Sights, sounds and good vibrations this fall at Guelph Museums

GUELPH, September 13, 2019: Guelph Museums celebrates the opening of two exhibitions — Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario and VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility, Art, and…

Guelph Museums takes to the sky to open annual Military Lecture series

GUELPH, ON, September 16, 2019: Guelph Museums and Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies have announced the first speakers for the 2019-2020 Military Lecture Series at Guelph Civic…

Large group of frosh, predominantly men, standing infront of War Memorial Hall at the University of Guelph.

Cap-tivated: Frosh at the O.A.C.

Back to school time is right around the corner. Bright eye students getting ready for a fresh start and settling into a new school year. Before there was the University…

Galt 240: Exploring colonist John Galt and the founding of Guelph in a new light

GUELPH, July 24, 2019: 2019 marks the 240th birthday of John Galt, colonist and founder of Guelph. To commemorate the occasion, Guelph Museums is offering a series of events during…

Guelph Mercury “Trip of a Lifetime”

In the fall of 1909, at a time when travel was alluring and rare, the Guelph Mercury announced the “Trip of a Lifetime” subscription contest.  The contest boasted “a free…

Lovett Signs – A Short History

When the Guelph Mercury ceased operation in 2016, the building that housed the newspaper’s headquarters was closed, and the iconic dimensional globe sign that proclaimed the Mercury site was donated…

Backyard Theatre returns to McCrae House

GUELPH, ON, June 26, 2019: McCrae House Backyard Theatre returns for another summer with What I Gave, I Have. The performances open Saturday, July 6 and run Wednesdays through Saturdays…

Indie folk band and Guelph’s artist-in-residence kick off the Fourth Friday summer series at Guelph Civic Museum

GUELPH, ON, June 21, 2019: Four-piece indie folk band ‘Wooly’ will perform at Guelph Civic Museum Friday, June 28 as part of the museum’s Fourth Friday concert series. Wooly represents…