Museum Sites

Fort Erie Museum Services' mandate is to:

  • Care for a base of knowledge that belongs to the future
  • Help create a strong and proud community by celebrating our shared heritage
  • Help satisfy the intellectual needs of the community

Fort Erie Museum Services operates five sites:

  • Battle of Ridgeway Heritage Park
  • Fort Erie Historical Museum
  • Fort Erie Railway Museum
  • Mentholatum Conservation and Work Facility
  • Mewinzha Archaeology and Indigenous History Gallery

Museums and Locations:

Two historical information stands in a large field

Address: 3408 Garrison Road, Ridgeway, Ontario

Phone: 905-894-5322

Hours: Outdoor interpretive display open daily year-round.

Fort Erie Historical Museum

Address: 402 Ridge Road North, Ridgeway, Ontario

Phone: 905-894-5322

Hours: Change seasonally. Fort Erie Museums are closed on all statutory holidays.

Fall, Winter, Spring (September-May)

  • Monday-Friday 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Summer (May-August)

  • Daily 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

Fort Erie Railway Museum

Address: 400 Central Avenue, Fort Erie, Ontario

Phone: 905-894-5322

Hours: Change seasonally. Fort Erie Museums are closed on all statutory holidays.

  • May-August - Open daily, 9:00 am-4:30pm
  • September-May - CLOSED

You can visit the outdoor exhibits and read the interpretive panels year-round.

A large room with glass windows and display cases

Address: Public Bridge Authority Building. 100 Queen Street, Fort Erie, Ontario

Hours: May depend on the schedule of the Public Bridge Authority 

  • Open to the public Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Ring buzzer for access on Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Closed Mondays
  • Closed all holidays

A large room with history displays

Address: Public Bridge Authority Building. 100 Queen Street, Fort Erie, Ontario

Hours: May depend on the schedule of the Public Bridge Authority 

  • Open to the public Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Ring buzzer for access on Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
  • Closed Mondays
  • Closed all holidays

Contact Us


Museum and Cultural Services
402 Ridge Road, Ridgeway, ON, L0S 1N0
Phone: 905-894-5322
Email: museum@forterie.ca

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