Rotary in Guelph 1920–2020: 100 Years of Service Above Self
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaImage: Rotarians of Guelph, 1921 The Beginning of Rotary in Guelph: On February 23, 1920, 25 local business leaders hosted a meeting to organize a Rotary Club in Guelph. Under the direction of Alex Stewart, the club held its Charter Night on April 9, 1920 at the Royal Canadian Café. The Rotary Club of Guelph…
Every Child Matters
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAcknowledging the legacy of Canada’s Residential School system and its impact on Indigenous communities, past, present and future. What is Residential School? The term “Residential School” refers to the education system that forced Indigenous children into mainstream “Canadian” ways of living. The practice removed Indigenous children from their families, languages, customs, and traditional teachings. There…
Guelph Circa 1999
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaLike a time capsule, visitors will discover Guelph of 20 years ago. Told through the stories of the people who spent time at The Bookshelf, a cultural hub in this city since 1973, the exhibition also features artifacts from the 1990s and early 2000s.
Lay of the Land
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaYou are here! This interactive exhibition will orient visitors in time and place through an installation of maps, spanning time immemorial to present day. Lay of the Land invites all visitors to understand our complex relationship to the land, past and present, and to the place that we now call Guelph. Cartography is the art,…
Tales from the Hill – CANCELLED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIn order to flatten the COVID-19 curve, the Museum is temporarily closed until further notice. We are still available online and through our social media channels. City of Guelph COVID-19…
School’s Out, Museum’s In PD Day – CANCELLED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAll Museum events and programs have been cancelled through July 5. Following advice from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, all City of Guelph recreation centres, libraries, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to…
Doors Open After Dark 2020 – Postponed
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAll Museum events and programs have been cancelled through July 5. Doors Open Guelph and Doors Open After Dark have been postponed, date tbd. Following advice from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, all…
Fourth Friday: Murray Foster – CANCELLED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAll Museum events and programs have been cancelled through July 5. Doors Open After Dark has been postponed, date tbd. Following advice from Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health, all City of Guelph recreation…
