RiverBrink Art Museum, Art museum in Queenston, Canada

RiverBrink Art Museum is an art museum in Queenston housing over 1,400 works including paintings, sculptures, prints, and decorative pieces by Canadian and international artists. The collection is displayed in a Georgian-style building and supported by a library containing thousands of books and archival documents.

Samuel E. Weir, a lawyer from London, Ontario, bought the Queenston land in 1943 and had a country residence and coach house built to designs by architect Arthur E. Nutter, completed in 1970. Weir died in 1981, leaving his collection and estate to the Weir Foundation, incorporated in 1962. The house opened to the public as an art museum in 1983, and in 1996 a large east porch was replaced by extra exhibition space.

The museum displays works by Canadian artists like Tom Thomson and Emily Carr alongside international pieces, reflecting how local and global art traditions connect. Visitors can observe how these works are arranged together in the galleries and which artists are grouped to create different conversations.

The museum offers educational programs for schools and hosts regular exhibitions from its collection, making the works accessible to both newcomers and art enthusiasts. Visitors should allow time to explore the different gallery spaces and discover the archival materials available in the on-site library.

The museum's interior features custom wood paneling crafted by Alexander Kiss using maple, mahogany, oak, and knotty pine, with ceilings of clear pine and birch. This handmade woodwork creates a warm, textured setting that surrounds the artworks throughout the galleries.