
Tickets are available at the door or online here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/quintemuseumofnaturalhistory/1999534