Events
Guelph Film Festival x Guelph Civic Museum
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGuelph Film Festival returns to the Civic Museum with two documentary screenings. This year’s festival focuses on igniting conversations about our world and relationships, sparked by the themes of resistance, inclusion, and care. Tickets available at https://guelphfilmfestival.ca/ 11:30 a.m.- Wilfred Buck Lisa Jackson ⋅ CANADA ⋅ 96 min ⋅ Captions Elder Wilfred Buck overcame…
Military Lecture: The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War by Tim Cook
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTim Cook, Canada’s preeminent war historian, introduces his new book, “The Good Allies: How Canada and the United States Fought Together to Defeat Fascism during the Second World War.” Doors open at 1:00 pm and presentation starts at 2:00 pm, followed by a question period. Books will be available for purchase, with a book signing…
Remembrance
From Indigenous Veterans' Day on Friday, November 8 to Remembrance Day on Monday, November 11, admission to the Civic Museum and McCrae House will be by donation. We encourage you…
We Remember: Beaded Poppy Workshop with Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash)
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCreate an embossed beaded poppy pin or pendant. This two-day workshop offers traditional teachings and an introduction to Indigenous raised beading techniques and working with deer hide. This workshop is…
Remembrance Day
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMcCrae House is open extended hours with admission by donation. 8:55 am - Royal Canadian Legion Col. John McCrae Memorial Branch 234 flag service at McCrae Memorial Gardens, featuring wreath…
Military Lecture: The Canadian Army in the Fall of 1944 – Reappraised
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGeoff Hayes challenges an orthodox view which holds that First Canadian Army, Cinderella on the Left, was too slow through the fall of 1944. The conscription crisis during this time clouded achievements of the Canadians, but Hayes contends that reports reveal Canadian morale remained remarkably high through this period, something the Canadian government leveraged to…
Fourth Friday: Aftrtht
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFourth Friday is an opportunity to enjoy free access to the museum and a complimentary concert, designed to break down barriers to arts and culture. Free admission to the museum from 5 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm. For the fourth Friday of November, prepare for a dynamic performance from homegrown talent AFTRTHT, whose live…
Museum Store Sunday
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWe’re participating in Museum Store Sunday (@MuseumStoreSunday), a global initiative by museums around the world to highlight curated collections of one-of-a-kind gifts. Our Hilltop Shop, like other Museum stores, offers distinctive products made, designed, and provided by local artisans, designers, publishers, and small businesses. The purposeful practice of shopping Museum gift shops not only provides…
