Arts and Culture
Our region is home to arts, culture, history and heritage.
Located between Lake Ontario, Lake Scugog and Lake Simcoe, the region offers not a centralized cultural district but a wide variety of individual artist studios, independent galleries, music venues, museums, breweries and restaurants strung along an equally wide variety of trails, roads, rails and waterways.
| Art galleries |
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Station Gallery, Whitby
Visit any one of our galleries for a rich source of contemporary, traditional and public art. Our collections boast national treasures within stunning architecture.
Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) - 72 Queen Street, Oshawa Station Gallery - 1450 Henry Street, Whitby The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (VAC) - 143 Simpson Avenue, Bowmanville Scugog Arts - 175B Queen Street, Port Perry META4 Gallery - 200 Queen Street, Port Perry
View a list of galleries in Durham Region. |
| Museums and historical sites |
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Parkwood National Historic Site, Oshawa
Step back in time and discover life in another era. Visit the enchanting estates and museums of Durham Region for an experience you’ll never forget. Experience costumed figures living life as it used to be. Tour majestic homes and gardens, preserved and animated to sweep you into another era.
Pickering Museum Village - 2365 Concession Road 6, Pickering Lynde House Museum - 900 Brock Street South, Whitby Parkwood National Historic Site - 270 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa Canadian Automotive Museum - 99 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa Oshawa Regiment Museum - 1000 Stevenson Road North, Oshawa Oshawa Museum - 1450 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa Clarington Museums and Archives - 62 Temperance Street, Bowmanville Scugog Shores Museum Village - 16210 Island Road, Port Perry Thomas Foster Memorial - 9499 Durham Regional Road 1, Uxbridge Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site - 11850 Durham Regional Road 1, Leaskdale Uxbridge Historical Centre - 7239 Concession Road 6, Uxbridge Cannington Historical Museum - 72 Peace Street, Cannington Beaver River Museum - 284 Simcoe Street, Beaverton
View a list of historical museums and archives in Durham Region. |
| Live theatre and performances |
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Town Hall Theatre, Port Perry
Live theatre performances can ignite a wide range of emotion for spectators, from laughing aloud, to shedding a tear, to gripping the seat in suspense! There are various genres and styles of live theatre available to entice you to hit the box office, including musicals, plays, improv, stand-up comedy and more.
Herongate Barn Theatre - 2885 Altona Road, Pickering St. Francis Centre - 78 Church Street South, Ajax Regent Theatre - 50 King Street East, Oshawa Yuk Yuk’s Oshawa - 67 Simcoe Street North, Oshawa Theatre on the Ridge – Port Perry Town Hall Theatre - 302 Queen Street, Port Perry
Durham is also home to many Durham is also home to many theatre companies, community theatres and live music venues. |
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