Public Hours
Wednesday - Friday
12:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Please ring bell if door is locked.
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Contact WAHC
Workers Arts and Heritage Centre
51 Stuart Street
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8L 1B5
Public Hours:
Wednesdays-Fridays
12:00 - 4:00 pm
Saturdays 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Please ring bell if door is locked.
Telephone: 905.522.3003
Fax: 905.522.5424
Email: wahc@wahc-museum.ca
2013 Staff Contacts
Florencia Berinstein
Executive Director
Extension 23
executivedirector@wahc-museum.ca
Andrew Lochhead
Labour Arts Coordinator
Extension 22
andrew@wahc-museum.ca
Brian Kelly
Building and Exhibitions Coordinator
Extension 26
brian@wahc-museum.ca
Townsend, Christine
Bookkeeper
905-522-3003, Extension 25
Location
Map:
Click on the 'star' icon on the map to discover driving directions from your location to us!
Taking an HSR Bus to WAHC:
1. HSR Bayfront Bus #4
2. North towards the lake
3. Get off at Murray Street Stop
4. Walk one block to Stuart Street, turn left
How to Drive to WAHC:
WAHC is located at 51 Stuart Street, in the North End of Hamilton.
From Burlington, Mississauga, Toronto, and points east and north:
1. Take the Queen Elizabeth Way west to Highway 403 West.
2. Travel west on Hiway 403 and take the Highway 6 South exit at York Boulevard.
3. Travel east on York Boulevard to the corner of Bay Street. Copps Coliseum will be on your right, Sir John A. Macdonald Secondary School on your left.
4. Turn left on Bay Street. Cross the traffic light at Barton Street. Two streets later there is an all-way Stop sign at the corner of Stuart Street.
5. Turn right on Stuart Street. WAHC is two buildings east at 51 Stuart Street.
6. If you have crossed the bridge over the train tracks, you have gone too far.
From Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge:
1. Take Highway 401 East to the Highway 6 South exit.
2. Follow steps 1-5 above.
From the Niagara Penninsula and points east:
1. Take Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 403 West
2. Follow the directions for Burlington, Mississauga and Toronto.
OR
3. Take Queen Elizabeth Way to the Burlington Street exit.
4. Travel west on Burlington Street past Dofasco, Stelco and National Steel Car. Just west of James Street, Burlington Street will turn into Guise Street then Bay Street.
5. Travel south on Bay Street past Harbourfront Park. At the all-way stop sign at Stuart Street, turn left onto Stuart Street.
6. WAHC is on your right at 51 Stuart Street.
7. If you reach the stoplight at Barton Street, you have gone too far.
From Brantford, London, Windsor and points west:
1. Take Highway 401 East to the Highway 403 East exit near Woodstock.
2. In Brantford, take Highway 2/53 East to reconnect with Highway 403 East in Ancaster.
3. Take the Main Street East exit in Hamilton.
4. From Main Street, turn left at Bay Street just before City Hall.
5. Travel north on Bay Street. Cross the traffic light at Barton Street. Two streets later there is an all-way Stop sign at Stuart Street
6. Turn right on Stuart Street. WAHC is two buildings away at 51 Stuart Street.
7. If you have crossed the bridge over the train tracks, you have gone too far.
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Main Gallery:
The Spirit of Our Movement
[read more]
Entrance:
Custom House History & The Hall of Hamilton Labour
[view photos]
In our West Gallery:
Punching the Clock: Working in Canadian Factories from the 1840s to the 1980s
[view photos]
In our East Gallery:
Gateway to the Workers City & Made in Hamilton Industrial Trail
[view photos]
In our Second Floor Gallery:
Nine to Five: A History of Office Work
[view photos]
In our Community Gallery:
Immigrant Culture and Art Association (ICAA)
Students’ Exhibition
[read more]
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