
Doors Open
Doors Open Guelph celebrates local heritage by providing exclusive guided tours of heritage and cultural gems not typically opened to the public. Tours are free and available on a drop-in basis. Full details here
Doors Open Guelph celebrates local heritage by providing exclusive guided tours of heritage and cultural gems not typically opened to the public. Tours are free and available on a drop-in basis. Full details here
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…
Join a guided tour of the Ontario Reformatory grounds, led by P. Brian Skerrett, guest-curator of the exhibition Darkness and Light: Inside the Ontario Reformatory, on view now at Guelph Civic Museum. For over 100 years, the Ontario Reformatory/Guelph Correctional Centre was embedded in the lives of the people of Guelph. Explore the site during…
Families can treat their moms to teatime together with scones, sweets, a bottomless pot of McCrae Private blend tea, and live music at the Civic Museum. Seatings at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. Preregistration via Eventbrite is required.
Sacred spaces are deeply rooted in our lineages as interfaces of our spirits with a place, an ancestor, or the divine. They can be anywhere from a woven textile, a body of water, a bedroom wall, or a built structure where community gathers. They are as much an external space rich in meaning as they…
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music and storytelling as acclaimed, award-winning artist Zubayeer Swani presents Love, Longing & Devotion – A Journey Through Ghazal & Thumri. Swani will introduce the rich South Asian traditions of ghazal and thumri, deeply expressive art forms that weave together history, poetry, and melody. Ghazal, known for its…
Join us for a presentation and discussion with Dr. Megan Brickley, a leading expert in the bioarchaeology of human disease, as she shares fascinating learnings from her study of skeletal remains uncovered from beneath Guelph’s former Baker Street parking lot. Discover what these early settlers can teach us about life, hardship, and resilience in 19th-century…
This 2-hour workshop centers around the maxim that rest is an act of resistance, a radical form of self-care, and a powerful tool for Black, Indigenous, and women/femmes of colour to reclaim their lives from the constant pressure to perform and produce. Inspired by the work of Black feminist thinkers like Tricia Hersey, Audre Lorde,…