City of Hamilton, Tourism & Culture
The City of Hamilton’s Tourism and Culture Division of the City of Hamilton contains four sections: Heritage Resource Management; Creative Industries & Cultural Development; Placemaking, Public Art & Projects and Tourism & Events.
The Heritage Resource Management Section of the Tourism and Culture Division operates nine civic museums:
- five historic houses (Dundurn National Historic Site, Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site; Whitehern Historic House and Garden National Historic Site, Griffin House National Historic Site);
- three gallery-style museums (The Hamilton Military Museum, The Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology National Historic Site, Hamilton Children’s Museum) and
- an underwater archaeology site (Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site).
The Tourism & Events Section facilitates major events (Supercrawl, Grey Cup, Bayfront Canada Day, etc.), conventions, sports tournaments, music awards/festivals, and more. They also operate the Visitor Experience Centre (VEC) located in the Lister Building on James St N. The VEC provides tourism information, hosts rotating exhibitions, and offers rental space for meeting, S and events.
The Heritage Resource Management Section of the Tourism and Culture Division operates nine civic museums:
- five historic houses (Dundurn National Historic Site, Fieldcote Memorial Park and Museum, Battlefield House Museum & Park National Historic Site; Whitehern Historic House and Garden National Historic Site, Griffin House National Historic Site);
- three gallery-style museums (The Hamilton Military Museum, The Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology National Historic Site, Hamilton Children’s Museum) and
- an underwater archaeology site (Hamilton and Scourge National Historic Site).
The Tourism & Events Section facilitates major events (Supercrawl, Grey Cup, Bayfront Canada Day, etc.), conventions, sports tournaments, music awards/festivals, and more. They also operate the Visitor Experience Centre (VEC) located in the Lister Building on James St N. The VEC provides tourism information, hosts rotating exhibitions, and offers rental space for meeting, S and events.
