On exhibit February 20, 2026 to December 13, 2027
McDougall Cottage
Shaped by the voices of Cambridge residents, Snapshots in Time transports visitors back to celebrate 50 years of the schools, businesses, and gathering spaces that not only formed the city, but also helped create the identities and memories of the people who call it home.
On exhibit February 20 to May 31, 2026
Schneider Haus
Using an iPad, artist Meghan Harder retraces digitized artifacts to develop digital meditations on fraktur art which are then displayed in lightboxes on the exterior of Schneider Haus. Highlighting five common fraktur motifs: birds, flowers, hearts, horses, and stars, the artist weaves new compositions that echo both the contours of the original forms and the architectural geometry of the Schneider Haus façade.
On exhibit until May 10, 2026 at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Discover an extraordin-hairy side of nature! Whether you have brown hair, blond hair, salt and pepper hair – or even if you are bald, you will be challenged by this scientific exhibit that deals not only with human hair and animal fur, but also with plants’ hair!
Surprises and discoveries await you at every turn … hair of every kind, hair not like any other, from human hair to hair across the world. Experts in hair will be part of the exhibit to explain hair’s utility in criminology, and environment protection.
On exhibit until May 10, 2026 at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Nature is an endless source of inspiration for scientists and designers.
Did you know, the muscles of squids, jellyfish and octopuses propel water with force behind them, resulting in a forward movement? This is the principle used by personal watercrafts to propel themselves.
This exhibition allows you to explore how certain innovative technologies used in transportation have been largely inspired by nature. Discover nearly thirty natural specimens and technological objects sharing common principles.
Permanent exhibit
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
The Waterloo Region Museum joins all Canadians in recognizing the sacrifices and achievements of the men and women who have served in the cause of peace and freedom around the world.
Permanent exhibit
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
The Waterloo Region Hall of Fame honours individuals and organizations - now numbering more than 400 - for their significant contributions to the community.
Permanent exhibit
Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum
Our main gallery exhibit is called Maple Leaf/ Schneiders and traces the 12,000 year human history of Waterloo Region, from Indigenous peoples, to community settlement at the start of the 1800s, to the manufacturing heydays of the 1900s, to the high tech sector boom of recent years.