Exploring the history around Eldon House

Past Exhibitions

Virtually unchanged since the nineteenth century, Eldon House is London’s oldest remaining residence which contains family heirlooms, furnishings and priceless treasures of the Harris family and is surrounded by a beautiful 19th-century style garden. Access to Harris Park and downtown amenities are a great appeal for your visit.
Eldon House Garden

Move to Museum, 1960- Present

ELDON HOUSE SECOND FLOOR
This is the third exhibit in a series developed to celebrate the 190th Anniversary of Eldon House and explores the transition of the site
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The Golden Years, 1890-1959

ELDON HOUSE SECOND FLOOR
This exhibit explores the Golden Years at Eldon House when George and Lucy Harris moved into the home along with their children. The exhibit
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190 Tea Cups

INTERPRETIVE CENTRE, ALL YEAR
This exhibit explores a beloved tradition from the Harris Family times, the art of taking tea. The exhibit also takes to opportunity to visualize
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An image of a small yellow house on a hill. Hill side leads down to a river where there are two men and some cows on the banks. Surrounding the house and the hill are trees and foliage.

Home is where the Heart is: A Visual History of Eldon House

ALL YEAR 2024
Second Floor, All Year Eldon House has repeatedly been captured in paintings, sketches and photographs during its 190 years of existence.  This exhibit explores
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A sepia image of a white house. There are extensive gardens in the front and there is a lady with a parasol on the lawn as well as a man gardening.

The Early Days, Eldon House from 1834-1890

FEBRUARY-JULY 2024, ELDON HOUSE SECOND FLOOR
Eldon House Celebrates its 190th Anniversary, Part 1 of 3 Eldon House Second Floor, February through July This exhibit focusses on the formation of Eldon
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1918

September 2018 through February 2019, Eldon House Interpretive Centre
One hundred years ago, the Western world experienced a massive upheaval. The devastating battles of the Somme and Amiens, Armistice and the end of
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A Man of Botany

A Man of Botany

January through May 2019, Eldon House Second Floor
In the 1880s the fortunes of the Harris Family of Eldon House improved with a substantial inheritance from the Ronalds Estate, when Lucy Harris
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And The Award Goes To The Harris Family Songbook

And the Award Goes to…The Harris Family Songbook

February through June 2019, Eldon House Interpretive Centre
Eldon House holds a sheet music collection of over 40 hand-inscribed songs from the 1830s to the 1850s which has been recently digitized, allowing
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From Pottage to Pinperneau

From Pottage to Pinperneau: The Eldon House Cookbooks

July through November 2019, Eldon House Second Floor
The Eldon House Collection holds several books of cookery – from printed materials to hand inscribed “receipt” books. Historical cookbooks contain more than just
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Family Photos: The Harris Family at Home

Through 2019, Eldon House Second Floor
Western Archives holds a huge collection of historic photographs attributed to the Harris family who lived at Eldon House.  This exhibit will provide visitors
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We acknowledge that we are on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabek, Haudenosaunee, Lūnaapéewak and Attawandaron. We honour and respect the history, languages and culture of the diverse Indigenous people who call this territory home.

We acknowledge all the treaties that are specific to this area: the Two Row Wampum Belt Treaty of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy/Silver Covenant Chain; the Beaver Hunting Grounds of the Haudenosaunee NANFAN Treaty of 1701; the McKee Treaty of 1790, the London Township Treaty of 1796, the Huron Tract Treaty of 1827, with the Anishinaabeg, and the Dish with One Spoon Covenant Wampum of the Anishnaabek and Haudenosaunee.

The three Indigenous Nations that are neighbours to London are the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation; Oneida Nation of the Thames; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation who all continue to live as sovereign Nations with individual and unique languages, cultures, and customs.