Grey Roots Museum & Archives Launches Redesigned Grey County Gallery
Grey Roots Museum has completed a $355,000 redesign of the Grey County Gallery, unveiling new exhibits on local history.
Grey Roots Museum & Archives has completed a major redesign of its Grey County Gallery, unveiling a renewed space that highlights the region’s diverse stories through artefacts, archival images, and personal accounts.
The gallery, first installed in 2004, has been reimagined over several years. Work began in 2018 with early planning and was carried out in phases. The first section, Voices, opened in 2020, focusing on individual experiences of Grey County’s history.
The most recent work has brought three additional sections — Connection, Permanence, and Hope — to completion in 2025, following earlier installation of the Abundance section in 2022.
The $355,486 redesign was supported through Canadian Heritage’s Canada Cultural Spaces Fund, which invests in infrastructure improvements at cultural and heritage institutions across the country.
The new gallery is designed to offer flexibility, allowing displays to rotate and more artefacts to be showcased. Museum staff say this approach will help keep the long-term exhibit fresh while broadening the stories being told.
The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, said the federal government’s investment aims to strengthen access to inclusive and relevant heritage. He described the updated exhibits as a way to share “diverse, inclusive, and relevant stories, with improved accessibility for visitors.”
With the redesign now complete, Grey Roots is positioning the Grey County Gallery as a cornerstone exhibit, inviting residents and visitors to explore the region’s past through a wider lens.
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