The Cultural Affairs (resources) Office works with the community and City administration to coordinate a vast array of cultural opportunities for its residents and visitors. The ongoing acquisition of public art, celebrations of cultural diversity, rich inheritance of cultural resources, stories, traditions, sites, documents,  and built, social and natural heritage features help residents develop and retain a sense of who they are and tell the Windsor story to the world.

In November of 2005, Windsor City Council created its first cultural resource office to begin to develop the vast cultural resources within the City. Notwithstanding the absence of a formal cultural department for many years, the City has played a key role in developing, preserving and/or maintaining:

• Windsor's Community Museum
• The Capitol Theatre
• Mackenzie Hall Cultural Centre
• Municipal Archives
• Heritage Planning
• Willistead Manor
• Sandwich Fire Hall No. 6
• Windsor Heritage Committee
• Community Public Art Advisory Committee
• Odette Sculpture Park
• Tilston Armouries
• Windsor Artist Studio Mural Project
• CarTunes on Parade
• Lancaster Bomber

Related Documents:

• Public Art Policy
• Plaques, Memorials and Monuments Policy
• Municipal Cultural Master Plan

In addition, City Council also provides financial support to:

• The Arts Council of Windsor and Region
• Art Gallery of Windsor
• Windsor Symphony Orchestra
• Artcite Incorporated

Municipal staff and volunteers are critical to the success of the new Cultural affairs (resources) Office. Together they provide excellence in programming, exhibition, information sharing, education, tourism and entertainment opportunities.  The cultural resources office works to form partnerships and alliances with all levels of government, the not-for-profit sector, business and the public in order to ensure that culture and the tourism industry benefit each other.  Interconnected with all City departments, culture is an essential key to the development of the city.

"There are four pillars of sustainability for cities: a strong economy, good social programmes, respect for the environment and cultural creativity. The fourth one is the creative pillar, and that's the one a lot of people overlook. But cultural creativity is ultimately what makes a city great. The reason we all want to go Paris is not the quality of the sewers." - John Godfrey, MP, Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities, The Toronto Star, July 21, 2004

Parks and Recreation
2450 McDougall Street
Windsor, Ontario
Canada
N8X 3N6

Telephone: For general information, call 311.  For detailed inquiries, call (519) 253-2300.
Fax: (519) 255-7990
Email: parkrec@city.windsor.on.ca