Updated : March 13, 2013
Are you following your local museums on Facebook? Facebook allows us to connect to others who share a common interest and learn about upcoming events and exhibits. Like museums and virtualmuseum.ca on Facebook to keep up with the latest news and events in Canada’s museums.
Browse our list of Facebook “likes” to find your favourite museums or discover new ones.
This list is by no means complete as more and more Canadian museums are joining all the time, please let us know if we missed any.
Bilingual
| Institution | Facebook Profiles | City | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Heritage | English Profile | French Profile | National | |
| Canadian Museums Association | Bilingual Profile | National | ||
| National Film Board of Canada | English Profile | French Profile | National | |
| Parks Canada | English Profile | French Profile | National | |
| Musée Saint-Boniface Museum | Bilingual Profile | Winnipeg | MB | |
| City of Moncton | Bilingual Profile | Moncton | NB | |
| Moncton Museum | Bilingual Profile | Moncton | NB | |
| New Brunswick Museum | Bilingual Profile | Saint John | NB | |
| Les Trois Pignons – Musée du tapis hooké | Bilingual Profile | Chéticamp | NS | |
| Canada Agriculture Museum | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Canada Science and Technology Museum | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Canadian Museum of Aviation | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Canadian Museum of Nature | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Canadian War Museum | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| National Arts Centre | Bilingual Profile | Ottawa | ON | |
| National Gallery of Canada | English Profile | French Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Ottawa Art Gallery | Bilingual Profile | Ottawa | ON | |
| Ottawa Museum Network | Bilingual Profile | Ottawa | ON | |
| Rideau Hall | Bilingual Profile | Ottawa | ON | |
| Canadian Museum of Civilization | Bilingual Profile | Gatineau | QC | |
| Biosphère, Environment Museum | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| McCord Museum | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Musée Marguerite Bourgeoys | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Musées Montréal | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Pointe-à-Callière, musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Redpath Museum | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| SBC galerie d’art contemporain | Bilingual Profile | Montreal | QC | |
| Naval Museum of Quebec | Bilingual Profile | Quebec | QC | |
| Musée du Ski des Laurentides | Bilingual Profile | Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts | QC | |
| Foreman Art Gallery of Bishop’s University | Bilingual Profile | Sherbrooke | QC | |
| Missisquoi Museum | Bilingual Profile | Stanbridge East | QC |
English
| Institution | Facebook Profiles | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Railway Museum | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Walter Phillips Gallery (Banff Centre) | English Profile | Banff | AB |
| Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies | English Profile | Banff | AB |
| Calgary Science Centre – Telus World of Science | English Profile | Calgary | AB |
| Glenbow Museum | English Profile | Calgary | AB |
| Heritage Park | English Profile | Calgary | AB |
| The Military Museums | English Profile | Calgary | AB |
| Royal Tyrrell Museum | English Profile | Drumheller | AB |
| Art Gallery of Alberta | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Fort Edmonton Park | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Muttart Conservatory | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Royal Alberta Museum | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Telephone Historical Centre | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Telus World of Science – Edmonton | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Women’s Art Museum Society of Canada | English Profile | Edmonton | AB |
| Fort Museum of the NWMP & First Nations | English Profile | Fort Macleod | AB |
| Prairie Art Gallery | English Profile | Grande Prairie | AB |
| High Prairie and District Museum | English Profile | High Prairie | AB |
| Jasper – Yellowhead Museum and Archives | English Profile | Jasper | AB |
| Fort Whoop Up National Historic Site | English Profile | Lethbridge | AB |
| Galt Museum & Archives | English Profile | Lethbridge | AB |
| University of Lethbridge Art Gallery | English Profile | Lethbridge | AB |
| Bomber Command Museum of Canada | English Profile | Nanton | AB |
| Interpretation Canada | English Profile | Red Deer | AB |
| Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery | English Profile | Red Deer | AB |
| Multicultural Heritage Centre | English Profile | Stony Plain | AB |
| Reynolds-Alberta Museum | English Profile | Wetaskiwin | AB |
| Wetaskiwin & District Heritage Museum | English Profile | Wetaskiwin | AB |
| National Nikkei Museum and Heritage Centre | English Profile | Burnaby | BC |
| Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science | English Profile | Castlegar | BC |
| Chilliwack Museum & Archives | English Profile | Chilliwack | BC |
| Comox Air Force Museum | English Profile | Comox | BC |
| Comox Valley Art Gallery | English Profile | Comox | BC |
| Comox Valley Community Arts Council | English Profile | Courtenay | BC |
| Courtenay and District Museum and Archives | English Profile | Courtenay | BC |
| Cumberland Museum and Archives | English Profile | Cumberland | BC |
| Dawson Creek Art Gallery | English Profile | Dawson Creek | BC |
| Delta Museum and Archives | English Profile | Delta | BC |
| Fort Steele Heritage Town | English Profile | Fort Steele | BC |
| Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives | English Profile | Gibsons | BC |
| Dalhousie Art Gallery | English Profile | Halifax | BC |
| Kilby Historic Site | English Profile | Harrison Mills | BC |
| Kamloops Art Gallery | English Profile | Kamloops | BC |
| Langham Cultural Centre | English Profile | Kaslo | BC |
| Kelowna Art Gallery | English Profile | Kelowna | BC |
| Maple Ridge Art Gallery | English Profile | Maple Ridge District Municipality | BC |
| Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History | English Profile | Nelson | BC |
| Fraser River Discovery Centre | English Profile | New Westminster | BC |
| Penticton Museum & Archives | English Profile | Penticton | BC |
| S.S. Sicamous Restoration Society | English Profile | Penticton | BC |
| Huble Homestead/Giscome Portage Heritage Society | English Profile | Prince George | BC |
| Revelstoke Museum and Archives | English Profile | Revelstoke | BC |
| Revelstoke Railway Museum | English Profile | Revelstoke | BC |
| Richmond Art Gallery | English Profile | Richmond | BC |
| R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum | English Profile | Salmon Arm | BC |
| West Coast Railway Heritage Park | English Profile | Squamish | BC |
| Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver) | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Gallery Gachet | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| H.R. MacMillan Space Centre | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Museum of Anthropology | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Museum of Vancouver | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Science World BC | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Vancouver Aquarium | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Vancouver Art Gallery | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Vancouver Police Museum | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| West Vancouver Museum | English Profile | Vancouver | BC |
| Maltwood Art Museum and Gallery | English Profile | Victoria | BC |
| Point Ellice House and Garden | English Profile | Victoria | BC |
| Royal BC Museum | English Profile | Victoria | BC |
| Art Gallery of Greater Victoria | English Profile | Victoria | BC |
| Maritime Museum of British Columbia | English Profile | Victoria | BC |
| Whistler Museum | English Profile | Whistler | BC |
| Station House Studio and Gallery Society | English Profile | Williams Lake | BC |
| Manitoba Agricultural Museum | English Profile | Austin | MB |
| Fort Dauphin Museum | English Profile | Dauphin | MB |
| New Iceland Heritage Museum | English Profile | Gimli | MB |
| Fort La Reine Museum | English Profile | Portage la Prairie | MB |
| Canadian Museum for Human Rights | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Gallery 1C03 at the University of Winnipeg | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Manitoba Children’s Museum | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Manitoba Museum | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| St. Vital Historical Society Incorporated | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Western Canada Aviation Museum | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Winnipeg Art Gallery | English Profile | Winnipeg | MB |
| Beaverbrook Art Gallery | English Profile | Fredericton | NB |
| Fredericton Region Museum | English Profile | Fredericton | NB |
| Gallery Connexion | English Profile | Fredericton | NB |
| Ministers Island (NB Tourism) | English Profile | Ministers Island | NB |
| Kings Landing Historical Settlement | English Profile | Prince William | NB |
| Saint John Arts Centre | English Profile | Saint John | NB |
| Corner Brook Museum & Archives | English Profile | Corner Brook | NL |
| North Atlantic Aviation Museum | English Profile | Gander | NL |
| The Rooms, Provincial Museum | English Profile | St John’s | NL |
| Craft Council of Newfoundland & Labrador | English Profile | St. John`s | NL |
| Museums Association of Newfoundland and Labrador | English Profile | St. John’s | NL |
| Trinity Museum (Historical Society) | English Profile | Trinity | NL |
| Dartmouth Heritage Museum | English Profile | Dartmouth | NS |
| Shearwater Aviation Museum | English Profile | Dartmouth | NS |
| North Highlands Community Museum | English Profile | Dingwall | NS |
| AGNS Halifax | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Discovery Centre | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Maritime Museum of the Atlantic | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Museum of Natural History | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Nova Scotia Archives | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Nova Scotia Museum | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame | English Profile | Halifax | NS |
| Highland Village Museum / An Clachan Gàidhealach | English Profile | Iona | NS |
| MacDonald House Museum | English Profile | Lake Ainslie | NS |
| Fultz House Museum | English Profile | Lower Sackville | NS |
| Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic | English Profile | Lunenburg | NS |
| Mahone Bay Settlers Museum | English Profile | Mahone Bay | NS |
| Parkdale – Maplewood Community Museum | English Profile | Maplewood | NS |
| Fundy Geological Museum | English Profile | Parrsboro | NS |
| Northumberland Fisheries Museum & Heritage Association | English Profile | Pictou | NS |
| Chestico Museum | English Profile | Port Hood | NS |
| Yarmouth County Museum | English Profile | Yarmouth | NS |
| Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre | English Profile | Yellowknife | NT |
| Timber Village Museum | English Profile | Blind River | ON |
| Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant | English Profile | Brantford | ON |
| Myrtleville House Museum | English Profile | Brantford | ON |
| Ruthven Park National Historic Site | English Profile | Cayuga | ON |
| Dryden & District Museum | English Profile | Dryden | ON |
| Macdonald Stewart Art Centre | English Profile | Guelph | ON |
| McMaster Museum of Art | English Profile | Hamilton | ON |
| Fort Henry | English Profile | Kingston | ON |
| Marine Museum of the Great Lakes | English Profile | Kingston | ON |
| Museum of Health Care | English Profile | Kingston | ON |
| Homer Watson House & Gallery | English Profile | Kitchener | ON |
| Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery | English Profile | Kitchener | ON |
| Fanshawe Pioneer Village | English Profile | London | ON |
| London Regional Children’s Museum | English Profile | London | ON |
| Museum of Ontario Archaeology | English Profile | London | ON |
| Markham Museum | English Profile | Markham | ON |
| Huronia Museum | English Profile | Midland | ON |
| Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum | English Profile | Mount Hope | ON |
| Niagara Historical Society & Museum | English Profile | Niagra | ON |
| Oakville Galleries | English Profile | Oakville | ON |
| Orillia Museum of Art and History | English Profile | Orilla | ON |
| Oshawa Community Museum and Archives | English Profile | Oshawa | ON |
| Robert McLaughlin Gallery | English Profile | Oshawa | ON |
| Diefenbunker, Canada’s Cold War Museum | English Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum | English Profile | Ottawa | ON |
| Grey Roots Museum & Archives | English Profile | Owen Sound | ON |
| Tom Thomson Memorial Art Gallery | English Profile | Owen Sound | ON |
| Champlain Trail Museum and Pioneer Village | English Profile | Pembroke | ON |
| Penetanguishene Centennial Museum | English Profile | Penetanguishene | ON |
| Canadian Canoe Museum | English Profile | Peterborough | ON |
| Hutchison House Museum | English Profile | Peterborough | ON |
| Peterborough Museum and Archives | English Profile | Peterborough | ON |
| Gallery Lambton | English Profile | Sarnia | ON |
| Gallery Stratford | English Profile | Stratford | ON |
| Science North | English Profile | Sudbury | ON |
| Thunder Bay Art Gallery | English Profile | Thunder Bay | ON |
| Art Gallery of Ontario | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Casa Loma | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Dance Collection Danse | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Design Exchange | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Dominion Modern: Museum of Modern Achitecture & Design | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Film Reference Library | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Gallery TPW | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Historica-Dominion Institute | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Hockey Hall of Fame | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Multicultural History Society of Ontario | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Museum London | English Profile | London | ON |
| Ontario Science Centre | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Royal Ontario Museum | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Textile Museum | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| The National Ballet of Canada | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Theatre Museum Canada | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Toronto’s Historic Sites | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| University of Toronto Art Centre | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| Vtape | English Profile | Toronto | ON |
| National Air Force Museum of Canada | English Profile | Trenton | ON |
| Varley Art Gallery | English Profile | Unionville | ON |
| Vernon Public Art Gallery | English Profile | Unionville | ON |
| McMichael Canadian Art Collection | English Profile | Vaughan | ON |
| Charlottetown Festival | English Profile | Charlottetown | PEI |
| Confederation Centre Art Gallery | English Profile | Charlottetown | PEI |
| PEI Museums and Heritage | English Profile | Charlottetown | PEI |
| West Point Lighthouse Museum | English Profile | O’Leary | PEI |
| Clayton McLain Memorial Museum | English Profile | Cut Knife | SK |
| Humboldt and District Museum | English Profile | Humboldt | SK |
| Prince Albert Historical Society | English Profile | Prince Albert | SK |
| MacKenzie Art Gallery | English Profile | Regina | SK |
| Neutral Ground Contemporary Art Forum | English Profile | Regina | SK |
| Royal Saskatchewan Museum | English Profile | Regina | SK |
| Saskatchewan Arts Board | English Profile | Regina | SK |
| Saskatchewan Science Centre | English Profile | Regina | SK |
| Mendel Art Gallery | English Profile | Saskatoon | SK |
| Saskatchewan Craft Council | English Profile | Saskatoon | SK |
| Ukrainian Museum of Canada | English Profile | Saskatoon | SK |
| Saskatchewan Western Development Museum | English Profile | Various Locations | SK |
| George Johnston Museum | English Profile | Teslin | YT |
| MacBride Museum of Yukon History | English Profile | Whitehorse | YT |
| Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre | English Profile | Whitehorse | YT |
| Yukon Historical & Museums Assc. | English Profile | Whitehorse | YT |
| Royal Canadian Mint | English Profile | Various locations | |
| Museums and the Web | English Profile |
French
| Institution | Facebook Profiles | City | Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musée acadien, U. Moncton | French Profile | Moncton | NB |
| Maison LePailleur | French Profile | Châteauguay | QC |
| Pulperie de Chicoutimi | French Profile | Chicoutimi | QC |
| Village Québécois d’Antan | French Profile | Drummondville | QC |
| Musée de la Gaspésie | French Profile | Gaspé | QC |
| Zoo de Granby | French Profile | Granby | QC |
| Musée d’art de Joliette | French Profile | Joliette | QC |
| Musée régional de Kamouraska | French Profile | Kamouraska | QC |
| Musée du Fjord | French Profile | La Baie | QC |
| Musée de Charlevoix | French Profile | La Malbaie | QC |
| Musée de la Femme | French Profile | Longueuil | QC |
| Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec / Grande Bibliothèque | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Cinémathèque québécoise | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Cité Historia | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| DHC/ART | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Espace pour la vie (Biodôme, etc.) | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Galerie de l’UQAM | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| JourdelaTerre Québec | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Les Impatients | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Maison Saint-Gabriel | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Centre des sciences de Montréal | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Musée du Château Dufresne Museum | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Planétarium de Montréal | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Société des arts technologiques | French Profile | Montreal | QC |
| Musée des religions du monde | French Profile | Nicolet | QC |
| Musée d’histoire naturelle du parc de Miguasha | French Profile | Nouvelle | QC |
| Musée des Abénakis | French Profile | Odanak | QC |
| Choco-musée Erico | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Musée de la civilisation | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Musée du Royal 22e Régiment Museum (La citadelle) | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Commission des champs de bataille nationaux | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Observatoire de la capitale (CCNQ) | French Profile | Quebec | QC |
| Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent | French Profile | Rivière-du-Loup | QC |
| Zoo «sauvage» de Saint-Félicien | French Profile | Saint-Félicien | QC |
| Centre socioculturel Gérard-Ouellet | French Profile | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | QC |
| Musée de la mémoire vivante | French Profile | Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | QC |
| Musée du Haut-Richelieu | French Profile | Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | QC |
| Musée d’art contemporain des Laurentides | French Profile | Saint-Jérôme | QC |
| Musée du costume et du textile du Québec | French Profile | Saint-Lambert | QC |
| La Cité de l’énergie | French Profile | Shawinigan | QC |
| Centre Culturel de l’Université de Sherbrooke | French Profile | Sherbrooke | QC |
| Musée de la nature et des sciences de Sherbrooke | French Profile | Sherbrooke | QC |
| Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke | French Profile | Sherbrooke | QC |
| Société d’histoire de Sherbrooke | French Profile | Sherbrooke | QC |
| Musée des communications et d’histoire de Sutton | French Profile | Sutton | QC |
| Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines | French Profile | Thetford Mines | QC |
| Galerie d’art du Parc | French Profile | Trois-Rivières | QC |
| Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières | French Profile | Trois-Rivières | QC |
| Musée québéquois de culture populaire | French Profile | Trois-Rivières | QC |
| Musée à découvrir | French Profile | Various | QC |
| Société des musées québécois | French Profile | Various locations | QC |
| Musée-Oh! Le blog en Muséologie | French Profile |
March 11th, 2013 at 12:28 am
Please add the Alberta Railway Museum in Edmonton to your list of Museum Facebook pages!
http://www.facebook.com/albertarailwaymuseum
March 11th, 2013 at 11:15 am
Thanks for the info Stephen! We updated the page.
March 11th, 2013 at 1:27 pm
Please add the Doris McCarthy Gallery in Toronto to your list.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/DorisMcCarthyGallery
March 13th, 2013 at 9:45 am
Please add the Fredericton Region Museum in Fredericton, New Brunswick to your list of Museum Facebook pages! Thank you.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/FrederictonRegionMuseum