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Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Wall of Art: Standing Guard

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Opening reception: September 22 | 6:30 PM Performance by Annakin Slayd | 7 PM The Guelph Civic Museum, Guelph Arts Council and the City of Guelph are pleased to present the “Wall of Art” juried exhibition series, featuring excellent artists from Guelph Arts Council’s membership. This exciting series aims to showcase the breadth of local…

Canadian, Eh! A History of the Nation’s Signs and Symbols

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

RECEPTION: FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 | 6:30 PM Performance by Annakin Slayd at 7 PM Through art and artifacts, explore the official and unofficial signs and symbols that communicate our history, culture, and distinct national identity. “Our national identity is complex and nuanced,” says Dawn Owen, Curator at Guelph Museums. “And so too are the signifiers of our…

Transported: Objects of Meaning and the Immigrant Experience

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Five short films and an installation featuring stories and objects contributed by Mwangi Wa Wairimu (Kenya), Oluwaseun Jilani (Nigeria), Amira AL Tahhan (Syria), Nicola Maggs (England) and Farshad Mazloumi (Iran). Transported is directed by Dawn Matheson with cinematography and editing by Erin MacIndoe Sproule and is part of the Guelph Film Festival’s annual Hidden Histories project, presented in…

From Convent to Museum: The Renovation Story

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

The Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose members are commonly known as the Sisters of Loretto, is a Roman Catholic congregation founded in France in 1609. In 1847, the Loretto Sisters arrived in Canada and by 1856 they had established a convent in Guelph, located on “Catholic Hill” near to the Church of Our…

Needle Art Expressions: Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, Guelph

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In 1976, a local group of Anglican women with an interest in making liturgical embroidery established ‘The St. James Embroiderers.’ They soon realized that the group needed more structure and to include other forms of needle work. In spring of 1977, with advice from the Canadian Embroiderers’ Guild, London (a textile arts group), the first…

Toys and Games

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Focusing on Nature: Photography in the Natural World

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

A collaboration between Focus on Nature and Guelph Museums. Opening reception: Friday, March 23, 6:30 PM Photography provides new ways of seeing and understanding our local environment. Today’s technological, urbanized…