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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.…
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…
Darkness and Light: Inside the Ontario Reformatory
For over 100 years, the Ontario Reformatory/Guelph Correctional Centre was imbedded in lives of the people of Guelph. The exhibition shares stories from within the institution, addressing misconceptions, propaganda, and myths – some perpetuated by the institution itself and recounted in public archives. Officially opened in 1911, the Ontario Reformatory evolved to be many things,…
Reclaiming my SHYNE: an invitation to Black women, Indigenous women and women of colour to embrace rest and cultivate more peace in their lives
Reclaiming my SHYNE: an invitation to Black women, Indigenous women and women of colour to embrace rest and cultivate more peace in their lives
This 2-hour workshop centers around the maxim that rest is an act of resistance, a radical form of self-care, and a powerful tool for Black, Indigenous, and women/femmes of colour to reclaim their lives from the constant pressure to perform and produce. Inspired by the work of Black feminist thinkers like Tricia Hersey, Audre Lorde,…
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Piping Nights at McCrae Memorial Gardens
Piping Nights at McCrae Memorial Gardens
Listen in to Guelph Pipe Band practices starting at approximately 7:00 pm. They will play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. and the pipe major will share information about the music and the band. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.
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PD Day: Musical Moments
PD Day: Musical Moments
Enjoy community music making, explore music history, make musical instrument crafts, play in the Families Gallery, and discover classic toys and games.
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Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Join the Guelph Civic Museum and community partners in the Family Tent for a weekend of storytelling, artmaking, and community engagement. The Civic Museum will provide a drop-in creative activity…
5 events,
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Join the Guelph Civic Museum and community partners in the Family Tent for a weekend of storytelling, artmaking, and community engagement. The Civic Museum will provide a drop-in creative activity for families. Visitors are invited to connect and create while reflecting on community and culture. Come and enjoy craft, connection and creativity as a community.
5 events,
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Guelph and District Multicultural Festival Family Tent
Join the Civic Museum and community partners in the Family Tent for a weekend of storytelling, artmaking, and community engagement. We will provide a drop-in creative activity for families. Visitors are invited to connect and create while reflecting on community and culture. Come and enjoy craft, connection and creativity as a community. Visit the Guelph…
5 events,
National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Metis People
National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit and Metis People
The annual National Celebration of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples returns to Riverside Park from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 20 Since 1996, many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21 during the summer solstice. Additionally, June is National Indigenous History Month—a time for all…
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Fourth Friday: Emilyn Stam and John David Williams
Fourth Friday: Emilyn Stam and John David Williams
Fourth Fridays burst with a celebration of music, history, creativity and community connection. Each month, enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5–9 pm, with live performances starting at 7 pm. Concerts will take place on the patio, weather permitting. This month, experience the enchanting sounds of Guelph-based duo Emilyn Stam and John David Williams.…
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Canada Day Tea at McCrae House
Canada Day Tea at McCrae House
Enjoy tea, scones and a bottomless pot of tea in the peaceful backyard gardens at McCrae House National Historic Site. Under large pine trees, experience McCrae Private blend tea or Town Garden blend tea, served with scones, whipped cream, berries and special Canada Day-themed treats. Seatings at 10 am and 2 pm. Admission to the…
