In Flanders Fields at 100
Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Times: Italian Canadian Experience during World War II
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThis traveling exhibition from the Columbus Centre explores the experiences of Italian Canadians following Italy’s entry into the Second World War. Through video, audio and text, the exhibition puts a human face to this little-known period in Canadian history. Opening reception April 24 @ 6:30pm
Remembering In Flanders Fields
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaA juried art exhibition by local artists commemorating the 100th anniversary of the writing of In Flanders Fields. Since its publication 100 years ago, John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields has inspired responses from artists of all kinds. The poem has been set to music; answered in verse; and been the impetus for large-scale works of installation…
Fighting in Flanders – Gas. Mud. Memory.
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFrom the opening movements of the First World War, most of Belgium was occupied by German forces. Fighting in Flanders – Gas. Mud. Memory. explores how Canadians in Belgium had to adapt to the significant challenges – from the first use of poison gas in the Second Battle of Ypres to the hellish mud of…
