Events
Alchemy Embroidery – Collaboratively Altering Paper with Needle and Thread
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe 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…
Stitch in Public Day
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe 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…
Truth & Reconciliation After-School Event
It is one thing to mourn the loss of children to residential schools, but how do we honour these children? How do we bring balance to the lives of survivors…
Roots to Reconciliation: Songs and Stories with Rene Meshake
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin 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…
Amplifying Harriet Miller’s Voice: Limited Screening & Artist Panel
St. Joseph's Health Centre 100 Westmount Road, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin HAUI, 2024 City of Guelph Artist-in-Residence, for a limited screening and artist panel for “Amplifying Harriet Miller’s Voice: A Celebration of Femininity, Blackness, and Healing” at St. Joseph's Health…
Railway Day at Locomotive 6167
Locomotive 6167 John Galt Park, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGather around the largest object in the Guelph Museums collection: Locomotive 6167 for family fun, learning and creativity. Meet the Locomotive 6167 volunteer crew. Move to the music of Toad…
Military Lecture: Evacuation of the British Airborne from Arhneim 1944 by the 23rd Royal Canadian Engineers
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBill McVean talks on the role of Canadian engineers in the evacuation of British 1st Airborne paratroopers from Operation Market Garden at Arnhem-Oosterbeek, Netherlands in 1944. After nine days of…
Thatinatón:ni – Where the Rivers Meet
John Galt Park 15-147 Woolwich Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAll are welcome to witness and celebrate the unveiling of an art intervention beside the Speed River, at the site of the former Trans Canada Trail kiosk in John Galt…
