Chatham-Kent Museum

A collection of artifacts or archival materials is the foundation for every museum. The Chatham-Kent Museum collection comprises approximately 12,000 three-dimensional objects, over 1,000 natural science specimens, and more than 100,000 photographic images, documents, and correspondence, as well as a substantial art collection. These artifacts and archival materials are the basis of museum exhibitions, research, and programming.

Over 10,000 images from the Chatham-Kent Museum photograph and postcard archive and over 1,500 artifacts from the collection can be viewed online in the image database www.vitacollections.ca/ckmuseums.

Researchers can access the Kent Regiment IODE Books of Remembrance from the Chatham-Kent Museum collection on the online CK veteran database www.gatheringourheroes.ca.

The Chatham-Kent Museum collection of artifacts and archival materials, as well as research and reference items, may include valuable information for your research. Please contact the museum with your research inquiry. Reproductions of archival materials may be acquired by following the information below.

If you are interested in acquiring reproductions of archival materials in the Chatham-Kent Museum or Ridge House Museum collections, the process is outlined below. Please note that it can take four to eight weeks for the process to be completed and for you to receive your reproductions. Review available reproduction options on the museum reproduction fee schedule. Contact museum with the following information if it is available:
  • The images you are interested in receiving reproductions of
  • The type and size of reproduction
  • Your proposed use of the images
  • The method by which you would like to receive the reproductions (i.e., digital files can be emailed or transferred electronically at no additional cost, or paper
  • copies can be picked up at the museum at no additional cost, or paper copies can be mailed at cost)

The museum will send you a reproduction agreement that includes the cost of your reproductions and their intended use. You should review the agreement as it outlines your legal responsibilities regarding the reproductions you will receive. Return the signed reproduction agreement and payment to the museum. Payment options include cash, debit, or credit at the museum or credit over the phone. Museum staff will send you the reproductions. Contact Information: Phone: 519-360-1998 Email: ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca

Reproduction Fees (for originals up to 11×17)

Photocopy – Black and White $0.75 per image, Colour $1.85 per image Digital File – 72 dpi $14.25 per image, 300 dpi $45.75 per image Research – First 15 Minutes FREE, Each Additional 30 Minutes $17.00 Publication/Book – Inside $28.75 per image, Cover $57.50 per image Educational (i.e., exhibition panels, brochures, etc.) – $17.00 per image Commercial Application (i.e., television, public displays not educational, etc.) – $28.75 per image Commercial Product (i.e., for sale prints, t-shirts, calendars, mugs, etc.) – 20% per item of our fee to produce a comparable product (quantity specified) Note: These fees are in addition to any reproduction fees.

Additional Fees or Discounts

  • Rush Fee (not always available)
  • 5 Business Days +100%
  • 10 Business Days +50%
  • Student Requests Discount -50%

We will make every effort to handle your request promptly. All prices are subject to HST. Please allow four to eight weeks for requests to be processed.

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