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Every gift makes a difference.

At PAMA we know that art and heritage matter. Donations play a major role in the growth and reputation of our collections. If you are interested in making a financial donation to PAMA, you can visit How to Make a Donation. Below is information regarding donating a work of art, artifact, object, document, collection of photographs and more to PAMA's Art Gallery, Museum and Archives collections.

Page from surveyors journals showing land plots c. 1902

Archives

The archives holdings reflect the history and development of Peel through time. We accept personal and family papers, records of organizations, diaries, letters, photographs, plans, film footage, and other original archival material that helps tell the story of Peel Region and the municipalities of Mississauga, Brampton, and Caledon. If you have material you would like us to consider for donation, contact us.

More information about donating to the Archives

H. H. Gibson surveyors journal No 62, Toronto Township, circa 1902, donated by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.

Art Gallery

Our outstanding collection of over 5,400 works of art would not exist without the generosity of hundreds of donors. Contact us, about donating to the collection.

Franklin Milton Armington, Canadian, 1876-1941, Unknown (landscape) 1902/07, oil on canvas.

Close up of red and gold silk wedding sari

Museum

The museum actively collects objects connected to Peel's history up to the present. Through the generosity of many donors the collection has grown in scope and quality. If you have objects that you would like PAMA to consider for donation to the Museum's collection, contact us.

Silk Wedding Sari, circa 1920, donated in 2011.

All objects proposed for acquisition are assessed against specific criteria pertaining to its physical condition, documentation and relevance to PAMA's mission. If we are unable to accept your donation, we will do our best to refer you to another museum or archive, whose mission is more closely aligned to your objects.