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…
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:…
Darkness and Light: Inside the Ontario Reformatory
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFor over 100 years, the Ontario Reformatory/Guelph Correctional Centre was imbedded in lives of the people of Guelph. The exhibition shares stories from within the institution, addressing misconceptions, propaganda, and myths – some perpetuated by the institution itself and recounted in public archives. Officially opened in 1911, the Ontario Reformatory evolved to be many things,…
Fourth Friday: Zubayeer Swani
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin us for an unforgettable evening of music and storytelling as acclaimed, award-winning artist Zubayeer Swani presents Love, Longing & Devotion – A Journey Through Ghazal & Thumri. Swani will…
Bioarcheology and Belonging: Interpreting the Baker Street Remains with Dr Megan Brickley
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin us for a presentation and discussion with Dr. Megan Brickley, a leading expert in the bioarchaeology of human disease, as she shares fascinating learnings from her study of skeletal…
Reclaiming my SHYNE: an invitation to Black women, Indigenous women and women of colour to embrace rest and cultivate more peace in their lives
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaThis 2-hour workshop centers around the maxim that rest is an act of resistance, a radical form of self-care, and a powerful tool for Black, Indigenous, and women/femmes of colour to reclaim their lives from the constant pressure to perform and produce. Inspired by the work of Black feminist thinkers like Tricia Hersey, Audre Lorde,…
Piping Nights at McCrae Memorial Gardens
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaListen in to Guelph Pipe Band practices starting at approximately 7:00 pm. They will play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. and the pipe major will share…
