Exploring Lower Town Homes

Once you walked through the neighbourhood, you will see brick houses. This might cause you to ponder what their history is, whose family lived in it first, and when did they build it. A lot of people who are fascinated with history are interested to know about these things, so we appreciate the people behind House History Ottawa who made it possible to research some of the historic homes from Ottawa.
Marc Lowell and David LaFranchise of House History Ottawa are exploring the roots of the old houses from Ottawa for many years now. With this, they have been kind to impart some of the information to us from the years of their …

Art Galleries and Museums

There are different places you can go to if you want to explore and know more about the city through art galleries and museums.
Art Galleries

The Museum of Contemporary Art is now in the famous Tower Automotive building where they currently occupy the first five floors. The museum aims to rekindle the love for the art scene by introducing new art from different artists.
The Tom Thomson Art Gallery is displaying classic and memorable local art pieces.
The Algoma Art Gallery boasts of local art from their artists.
Aboriginal or indigenous arts are showcased at the Woodland Cultural Centre …

Evocative Objects: Artifacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods

The artifacts that are included in the exhibition comprises of objects that link us to the environment that we are currently living in. They make us one with our society and let us explore our culture. The artifacts will tell you a thing or two about Ottawa and how it is moving forward as a major city. Through this, we have discovered how the city has grown and became what it is today.
Lebreton Flats
This is the case which holds various artifacts that were found from one of the archeological locations of Lebreton Flats. It was known that the area has been through a rough patch in the past and was also a slum area during the…