Exhibits and Collections

A new exhibition has opened at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum featuring art from the museum’s permanent collection. Educational Foundations: Picturing the Schoolhouses of Clarke Township features a series of pen and ink wash art works that focus on the various schoolhouses that used to exist in Clarke Township.

Local artist Maureen Remington was commissioned by the Clarke Museum in the late 1970s to create this schoolhouse series. Remington is remembered locally for her landscapes and architectural scenes capturing Clarington landmarks and places. The exhibit highlights the history of the Clarke area, the schoolhouse as well as details about Remington and her life and work.

"Posts to Home: The Art and Appeal of Postcards" explores the function, form, and fun of the postcard! This exhibit examines the history, imagery, and appeal of the postcard while highlighting postcards that feature the sites and spaces of Clarington. Come and explore this fascinating piece of history at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum during regular operating hours.

On now at the Sarah Jane Williams Museum – In case you missed our popular “Clarington At Work” exhibit, we have selected a sampling of the artifacts to remain on display. Explore the industries and innovations of Clarington’s history through the work tools, clothing, locations, and remarkable careers within the community in the past & present.