The Leacock Museum National Historic Site is reopening its doors on Saturday, May 21, 2022, with a suite of new programs and activities for the upcoming summer season.
On the slate for summer 2022, the museum presents its new exhibition, Entertaining Entertainers: Mary Pickford, Queen of the Silver Screen, from May 21 to Sept. 4, 2022. The exhibit will explore the friendship of Stephen Leacock and Mary Pickford as well as Pickford’s legendary silent film career.
Pickford, known as ‘the Girl with the Golden Curls,’ was the first Canadian to win an Oscar, the first actress to make $1 million a year, and the first person to be filmed in a close-up. Over the course of her career, she starred in such films as Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Pollyanna, and Tess of the Storm Country.
Throughout the duration of the Pickford exhibit, attendees are welcomed to vote on which of Leacock’s famous friends the Museum should focus on next – including Charlie Chaplin, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and J.M. Barrie.
The exhibit coincides with the re-opening of the Museum for the 2022 season. The Museum will be offering self-guided and guided tours from Wednesdays to Sundays weekly. Drop-in between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to explore the Museum on your own or reserve a spot for one of the guided tours offered at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily.
To round out the experience, bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the grounds and panoramic view. The Museum is also excited to welcome FARE Restaurant, scheduled to open on May 20, to the site as Orillia’s newest waterfront dining experience with contemporary cuisine.
For admission pricing and further details regarding the Museum experience, click here.
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Jenny Martynyshyn
Museum Coordinator
705-326-8651
jmartynyshyn@orillia.ca
Melissa Gowanlock
Manager of Communications
705-330-1951 (cell)
magowanlock@orillia.ca
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Photo 1: The Leacock Museum National Historic Site presents Entertaining Entertainers: Mary Pickford, Queen of the Silver Screen as a new exhibition for the 2022 summer season. The exhibit explores the friendship of Stephen Leacock and Mary Pickford (pictured) as well as Pickford’s legendary silent film career.
Photo 2: The Leacock Museum National Historic Site is reopening its doors on Saturday, May 21, 2022, with a suite of new programs and activities for the upcoming summer season.
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(CISO News)