Cobourg Museum Foundation

Service: Cobourg Museum Foundation - Cobourg & Area Museum

Record #: SHA0177
Last Modified: 28 Jun 2025
Last Full Update: 27 Jun 2025

Description

Description (Service) The Cobourg Museum Foundation has restored an early limestone building on Orr Street, and is now operating it as the Cobourg & Area Museum, formally the Sifton-Cook Heritage Centre, with a focus on local history.

The Foundation is active in promoting Cobourg as a heritage destination for tourists, and is also working to encourage local arts and heritage organizations to work together.

Service Details

Hours Visiting Hours: May and Jun/Sep-Oct 14 - Sat 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm
Jul and Aug - Wed-Sat and Holidays 10 am-5 pm, Sun 1 pm-5 pm
Areas Served Cobourg
Eligibility No restrictions
Application Call for information
Languages English
Fees Membership ; Admission - No charge - donations appreciated

Address and Location

Located In Community Cobourg
Address & Map
Cobourg & Area Museum, 141 Orr St
Cobourg, ON
Canada K9A 0J6
 
View MapQuest Map
Physical Access Fully Accessible

Contact Information

Office Phone 905-373-7222
E-Mail info@cobourgmuseum.ca
Website www.cobourgmuseum.ca
Social Media Facebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sifton-Cook-Heritage-Centre-Cobourg/153555487994142?ref=hl
Instagram Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cobourgmuseum?igsh=NDFnY3o4cXZseDV5
YouTube YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CobourgMuseum/videos
Primary Contact Mary Dunphy, President
Alternate Contact Stanley Isherwood, Treasurer; Phone: 905-372-0698
Volunteer Coordinator Mary Dunphy, Volunteer Coordinator; Email: info@cobourgmuseum.ca
Mailing Address c/o Victoria Hall, 55 King St W 
Cobourg, ON 
Canada K9A 2M2

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