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Welcome
Built in 1882, the Daly House is a small Victorian Mansion nestled in the heart of Brandon. Originally the home of two of Brandon’s prominent families – the Dalys and the Coldwells – it is now the only pre-1900 structure remaining on 18th Street, a municipal heritage site, and a fine example of Italianate architecture. This unique museum with its antique furnishings and displays, such as Mutter Brother’s Grocery store, transports you back in time to the 19th century the moment you step through the doors.
The house was originally owned by Thomas Mayne Daly, Brandon’s first lawyer and City Mayor, Manitoba’s first Federal Cabinet Minister, and Canada’s first juvenile court judge. In 1898, Daly’s law partner, George Robson Coldwell, purchased the house. The Coldwell family resided in the house until the 1930s. At that time it was turned into a children’s shelter known as the Maples. Forty years later it became Daly House Museum.
What’s on
Daly House Museum’s current exhibit is The Sound of History: Bands and Musicians of Manitoba’s Past. It showcases the history of music, namely in Brandon, from its earliest forms to today. The exhibit will be on view until September 7, 2024.
Popular Services
Tours
Furnished in period antiques from the 1880s to the 1890s, the Daly House Museum also contains a turn-of-the-century grocery store, butcher shop, dentist office, medical equipment, and a rotating exhibit hall.
Archives & Research Services
Do you have a research question needing solving? Or are your wondering about something from Brandon’s past? Contact us with your query and we will do our best to help!
Weddings & Events
Are you looking for the perfect location for your next event?
Somewhere that is beautiful, historic, AND reasonably priced? From engagement parties to weddings, baby showers, luncheons, cocktail parties, business meetings, and everything in between, Daly House Museum’s Victorian Garden may be the perfect spot!
Museum Shop
Whether it’s a special souvenir or an item of local history, our museum shop has you covered. Explore online or in person today!
Address
122-18th Street
Brandon, MB, R7A 5A4
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Museum Hours
SUMMER HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, we are closed for the Lunch Hour, Open again from 1:00PM to 5:00PM
WINTER HOURS: Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, we are closed for the Lunch Hour, Open again from 1:00PM to 4:00PM
Contact Us
(204) 727-1722
dalymuseum@wcgwave.ca
Land Acknowledgement
The City of Brandon is situated upon Treaty No. 2 Territory. We at the Daly House Museum and Brandon Museum Inc. acknowledge this territory as the shared land of the Cree, Oji-Cree, Anishinaabe, Dene, homeland of the Red River Métis, and the unceded territory of the Dakota.
