Bancroft, Ontario

---

The museum will be opening in 2025, we are in the process of selecting a suitable site in Bancroft, Ontario.

About Bancroft

The area we know today as Bancroft was first inhabited by the Chippewa and Mississauga First Nations. The area was first settled by English settlers in the 1850s, Irish settlers followed. Bancroft became nationally significant after the Second World War when uranium from nearby mines was sold internationally. Today, Bancroft is known as the Mineral Capital of Canada and hosts the North Hastings Heritage Museum and the Gem & Mineral Museum. 

The need for rural institutions

Rural Canada needs more institutions. Bancroft benefits from huge visitor numbers and passing traffic and with strong community support is ideally placed geographically for the museum.

Tourism  

The Art Gallery of Bancroft and the Place for the Arts are two of several attractions for art lovers. The Eagle's Nest Lookout, the Village Playhouse, the Princess Sodalite Mine and Egan Chutes Provincial Park are top tourist attractions. 

Birding

Bancroft is a haven for nature lovers, all-terrain vehicle riders, and especially birders. Even in winter, a wide range of birds can always be spotted. (see Bird count finds 35 species).

Peace

Bancroft proclaimed 21st September 2024 "Day of Peace in Bancroft." The day prior, the Town of Bancroft and the Canadian Peace Museum unveiled Bancroft's Peace Pole.