Museum Dailies: Museum Makers
ONLINEA video series for young - and young-at-heart - learners. Museum-inspired art and craft activities to cultivate creativity. Watch for new videos every Thursday. Thaumatrope https://youtu.be/90ouRDEKXBI Apple Tree Thaumatrope Template Banjo https://youtu.be/jzCqnTMftc4 Salt Painting https://youtu.be/aqcRVxb6A0s Ball and Cup Game https://youtu.be/PDPU6q_ZXhE Puppet https://youtu.be/un8c5EKIpuA Pig Puppet Pattern Stained Glass Window Art https://youtu.be/gVcSVNDudTg
Museum Dailies: Closer Look
ONLINEA video series for young - and young-at-heart - learners. Take a close look at images from our collection. What do you see? Watch for new videos every Friday. E.R. Bollert Advertisement Puzzle https://youtu.be/HZ8VOq1g4-w Covered Wagon Puzzle https://youtu.be/QI3RRJLmolU Forget Me Not Puzzle https://youtu.be/h2ZDrgbGxlc Demolition of an Old Theatre Puzzle https://youtu.be/BnZTMF59Ml8 Telephone Switchboard Puzzle https://youtu.be/TGT-29mFRx0 Curling…
History Bites: Collecting Experiences as they are Lived
ONLINEHistory Bites is a monthly series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. In this episode, Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen chats about the exhibition Rapid Response: Collecting Experiences as they are Lived, with special guests Kween, Kavya Yoganathan, Justin Reid, June Wilson, and Alison Dunkley. Did you miss the…
History Bites: Life on the Grand, Reflections from the Black Community
ONLINEHistory Bites is a monthly series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Guelph Museums visitor experiences supervisor, Val Harrison, chats about the history of Black settlement around the Grand River, with special guests Kween and Denise Francis from the Guelph Black Heritage Society. This event is hosted in partnership with The…
Dad Tales
ONLINEStoryteller Brad Woods celebrates Fathers Day with anecdotes on fatherhood. Premiering on Facebook Live @guelphmuseums. About Brad Woods: Brad Woods has told stories at festivals, theatres, conferences, prisons, churches and pubs all over North America and the UK. He tells traditional tales, literary classics and personal stories. His stories have been featured in a variety of…
History Bites: From Trailblazers to Changemakers
Launched last September, Her Story: Trailblazers of Guelph and Wellington County celebrates the trailblazing stories of local women. They are activists, artists, caregivers, health care workers, mothers, politicians, scientists, and writers, as well as women-led organizations. Our exhibition will close before the museum reopens, but the conversation, like the work of all trailblazers, continues. At noon on…
History Bites: Uncovering the Museum
ONLINEJoin us on Wednesday August 18th for History Bites: Uncovering the Museum. Take a tour of the Civic Museum with Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna as she interviews museum staff, shows…
It Happened Here: Johnston Green, University of Guelph
ONLINEIt Happened Here is a place-based video series exploring the history behind well known locations in the City of Guelph. Episode 1: Johnston Green, University of Guelph https://youtu.be/rSN_N3ElA_o
