History Bites

Join us for History Bites: Remembrance Commemorations in Australia and Canada—a Chat with Julie Baird, Director of Newcastle Museums At noon on Wednesday, November 17, Val Harrison, Guelph Museums Visitor Experiences…

Let's have some fun! On December 15 from 12 - 1 pm, join Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna as she gives you an up close and personal look at some of…

Guelph Pipe Band c. 1926, 1992.33.2 Guelph Museums In commemoration of Robbie Burns Day on January 25, we've cooked up an episode of History Bites exploring Scottish connections and traditions…

In commemoration of Black Heritage Month don't miss History Bites with Melba Jewell! This event features an online oral history conversation with a prominent member of Guelph's Black community and Jewell…

Dawn Owen will be in conversation with Becky Katz, Alex Jacobs-Blum, and Chyler Sewell, the artist facilitators behind Mind the Gap: Intergenerational Connectivity between Seniors and Youth, now showing at the Civic.

What was a typical outfit in the nineteenth century? How did clothes change from the 1920s to the 1950s? In this From the Vault History Bites episode, Visitor Experience Assistant Anna takes us deep into the archives to discuss her area of expertise: fashion!

Join curator Dawn Owen in conversation with contemporary artists Anong Migwans Beam, Anique Jordan, Barbara Todd, and Lyn Westfall, who consider themes of war and human conflict in art making.

Join Guelph Museums Curator Dawn Owen for History Bites: Where the Rivers Meet. Dawn will be in conversation with the researchers behind the Decolonizing Place Narratives project. More information to come soon!