The Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThe Origin of Fan: Folding Form and Function considers the local and global histories, technological innovation, and cultural significance of fans. The exhibition draws from Guelph Museums’ collection of over 80 fans and related photographs, postcards, and other ephemera.
Witnessing War
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThe exhibition Witnessing War takes place in 2022, marking 150 years since the birth of Lt. Col. John McCrae (1872-1918). An esteemed doctor, soldier and poet, McCrae is remembered for his wartime poem “In Flanders Fields,” which he wrote from the trenches near Ypres, Belgium, on 3 May 1915.
Guelph Pipe Band: Celebrating 100 Years
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThe creation of a pipe band was inspired by the Guelph Burns Club, which celebrated poet Robbie Burns in the local Scottish diaspora. To fund the band, a Tag Day campaign raised $72 and the Victoria-Guelph Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire collected $500. The Guelph Pipe Band was officially formed in the fall of 1922.
Iron Willed: Women in STEM
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThis travelling exhibition from Ingenium Canada recognizes the crucial role of women in STEM. Through text and images, the display tells the stories of historical and contemporary Women in STEM, their scientific contributions, as well as their challenges in the face of persistent systemic barriers.
Fourth Friday: Transstar
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioAre you ready to dance? This November we're thrilled to welcome Transstar to perform her self-described "twisted-pop music" for Fourth Friday! Transstar is an electronic musician currently based out of Guelph, ON.
McCrae 150 Symposium
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioCommemorate McCrae 150 with a day-long speakers series featuring reflections on the life and service of Lt.-Col. John McCrae, the reverberations of the Great War, and what we can learn from this history over a century later.
It Happened Here: Horse Racing in Guelph
ONLINEIn this episode of It Happened Here, Education Coordinator Ken Irvine explores the history of horse racing in Guelph beginning in 1847.
Playing the Pipes: Musical Animals from Medieval Manuscripts
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario“Playing the Pipes” celebrates the whimsical animals and creatures pictured playing bagpipes in the margins of medieval manuscripts. Paint a small image adapted from medieval illuminations, using real gold leaf, watercolour, and ink.
