Government House Collection
The Government House collection contains objects original to the house from the period 1898 to 1910. These originals, plus period pieces and replicas, total over 10,000 articles plus documents and photos. Much of the collection is irreplaceable.
Government House Museum acquires, documents, studies, interprets, exhibits and cares for the object and document collections that further the Museum’s mission and meets the needs of the Museum’s audiences.
The Museum’s collections reflect the people and history of Government House. The collections emphasize Government House as a historic living property. The object and document collections complement and support each other. They illustrate the stories of Government House’s past and present and are significant for preserving the history of Government House as one of the province’s treasured historic sites.
Both the object and document collections are used actively, in exhibitions and programs, to connect the history of Government House to larger, more complex issues of provincial history.