Past Events

Between 1939 and 1945, the Second World War was an international conflict fought on land, on sea and in the air. Canadian soldiers played a major role in the war, including many from Guelph. In this 75th anniversary year, we come together to remember their lives and reflect on their sacrifices. Join us on Wednesday, November 18 at 12 p.m. for an online conversation that focuses on the Liberation of Holland from German occupation and traces Canada's central role in…

Guelph Museums’ 2020-2021 military lecture series is going digital!  Dr. Alex Souchen presents, War Junk: Munitions Disposal and Postwar Reconstruction in Canada. War Junk reveals the complex political, economic, social, and environmental legacies of munitions disposal in Canada. During the Second World War, Canadian factories produced mountains of munitions and supplies, including some 800 ships, 16,000 aircraft, 800,000 vehicles, and over 4.6 billion rounds of ammunition and artillery shells. Although they were crucial to winning the war, these assets turned into…

Kick off your weekend with an online performance by Ambre McLean! The colder months are upon us and the Fourth Friday concert series has moved online during winter 2020-2021. Watch Ambre's live online performance at 7 p.m. on Guelph Museums' Facebook Live.  About Ambre McLean: For Ambre McLean, music is everything - and everything is music. Born to a household of traveling troubadours, Ambre's musical education began early as early as all the most important life lessons do - the…

Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. This History Bites session featuring a deep dive into the collection vaults. We'll be looking into the museum's collection of cookbooks and cooking tools. From Second World War rationing to a Covid Community Cookbook, and all the happier times in between, this session will tell you the story of Guelph through the food we eat. History Bites is a free online event. To…

Join us for a series of bite-sized conversations inspired by current exhibitions and stories from the collection. Guelph Museums curator Dawn Owen will be chatting about current exhibit,  Guelph Circa 1999 with special guests Ajay Heble, Dean Palmer, Ian Findlay, Jessica Steinhauser, and Mark McAlpine. Watch guests compete in a 90s trivia challenge, as they reflect on the cultural life of Guelph in the 1990s. About Guelph Circa 1999 Like entering a time capsule, visitors will discover Guelph of 20…

Kick off your weekend with an online performance by Nefe! The colder months are upon us and the Fourth Friday concert series has moved online during winter 2021. Watch Nefe’s performance at 7 p.m. on Guelph Museums’ Facebook Live or through the ONLINE page. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Sponsored by: About Nefe: Adept listeners might be able to trace Nefe’s genre-defying sound back to her endless influences from folk to pop or R&B to reggae but what listeners will actually hear is an idiosyncratic…