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The summer cottage, boathouse and gardens of famous Canadian humourist and economist Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) and his family on the shores of Lake Couchiching.

06/11/2026

What happens when the tour group asks not a typical question🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

We welcome all types of questions!



Are you CAPtivated 🎩 Meaghan Armstrong, owner of Le Petit Chapeau, will be offering a talk at the Leacock Museum on the ...
06/10/2026

Are you CAPtivated 🎩

Meaghan Armstrong, owner of Le Petit Chapeau, will be offering a talk at the Leacock Museum on the topic of 1940s fashion. Important collective creativity and how it can oppose oppression during transformative decades will be explored using her personal collection of hats and clothing. Guests will learn about the changing designs of women’s hats, the creative influences behind them, and how they reflected the broader shifts happening during a decade of social change.

Tickets are only $10 + HST and can be purchased at LeacockMuseum.ca!

Early bathtubs were made out of copper, tin or cast iron. Therefore, in the 1880s when bathtubs were lined with porcelai...
06/09/2026

Early bathtubs were made out of copper, tin or cast iron. Therefore, in the 1880s when bathtubs were lined with porcelain, like the one in this room, they became very popular. The clawfoot tub became the height of luxury in the late 19th century. Since it had become more common to have a bathtub with two tall sides, rather than the earlier bathtubs that mimicked the look of a chair or bucket, the shower head also became popular and was added to create showers as we know them today.

06/08/2026

What you might see when you walk into the Leacock Museum📏📖🔎



This chair was used as inspiration for the “Leacock Chairs” art installation in the Summer of 2012, where local artists ...
06/08/2026

This chair was used as inspiration for the “Leacock Chairs” art installation in the Summer of 2012, where local artists decorated chairs in the same style. This installation was put together by Streets Alive!, which does a new art installation in downtown Orillia every summer.

If you're wandering around the Leacock Property and or around the city of Orillia, you might run into a few!

Over the next four weeks, we’ll share our staff members' favourite rooms in the Leacock Museum. First, we start with Lau...
06/06/2026

Over the next four weeks, we’ll share our staff members' favourite rooms in the Leacock Museum.

First, we start with Lauren, who's been with the museum just over a year now!

"My favourite room in the home changes daily, but more recently, my favourite room has been the study. The reason I enjoy the study so much is that it is the room I spend the most time in, as my desk sits there. I greet the guests who enter, get to learn their stories, their history, and why they chose to visit. I also think it’s almost romantic that my desk sits in the same room where Stephen's desk once sat. On particularly busy days, I find myself glancing up at the portrait of Stephen and am reminded that even though the day might be hard, Stephen most likely had hard days here and that he got through, and therefore I can too. Plus, the view from the study is unforgettable."

What is your favourite room of the Leacock house?

06/05/2026

Reasons not to touch artifacts in the Leacock Museum

1. Your safety 🥽
2. The artifacts’ safety 🫆
3. You might make the ghosts mad đź‘»



June is shaping up to be an exciting month! ✨Find tickets at LeacockMuseum.ca
06/04/2026

June is shaping up to be an exciting month! ✨

Find tickets at LeacockMuseum.ca

What is a samovar? Typically made from metals such as tin, copper, or brass, a Samovar is a Russian invention for boilin...
06/04/2026

What is a samovar?

Typically made from metals such as tin, copper, or brass, a Samovar is a Russian invention for boiling water or brewing tea. As shown in the diagram below, a small teapot full of strongly brewed tea would sit in the receptacle at the top to keep warm, and hot water from the spigot at the bottom would be added according to the drinker’s preference! Later versions would become electric and boil water in a similar process to kettles today. Earlier versions, such as this one, often contain a central tube through which burning charcoal heats the water.

🎤The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) and the Leacock Museum are pleased to present “If You Could Read My Mind…” P...
06/03/2026

🎤The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) and the Leacock Museum are pleased to present “If You Could Read My Mind…” Poetry & Music Lawn Night, a collaborative outdoor cultural event celebrating local talent, storytelling, music, and community connection.

đź“ŤThe event will take place on Saturday, October 3, 2026 from 5 pm to 7 pm on the grounds of the Leacock Museum, 50 Museum Drive, Orillia. In the event of rain, programming will move indoors to OMAH.

Guests are invited to bring their own lawn chairs and enjoy an evening of poetry and music in a relaxed outdoor setting inspired by the cultural and literary legacies that continue to shape the region.

🎟Tickets are available at orilliamuseum.org

Address

50 Museum Drive
Orillia, ON
L3V7T9

Opening Hours

Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

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+17053291908

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