Memory Cycle: Re-Sonified Artifacts
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMemory Cycle: Re-Sonified Artifacts is a collaboration between Guelph Civic Museum and musician Gordon Monahan. This exhibition is a foray into the parlour rooms of Victorian Guelph and an experiment with Victorian-era piano recordings.
Rapid Response: Collecting Experiences as they are Lived
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe COVID-19 pandemic is a major moment in history. On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. On March 17, Ontario declared a state of emergency,…
Bravo! Guelph Little Theatre Celebrates 85 Years
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBanner Image: The cast from “Angel Street” (1991), based on the 1938 play titled “Gaslight” by British dramatist Patrick Hamilton. Bravo! As the city's longest running community theatre, Guelph Little…
Where The Rivers Meet
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWhere The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration,…
Between the Crosses, Row on Row: 100 Years of the Remembrance Poppy
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaBeginning with Guelph-born Lt. Col. John McCrae's 1915 poem "In Flanders Fields", this exhibition tells the story of the poppy as it evolved to be an enduring symbol of remembrance in Canada and around the world.
Virtual STEM
ONLINEHave you ever wondered how things work? How space travel is possible? Why some things float and other things sink? How we generate electricity? How sound travels? Let’s discover the answers together! Led by undergraduate physics students and guided by professors Dr. Joanne O’Meara and the Great Orbax, Virtual STEM was held last November with two…
It Happened Here: Gallows at the Court House
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaIt Happened Here is a place-based video series exploring the history behind well known locations in the City of Guelph. For this episode, you're invited to join Education Coordinator Ken Irvine at the Court House to learn about the history of Guelph's involvement with capital punishment. Exploring the period of religious intolerance that gripped the…
Guelph Girls Hockey Association at 25 Years
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThe exhibition Guelph Girls Hockey Association at 25 Years traces the history of the Guelph Girls Hockey Association. Since 1996, GGHA has offered recreational and competitive hockey for female players, centred in physical fitness, self-esteem, and confidence building, and on the development of volunteers and community leaders.