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Pull up your lawn chair and enjoy the sound of bagpipes at the end of the day at McCrae Memorial Gardens. https://guelphpipeband.com/
On 15 August 1917, the Canadian Corps for the first time under the command of General Arthur Currie captured the German strongpoint at Hill 70 near Lens, France. Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and Canada’s First World War, illustrated by Matthew Barrett and co-written with Robert Engen, depicts this remarkable but costly…
Guelph Culture Days kicks off with a Fourth Friday concert by Eko Gemah, renowned for their authentic renditions of Andean music from South America. Playing traditional instruments, this band of talented musicians delivers folk music that is loud, boisterous, and danceable. Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from…
Join Guelph-based fibre artist Karen Dodds for this fun and creative workshop. Karen will lead you through a full day workshop where you design and create your own silk scarf. Shibori is a fabric dyeing technique which resists dye and produces patterns on fabric. Learn about colour theory, dye mixing and common shibori dyeing methods.…
Visit Creative in Residence Alisa McRonald's community led textile punch needle art piece at the Guelph Civic Museum during Ontario Culture Days. This exhibition will be on display for the duration of the listed dates. Registration is not required to visit the exhibition. Registration will provide updates and reminders of the event. Program Description: Alisa…
To acknowledge the histories and honour the lived experiences of residential school survivors on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Guelph Museums and the Guelph Film Festival co-present a public screening of The Nature of Healing, in collaboration with JamLab Productions. Following the screening, we will welcome five Survivors whose stories are shared in…
In the aftermath of the Great War, people from across the British Isles and Dominion nations read prophecies about the coming new millennium, experimented with seances, and claimed to see the ghosts of their loved ones in dreams and in photographs. On the battlefields, soldiers had premonitions and attributed their survival to angelic, psychic, or…
Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash) will lead "We Remember," a two-day Beaded Poppy Workshop offering traditional teachings and an introduction to Indigenous raised beading techniques and working with deer hide. Participants will create an embossed beaded pin. While in the museum, workshop participants will experience the exhibition No Word for Art: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of…
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