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Where The Rivers Meet
Where The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration, land relationship, treaties, impacts of colonization, and past and present-day perspectives. The display also considers the founding story of Guelph within the context of a…
Revelations From The Collection
Guelph Museums has a growing collection of over 50,000 items, including objects, archival material, and photographs. This collection allows us to record the tangible and intangible history of the place we now call Guelph. Using large-scale photography, Revelations from the Collection showcases a diverse selection of artifacts and archival material from Guelph Museums’ extensive collection.…
Weaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Heritage and Textile Traditions
This Vancouver Biennale nationally-touring exhibition brings together artists and graphic designers of diverse Indigenous and Muslim backgrounds to collaborate on a series of textile artworks that celebrate the sacred, historic, and creative significance of prayer rugs and weaving traditions. The project began with a series of questions: In a contemporary society of mixed cultures and values,…
Art as We Are: Creative Community Care
Organized by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums, Art as We Are: Creative Community Care spotlights three projects centred in collective community-making through art and involving about 200 local creators: Art in Hard Times (2020), Art in a Just Recovery (2023), and Community Fabric (2024). The exhibition also shares the origin story of Art Not…
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Guests can enjoy bottomless pots of McCrae Private blend tea or our Town Garden blend tea as well as scones, whipped cream, berries, and other sweet treats in the backyard gardens at the McCrae house museum. There is one seating for tea at 2:00 pm and the tea finishes at 4:00 pm. PLEASE NOTE: Tea is…
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Guelph Pipe Band Concert at McCrae House
Guelph Pipe Band Concert at McCrae House
The Guelph Pipe Band invites visitors to attend an official performance with the band in uniform as they play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. . The pipe major will interact with the audience and provide an overview of what they will be performing. Pull up your lawn chair and enjoy the…
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Vinta – Bal Folk workshop and performance in partnership with Guelph Jazz Festival
Vinta – Bal Folk workshop and performance in partnership with Guelph Jazz Festival
Guelph Civic Museum partners with the Guelph Jazz Festival to present a unique opportunity for the community to engage in a folk dance workshop. Join us for a free "Bal Folk" dance workshop hosted by Vinta at 1 PM, followed by a captivating 'Bal' performance at 2:15 PM. "Bal Folk" is community social folk dancing…
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Military Lecture: Endgame: The Secret Force 136 by Catherine Little
Military Lecture: Endgame: The Secret Force 136 by Catherine Little
Catherine Little explores contributions of early Canadian-born Chinese to Canada’s Second World War efforts and the sacrifices its members made to show their loyalty to a country that had utterly disregarded them. Doors open at 6:30 and the presentation starts at 7:00, followed by a question period. Endgame: The Secret Force 136 is presented by…
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Welcoming Week: Floral Folklore and Pressed Wildflower Art by Nimra Bandukwala
Welcoming Week: Floral Folklore and Pressed Wildflower Art by Nimra Bandukwala
Guelph Civic Museum warmly WELCOMES all to an inspiring exploration of local ecology, folklore, and creativity! Led by Nimra Bandukwala, this free workshop offers a unique blend of learning, storytelling, and artistic expression. What to expect? Ecological awareness: Discover the wonders of the local environment by working with invasive wildflowers. Learn about ethical foraging practices…
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City of Guelph 2024 Artist-in-Residence Tracey-Mae Chambers: #HopeAndHealingCanada
City of Guelph 2024 Artist-in-Residence Tracey-Mae Chambers: #HopeAndHealingCanada
City of Guelph’s 2024 Artist-in-Residence, Tracey-Mae Chambers, will present an artist talk and single-day exhibition of the community weavings created throughout the residency, during Culture Days on Sunday, September 22. Join Tracey-Mae between 1 and 4 p.m., with an artist talk at 2 p.m. to learn about her #HopeAndHealingCanada project that has been installed across…
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Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread
The history of a society or an individual can be told through textiles, and these narratives may not be present in other historical records. The only trace of a life lived may be found on an embroidered piece of cloth. Embroidery has enormous cultural significance being valued as an expressive medium in many cultures and…
Fourth Friday: Joni Nehrita
Fourth Friday: Joni Nehrita
Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and a free concert starting at 7 p.m. If weather permits, enjoy music on the patio! This Fourth Friday we celebrate Culture Days, the opening of new feature exhibitions - "Art as We Are: Creative Community…
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Stitch in Public Day
Stitch in Public Day
The Canadian Embroiders' Guild celebrates needle arts by encouraging a Stitch-In-Public Day in September each year. Join Mary Kroetsch to learn and explore how to stitch on paper or bring your own projects to work on. Take inspiration from works on display in the Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread exhibition,…
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Roots to Reconciliation: Songs and Stories with Rene Meshake
Roots to Reconciliation: Songs and Stories with Rene Meshake
Join us on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, for a profound and reflective event led by Rene Meshake, an esteemed Anishinaabe elder, visual and performing artist, author, storyteller, flute player, and new media artist. A recipient of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee Medal, Meshake has dedicated his life…
