Arts and Culture

Parkwood National Historic Site, Oshawa

Durham Region is home to arts, culture, history and heritage.

Located between Lake Ontario, Lake Scugog and Lake Simcoe, Durham Region offers a wide variety of individual artist studios, independent galleries, and museums.

Art galleries

Art hanging on the walls at the Visual Arts Centre of Clarintgon.

Visual Arts Centre of Clarington, Bowmanville

Visit any one of our galleries for a rich source of contemporary, traditional, and local art.

META4 Gallery - Port Perry

Preston Gallery - Uxbridge

Robert McLaughlin Gallery (RMG) - Oshawa

Scugog Arts - Port Perry

Station Gallery - Whitby

The Visual Arts Centre of Clarington (VAC) - Bowmanville

Museums and historical sites

One of a kind cars at the Canadian Automotive Museum, including Lightning McQueen.

Canadian Automotive Museum, Oshawa

Visit the enchanting estates and museums of Durham Region for an experience you’ll never forget. Tour majestic homes and gardens, preserved and animated to sweep you into another era.

Beaver River Museum - Beaverton

Camp-X Tours by FRC - Oshawa

Canadian Automotive Museum - Oshawa

Cannington Historical Museum - Cannington

Clarington Library Museums and Archives - Bowmanville

Leaskdale Manse National Historic Site - Uxbridge

Lynde House Museum - Whitby

Parkwood National Historic Site - Oshawa

Pickering Museum Village - Pickering

Ontario Regiment Museum - Oshawa

Oshawa Museum - Oshawa

Scugog Shores Museum Village - Port Perry