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.
Iron Willed: Women in STEM
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThis travelling exhibition from Ingenium Canada recognizes the crucial role of women in STEM. Through text and images, the display tells the stories of historical and contemporary Women in STEM, their scientific contributions, as well as their challenges in the face of persistent systemic barriers.
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…
