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Back by popular demand, Debbie Thompson Wilson leads this watercolour workshop, providing participants with a choice of images based on medieval manuscript illuminations that include silver candlesticks, taking inspiration from the "Light a Candle to Curse the Dark" exhibition, currently on view at Guelph Civic Museum, . All the paintings will be miniatures (under 4…
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
Update! This event is now SOLD OUT! Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 to 9 p.m, a free concert starting at 7 p.m, and a cash bar. Join us for a Festive Evening of Music and Merriment! Get into the holiday spirit with your loved ones…
Looking for a fun holiday activity? Visit the Civic Museum and try out some classic toys from our education collection. Our programming room will be filled with toys, games and puzzles for young and older kids to play with and explore over the Winter Break. Image ID: Guelph Museums, 1975X.00.209, Set of 13 Dominoes
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
Teioháte Kaswenta, or Two Row Wampum, was made between the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and early settler-colonial states (1613, 1664). It symbolized 'Two Peoples' – settler and Indigenous – who were to sail down the ‘river of life’ in two separate-but-equal rows. But settlers and Indigenous peoples alike have often straddled boats, for…
Learn how a private island on Big Rideau Lake, Ontario was presented, experienced, and embodied as a refuge for youth endangered by or alarmed by war. Between 1917 and 1963, the island was the summer home of Admiral Charles Kingsmill and his family. During their tenure, among many things, they hosted British child evacuees during…
Sculpture in image: Theatre by Anne-Sophie Vallee Join curator Dawn Owen for a bite-sized, lunchtime exhibition tour and talk. Marvel at the historical silver sets on display and discover new sculptures made by contemporary artists from post-Confederation silver. Retire to the meeting room for complimentary tea and treats. This is a drop-in event. Pre-registration is…
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