The Daly House Museum, Brandon, Manitoba
122-18th Street. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Daly House Museum is located in Brandon, Manitoba. It is a 3 story house (plus basement) that recreates a typical upper-class late-19th-century home. Much of its original architecture is kept intact.
Daly House Museum, now a municipal heritage site is the original home of Brandon's first Mayor, Thomas Mayne Daly. This home displays furnishings from the 1880's to the 1890's. The museum also contains a turn of the century grocery store and the Magnacca Research Centre. While visiting the museum enjoy a stroll through the beautiful Victorian Garden. This elegant green space is availble for weddings and other events.
Collections in the Museum:
Furniture: The Museum has an eclectic collection of late 19th Century and early 20th Century furniture which has been donated to the Museum since its opening in 1978.
Military Collections: The military collection includes Word War I memorabilia including a Queen Alexandra Nursing Sister’s Uniform.
Recreation: The museum has a large collection of toys and dolls including a variety of early sporting equipments.
Textiles: The Daly House Museum has a fairly comprehensive collection of women’s wear (approximately 400 dresses including wedding and christening gowns).
The Museum is also home to the Kathleen Moreland Rowe (Kaye Rowe) collection of over 300 hats from 1880 to 1980.
