Decolonizing Guelph’s Founding Story
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGuelph Museums is in the process of decolonization through the restructuring of our colonialist framework and by collaborating meaningfully with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. We are committed to…
Indigenizing Galt
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGuelph Civic Museum was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then, our founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada…
Lacrosse: The Creator’s Game
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaDewa’áo’:gajíhgwa’e’ is the Cayuga Nation word for lacrosse, which has multiple meanings: “they play with webbed sticks” and “to throw or pass the ball” and “hitting their hips. Lacrosse was…
Art As Activism: Truth, Survivance, and Resilience
Image: Alex Jacobs-Blum, The Medicine Game Opening reception: Friday, August 2, 6 PM Guelph Museums was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then, our…
Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaContent warning: The exhibition Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario includes content that some visitors may find offensive and/or traumatizing. Guelph Museums aims to provide open spaces…
VibraFusionLab: Bridging Practices in Accessibility, Art and Communications
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaExperience sound and vibration technologies through art installations by David Bobier, Lindsay Fisher, Marla Hlady, Ellen Moffat, Gordon Monahan, Alison O’Daniel, and Lynx Sainte-Marie. By making sound tangible through touch,…
Tales from the Hill
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin Guelph Guild of Storytellers and special guests on the first Wednesday of each month. Free admission.
School’s Out, Museum’s In PD Day – The Making Box
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaImprov for Joy with Hayley from The Making Box. Both sessions are designed for children with all levels of cognitive and sensory processing needs. Two sessions, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. General admission.
