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Museum of Ontario Archaeology
1600 Attawandaron Road,
Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
Category: Returning Site | Museums |
Description
The Museum of Ontario Archaeology is a unique Canadian museum devoted to the study, display, and interpretation of the human occupation of Southwestern Ontario over the past 11,000 years. The Museum is located beside the Lawson Prehistoric Iroquoian Village, a site occupied by the Neutral Iroquoians in the 16th century A.D. The site was discovered c. 1900 and has been excavated off and on ever since. The current museum was built in 1981 to serve as an interpretation centre and to be the new permanent site of the Museum started by Wilfrid jury on the Western U campus in 1933. A newly constructed addition to the Museum is a repository for artifacts and a research facility.
Do London Experience
This year's Doors Open activities will be dedicated to the study and practice of Archaeology. Between the museum and the Lawson Site the visitor will be able to see how the science of Archaeology uncovers and studies our past. Visitors will see how Archaeologists wotk with the initial dig site, see how artifacts are washed, catalogued and studied. Visitors will be encouraged to participate in an excavation as part of their "behind the scenes" access. They will be able to tour the Museum gallery to see artifacts discovered on the Lawson site and learn how the Neautral Iroquians lived.
Photography: Interior & Exterior - Photography, Filming and Tripod Permitted
Amenities
- Fully Accessible
- Parking
- Washrooms
- Self-Guided Tours Available