Exhibitions
Where The Rivers Meet
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWhere 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,…
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMoving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries marks the end of a multi-year collaboration in three of Guelph’s vibrant neighbourhoods – Two Rivers, Onward Willow, and Brant Avenue – where we explored two driving questions: What makes a place home? How do communities change over time?
The Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function considers the local and global histories, technological innovation, and cultural significance of fans. The exhibition draws from Guelph Museums’ collection of over 80 fans and related photographs, postcards, and other ephemera.
Witnessing War
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe exhibition Witnessing War takes place in 2022, marking 150 years since the birth of Lt. Col. John McCrae (1872-1918). An esteemed doctor, soldier and poet, McCrae is remembered for his wartime poem “In Flanders Fields,” which he wrote from the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, on 3 May 1915.
Guelph Pipe Band: Celebrating 100 Years
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe creation of a pipe band was inspired by the Guelph Burns Club, which celebrated poet Robbie Burns in the local Scottish diaspora. To fund the band, a Tag Day campaign raised $72 and the Victoria-Guelph Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire collected $500. The Guelph Pipe Band was officially formed in the fall of 1922.
Call & Response: Querying the Collection
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaUsing 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. The exhibition, Call & Response: Querying the Collection, highlights what they are most interested in and why.
Who What Wear: 200 Years of Local Fashion
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTold through the clothes they wore and the pictures they took, Who What Wear shares stories and experiences of people in the place we have called Guelph for over 200…
No Word For Art: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of Creativity
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTold from historical and contemporary perspectives, and through the story of beads, guest curator Naomi Smith shares the ways of the First Nations people of the Woodlands and Northeastern regions…
