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,…
Revelations From The Collection
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGuelph Museums has a growing collection of over 50,000 items, including objects, archival material, and photographs. This collection allows us to record the tangible and intangible history of the place…
Weaving Cultural Identities: Celebrating Heritage and Textile Traditions
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThis Vancouver Biennale nationally-touring exhibition brings together artists and graphic designers of diverse Indigenous and Muslim backgrounds to collaborate on a series of textile artworks that celebrate the sacred, historic, and creative significance of prayer rugs and weaving traditions. The project began with a series of questions: In a contemporary society of mixed cultures and values,…
Art as We Are: Creative Community Care
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaOrganized by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums, Art as We Are: Creative Community Care spotlights three projects centred in collective community-making through art and involving about 200 local creators: Art in Hard Times (2020), Art in a Just Recovery (2023), and Community Fabric (2024). The exhibition also shares the origin story of Art Not…
Military Lecture: The Canadian Army in the Fall of 1944 – Reappraised
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaGeoff Hayes challenges an orthodox view which holds that First Canadian Army, Cinderella on the Left, was too slow through the fall of 1944. The conscription crisis during this time clouded achievements of the Canadians, but Hayes contends that reports reveal Canadian morale remained remarkably high through this period, something the Canadian government leveraged to…
Fourth Friday: Aftrtht
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFourth Friday is an opportunity to enjoy free access to the museum and a complimentary concert, designed to break down barriers to arts and culture. Free admission to the museum from 5 pm. Concert starts at 7 pm. For the fourth Friday of November, prepare for a dynamic performance from homegrown talent AFTRTHT, whose live…
Museum Store Sunday
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWe’re participating in Museum Store Sunday (@MuseumStoreSunday), a global initiative by museums around the world to highlight curated collections of one-of-a-kind gifts. Our Hilltop Shop, like other Museum stores, offers distinctive products made, designed, and provided by local artisans, designers, publishers, and small businesses. The purposeful practice of shopping Museum gift shops not only provides…
Maintaining An Artistic Mindset: Making the most an art degree
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMaintaining an artistic mindset, when asked time and time again to push creative limit for each new assignment, is a difficult task for students. Creativity is a skill to be honed, and entering the academic and professional creative world can be stressful. During this two-hour workshop, participants will discuss ways to balance personal and professional…
