Fourth Friday: A Verese Vassell-Bowen Holiday
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaUpdate! 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…
Holiday Break Toys & Games For Families
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaLooking 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: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales 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…
Reading Between The Rows: In Conversation with Our Waters
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTeioháte 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…
Military Lecture: From Wartime Refuge to Peaceful Hippie Haven: Generations of Youth on Grindstone Island
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…
History Bites: Light A Candle to Curse the Dark
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaSculpture 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…
Fourth Friday: Auri Fell
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaEvery 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. In addition to performing songs accompanied by piano and ukulele, Auri’s Fourth Friday solo performance will include the art of live looping, where she will create entire multi-part…
Tales From the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales 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…
