Adopt an Artifact

Sponsor an object in our artifact collection. This is a fun way to learn about items in the collection and a chance to safely handle them.

For adoption

There are two categories of adoption areas "things" and "cabins and trains". Click on the link to browse articles:

Things Group Cabins and Trains Group

Levels of adoption

Contact Collections Coordinator, Sara to sponsor an artifact. You have choices of the following levels:

Bronze $25

Bronze adoption level, gets you:

Certificate of Adoption: includes history and photograph of the artifact
Name of Adoptee on webpage and in Muskoka Museum register
$10.00 tax receipt

Thank you for your interest in sponsoring an object in our collection. Please note that items remain the property of Muskoka Heritage Place and cannot leave the site. Contact Sara to adopt an artifact.

Silver $50

Silver adoption level, gets you:

Certificate of Adoption: includes brief history and photograph of the artifact

Name of Adoptee on webpage and in Muskoka Museum register
Site Pass for one person to the Museum, Pioneer Village and Portage Flyer Train

$30.00 tax receipt

Gold $75

Gold adoption level, gets you:

Certificate of Adoption: included history and photograph of the artifact
Name of Adoptee on webpage and in Muskoka Museum register
Free visit with the artifact (two people, by appointment only)
Site Pass for one person to the Museum, Pioneer Village and Portage Flyer Train
$30.00 tax receipt

Platinum $100

Platinum adoption level, gets you:

Certificate of Adoption: included history and photograph of the artifact
Name of Adoptee on webpage and in Muskoka Museum register
Free visit with the artifact (two people, by appointment only)
Site Pass for one person to the Museum, Pioneer Village and Portage Flyer Train
Things Group: Exclusive adoption – you are the only one who can adopt the available artifact
Cabins and Trains: Booklet with the history of the item as known at Muskoka Heritage Place
$50.00 tax receipt

Diamond $150 (Cabins and Trains only)

Diamond adoption level, gets you:

Certificate of Adoption: included history and photograph of the artifact
Name of Adoptee on webpage and in Muskoka Museum register
Free visit with the artifact (two people, by appointment only)
Site Pass for one person to the Museum, Pioneer Village and Portage Flyer Train
Booklet with the history of the item as known at Muskoka Heritage Place
Exclusive adoption – you are the only one who can adopt the available artifact
$100.00 tax receipt

Donate

If you want to donate an artifact, please read about the donation criteria.