Welcome to The Kite Museum
"Kites are a universal language of wonder and play."
George Paisiovich
Welcome
to the early stages of the development of our vision.
Canada's first kite museum opened on Pelee Island
on June 28th, 2008. The mission of the museum is:
* Preserve kites and related knowledge
* Provide opportunities for people to be exposed to kites, their history
and future
* Help teach the making of kite and related items
* To preserve North American paper kites
* To use kites to bridge cultural understanding, environmental awareness
and family
* To be a resource for uniquely Canadian connections to the kite world
* To develop and introduce opportunities and means for physically
challenged to participate in kiting
... and simply stated - to share joy.
With over 4,300 kites and related items,
there is much work to do in terms of research, display development,
etc., and we are currently looking at taking part of the museum on the
road for events and activities around the Great Lakes region and
north-eastern United States.
Visiting the Kite Museum
  
Where: On Pelee Island, Canada, in the middle of Lake Erie.
The museum is in the heritage centre directly across the street from
where ferry docks - so leave you car at home.
When: Museum is open the same hours of the Heritage Centre
10am to 5pm everyday, May to October.
Cost: The kite museum is free, though it there is a fee to
enter the Heritage Centre which houses the museum. The fees are:
Adults $3 Seniors $2.50 Students $2 and children under 6 are
free.
How: do I get there, find info about Pelee? The museum is
located directly across from where the ferry you come on docks. Here is your
one stop link -
http://www.pelee.org
In the meantime, if we can help
you, answer any questions, or if you would like to get involved with
some of our activities, please contact us at:
info@thekitemuseum.com
Thank you, and check back soon.
Kay
Buesing, Museum Director, World Kite Museum, and myself at lunch in
San Jose, California on May 7th with Khaled
Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner. Khaled is signing
a few movie kites, in both languages, with the signature quote, "There
is a way to be good again".

The Kite Museum's first exhibit at Burlington, Ontario,
2007.

Author Margaret Attwood, shares a laugh with
Environmentalist Dr. David Suzuki, The Kite Museum
decorated the event with 35 silk butterfly and bird kites from 3' to
10'.

The WindJammers, Team Sky Burner
, Meg Albers, and members from the Toronto and Niagara Kite
Clubs who participated in the Pelee Kite Day
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What's New! 2008
Updated Musings...
The Vest family first to take advantage of free camping for
kiters on Pelee Island program. e-mail me for info
Updated the Help Wanted section
Updated the Museum Highlights
and Musings
sections
First part of my article about lunch with Khaled
Hosseini - click here
This museum is made possible
through the sponsorship of Stakeholder Solutions.
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