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I am sad to announce that one of our long-time friends and volunteers has passed away. Dave Burke began his career with the Canadian Penitentiary Service at Kingston Pen in 1967 as a Correctional Officer and he remained until his retirement in 2001. Dave experienced many events and incidents at KP over those years, some […]

Canada’s Penitentiary Museum is very pleased to announce that we were awarded the Hospitality & Tourism Award on Sept. 22, 2022, at the 26th Kingston Business Excellence Awards organized by the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce. It’s a great honour to have been nominated and our curator, Dave St. Onge, was able to attend the

We have a special event happening at Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, this Saturday, June 4, 2022, from 12:00 to 3:00pm! We are excited to welcome Emily O’Brien, founder of Comeback Snacks, purveyor of amazing flavoured popcorn! The Museum is now stocking her amazing products in our gift shop. The backstory: Emily started her company while in

On May 21, 2022, the museum will reopen to visitors and other groups for the first time in two years of pandemic. The Museum will be open Wednesday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 4 pm. To ensure a safe experience for everyone visiting, masks will be strongly recommended for visitors. All our staff and volunteers

Canada’s Penitentiary Museum, located in the old Warden’s residence of Kingston Penitentiary, is looking for interested applicants for the summer season (May 17 to September 4). The Museum chronicles the history of the federal correctional system in Canada, with several floors devoted to different aspects of that long history, from escapes to contraband to inmate