Using a community-curation and crowd-sourcing framework, Guelph Museums’ invited members, volunteers, and staff to select an item from the museum’s collection for display. Call & Response: Querying the Collection highlights what they are most interested in and why.

Visitors to the museum are encouraged to respond to the items on display with their own reflections, experiences, and “queries”. Guests can share their impressions on our community corkboard or use our iPad portal to write directly to the Curatorial team.

Call & Response strives to connect artifacts to contemporary stories, shed light on the depth of Guelph Museums’ collection, and reveal gaps in our collecting narratives.

DIY Punk T-Shirt and Photographs, 1985-1990. Guelph Museums, 2022.18.1, 2, 9, 12, 15, 16. Chosen by: Laura Coady

Coronation Medal of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953. Guelph Museums, 1979X.00.155. Chosen by: Wendy Dabbs

Cribbage Table by Holman Luggage Co., 1935. Guelph Museums, 2006.54.1. Chosen by: John and Anne Holman.

T. Holliday Guelph Brewery, Name Stone, 1868. Guelph Museums, 2018.43.1. Chosen by: Wendy Dabbs

Camouflage; Not just what it seems; A Handsome Couple, 1916. Guelph Museums, 1969.48.64, 77,85. Chosen by: Julia Busatto.

Advertising Card, Bell Piano and Organ Company, Limited, 1890. Guelph Museums, 2000X.11.4. Chosen by: Taliesin Ho-Devine