Events for April 4, 2018
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From Convent to Museum: The Renovation Story
The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loretto, is a Roman Catholic congregation founded in France in 1609. In 1847, the Loretto Sisters arrived in Canada and by 1856 they had established a convent in Guelph, located on “Catholic Hill” near to the Church of…
Find out more »Needle Art Expressions: Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, Guelph
In 1976, a local group of Anglican women with an interest in making liturgical embroidery established ‘The St. James Embroiderers.’ They soon realized that the group needed more structure and to include other forms of needle work. In spring of 1977, with advice from the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, London (a textile arts group), the first…
Find out more »Focusing on Nature: Photography in the Natural World
A collaboration between Focus on Nature and Guelph Museums. Opening reception: Friday, March 23, 6:30 PM Photography provides new ways of seeing and understanding our local environment. Today’s technological, urbanized culture meets the natural world in this exhibition of digital photographs created by Guelph youth through Focus on Nature, a local organization that connects…
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I STAND #InUnity
Opening reception: Friday, March 23, 6:30 PM Of an estimated 4,200 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Canada, only 1,200 are recognized by the RCMP. On October 19, 2017 hundreds of people from Guelph gathered to demonstrate against this disparity and to demand a healthier shared future. Together they formed a human medicine wheel,…
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Stories From the Hill – Sya Van Geest
Join the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and special guests at Guelph Civic Museum. April 4 - Sya Van Geest May 2 - Brian Holstein About Guelph Guild of Storytellers: Website: guelphstorytellers.wordpress.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/guelphstories/
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