Past Exhibitions
Lay of the Land
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaYou are here! This interactive exhibition will orient visitors in time and place through an installation of maps, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all…
Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn fall 2019, the Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) approached Guelph Museums about an exhibition that would mark the 75th anniversary of CFUW Guelph. Through the stories of local…
Resonance: Guelph Chamber Choir at 40
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaExperience the soul-stirring sounds of Guelph’s premier chamber choir through 40 years of recording and performance history. This exhibition shares the stories of the people whose lives have been touched…
Liberation of Holland 1945: Trooper Clarence Oliver James
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBetween 1939 and 1945, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war,…
Scholar, Soldier, Spy: Captain John Kenneth Macalister
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBetween 1939 and 1945, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war,…
Fred Hallett and The Sewing Machine Factory
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAlfred “Fred” Thomas Hallett was born in October 1863 in Lewisham, Kent, England – over 150 years ago! His parents, William and Eliza, moved their family to Canada in May…
From Farmland Irrigation to Martian Exploration: 125 Years of Physics in Guelph
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada"I believe the scientific farmer is going to be the farmer of the future. If farming is to be made a success in this country, it has to be done…
CFRU: 40 Years on the FM Dial
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCFRU Radio & Media Centre celebrates 40+ years of broadcasting the voices of Guelph's campus and community at 93.3 FM. Featuring interactive audio and visual links, artifacts, and ephemera pulled…
