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In Development

9 to 5: A History of Canadian Office Workers

This new permanent exhibit at WAHC will focus on the history of Canadian office workers and will be punctuated by artifacts, images, text and interactive multi-media.  Gender roles, the effects of technology, and the portrayal of workers in popular culture will be main themes.     

Proposed Building Trades Project

This exhibit and accompanying educational/interpretive kit will be designed to travel and will assemble easily. Punctuated by video, dioramas, artifacts, images, and text, the history of the building trades will be illustrated in one comprehensive exhibit. A graphic mural will pay tribute to all areas of the building and construction trades. We have very strong support from the building and construction trades themselves who are eager to see their rich history displayed across the country.  The exhibit will be in both French and English.

Main Gallery:
THE BOILERMAKERS & IRONWORKERS UNION
Camille Turner & Rick Hill
[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:
Just Food: The Right to Food
Canadian and international artists exploring issues around food access
[read more]