The City of Timmins acknowledges that we are on the traditional lands of Mattagami, Flying Post, and Matachewan First Nations, within Treaty 9 territory, home to Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Algonquin, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

VR Experience

Step back in time and discover what life was like deep beneath the earth in Timmins’ early mining days.

Created in 2019–2020 through a partnership with Fred Beam, an animator based in Los Angeles, California, this virtual reality experience takes visitors underground to 1912, where they step into the boots of a gold miner.

Experience the sights and sounds of life below the surface — the flicker of candle light, the echo of tools striking rock, and the true darkness of working underground. This immersive adventure offers a vivid look at the challenges, surprises, and resilience that defined the early mining experience in the Porcupine Camp.

A woman uses the VR experience

Land Acknowledgement

The Timmins Museum: NEC, located at 325 Second Avenue, Timmins, Ontario, is owned and operated by the Corporation of the City of Timmins. The museum is situated on the traditional territory of the Mattagami First, Flying Post, and Matachewan First Nations located in Treaty 9.  These lands are home to many Ojibway, Cree, Oji-Cree, Algonquin and Metis people.