Focus Group

We Want to Hear from You!

Help shape the future in preserving our past! Participate in our focus group on Thursday 30th April 2026 in two separate time slots; 11:00am - 1:00pm, and 6:00 - 8:00pm. Give feedback to what they love and what they think could improve our museum.

To show our appreciation, we will serve free cookies and coffee to participants. Only 50 seats are available for each section so make sure to RSVP. Please specify the amount of guests accompanying you and your preferred timeslot. Send an email with the subject line NBM Focus Group to student2@northbaymuseum.com to secure your spot today!

Rock Talk

A special edition of Coffee & Conversations

Join us on Thursday, 30th April 2026, 2:00 - 3:30pm to celebrate 70 years of the Nipissing Rock & Mineral Club with a rock-ing event. Listen to the North Bay edition of “Every Rock Tells a Story,” and learn how the region was shaped by volcanoes, oceans, mountains, and glaciers. Hold unique rock and crystal specimens in your own hands.

A free event without need for RSVP. A rolling stone gathers no moss. So feel free to roll up to our museum for this unique edition of Coffee and Conversations!

Game On!

Retro Video Game Exhibit and Arcade

It’s back! We’re powering up the retro game consoles for an awesome March Break experience! Join us daily from March 16th - March 21st to try some old school video games.

Tickets are valid for general admission (including adult, senior, students, and youth). Tickets include admission to the Museum and one hour in the Retro Video Game space.

Time in the retro video game space can be extended at the discretion of North Bay Museum staff and volunteers.

*Please note: Tickets can be purchased at the front door, based on available times. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times. All backpacks and large bags must be left in the gift shop and will not be allowed upstairs.

Reserve online sales will close at 10 am each day to allow for walk in sales (visitors can call the museum to inquire about walk in availability if desired).

“Wind, Water and Wilderness” by Michael Dobson Opening Reception Jan 24 1-3 pm- Meet the Artist!

This body of work celebrates places in Northern Ontario where the artist has lived and painted. They range from Muskoka to Georgian Bay and Temiskaming Shores, and further north from Thunder Bay to Webequie. The artist chose to revisit and paint these places because they are unforgettable. Their windswept pines, basalt rock cliffs, black spruce forests, granite outcrops, and mineral-laced rivers draw him back again and again. He feels fortunate to live and work within such a stunning, vast and varied landscape.

OPENING RECEPTION- Jan 24 1-3pm- Meet the Artist!

Family Day

Visit the North Bay Museum on Family Day, Monday February 16th from 12pm to 4pm!

Explore our displays for free with our interactive scavenger hunt.

We will be accepting cash or food donations to be delivered to the North Bay Gathering Place.

To learn more about past and upcoming events, download our Summer 2025 Newsletter!