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 slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs, performances and events at City facilities are cancelled through July 5, 2020. For all City…
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 City of Guelph recreation centres, libraries, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs, performances…
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 centres, libraries, museums and theatres remain closed until April 30 to slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs, performances and events at City…
Tales from the Hill – CANCELLED
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales from the Hill has 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 slow the spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). All scheduled programs, performances and events at City facilities are cancelled through July 5, 2020. For all City…
Backyard Theatre: Sons of 17
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThursday through Saturday, August 13 to 15 | 7 PM Saturday matinee, August 15 | 2 PM Synopsis: An unlikely pair of musicians meets in Guelph during the spring of 1917 to rehearse songs for soldier recruitment, all while revealing home front emotions, opinions and diversions of the time. Mike Ford (Moxy Früvous) and Murray…
History Bites: Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow
ONLINEJoin us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. First up in our online series, Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen talks Rapid Response: Collecting Today for Tomorrow. Join curator Dawn Owen for a casual conversation about the Museums’ Rapid Response Collecting program. We will reveal, for the…
Military Lecture – Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics
Image: 1864 Union recruitment broadside, P. S. Duval and Son, Philadelphia Guelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital! Dana Weiner presents, Fighting for Citizenship: Black Union Soldiers on the Battlefield and in Politics. During the U.S. Civil War, African American men fought to join the Union ranks. Their struggle was just one operation…
History Bites – Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County
Join us for an online series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County, a display highlighting the contributions of women and organizations/groups who have advanced the status of women by leading the way…
