Bytown Museum Daily Activity Programs (June 23 – September 8)

For kids of all ages – dress-up in historic costumes, try your hand at Victorian games and learn to write on a slate, old school style. Daily programs change regularly – check our web site for details. Cost included with admission ($3-$6). Call or see web site for times; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Bytown Museum Six-Language Audio Tour Available! (starting June 16)

Rediscover the Museum's permanent exhibition with our engaging new audio tour. Languages include: English, French, Spanish, German, Mandarin and Japanese. Cost included with admission ($3-$6). Call or see web site for hours; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Bytown Museum Celebrates Doors Open Ottawa (FREE)

Sunday, June 8

Explore Ottawa's oldest stone building with its 2½ foot-thick stone walls. The Commissiariat was used as a treasury and storehouse during the construction of the Rideau Canal. Today, it houses the Bytown Museum. Admission: Free. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Bytown Museum Celebrates International Museums Day (FREE)

Sunday, May 18

True tales of courage, passion and scandal! Explore the Museum's permanent and special exhibitions. The Rideau Canal (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) also opens for its 176th year of operation. Admission: Free. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Ottawa Lockstation and Bytown Museum Tours (May 17 – October 12)

Let your costumed guide take you back to the early 1800s, the time of the Rideau Canal's construction, as you tour the Ottawa Lockstation, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Tours also include the Bytown Museum and Ottawa's early history. Daily tour included in cost of admission. Group tours available ($5-$6). Call or see web site for tour times; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Building Blocks and Growing Pains: the lives of children in early Ottawa. (April 26 – November 30)

Bytown Museum special exhibition. From the night shift in a lumber mill to a costume ball at Rideau Hall, explore the desparate and decadent lives of children in urban Ottawa. Cost included with admission ($3-$6). Call or see web site for hours; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Opening of Building Blocks and Growing Pains: the lives of children in early Ottawa.

Saturday, April 26 & Sunday, April 27:

Opening of Building Blocks and Growing Pains: the lives of children in early Ottawa.

Free weekend at the Bytown Museum to launch our latest special exhibition. From the night shift in a lumber mill to a costume ball at Rideau Hall, explore the desperate and decadent lives of children in urban Ottawa. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm; Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com

Summer and Spring Hours

Bytown Museum – New Spring Hours (April 1 to May 16)

True tales of courage, passion and scandal! The Bytown Museum's new spring and fall hours are Thursday to Monday, 10:00 am to 2:00 pm and by appointment Wednesdays and Thursdays (Summer hours, seven days a week 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, begin May 17); Bytown Museum (at the Ottawa Locks). Admission: $3-$6. Info: 613-234-4570 or www.bytownmuseum.com