Mind the Gap – Intergenerational Connectivity between Seniors and Youth
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaOrganized by Centre for Artistic & Social Practice (Hamilton, ON) and presented at Guelph Civic Museum, Mind the Gap is an exhibition of artworks created by a community of seniors and youths working with practicing artists in Hamilton and Guelph. Through co-creative artmaking, the project aimed to decrease isolation among the participants and to bridge their generational gap.
History Bites: Melba Jewell
ONLINEIn commemoration of Black Heritage Month don't miss History Bites with Melba Jewell! This event features an online oral history conversation with a prominent member of Guelph's Black community and Jewell family historian (and bass player for the celebrated ‘60s musical trio The Fabulous PJs!). History Bites is a monthly series of bite-sized conversations inspired by…
Military Lecture: Atomic Soldiers – The Canadian Armed Services and Radiation Exposure during the Cold War
ONLINEBanner Image: April 1935, W.L. Britnell and Stan McMillan unload the first shipment of uranium concentrate from the Northwest Territories. Source: opentextbc.ca, Canadian History: Post-Confederation by John Douglas Belshaw Military Lecture: Atomic Soldiers - The Canadian Armed Services and Radiation Exposure during the Cold War is presented by Dr. Matthew Wiseman. During the early Cold…
It Happened Here: Provincial Winter Fair
ONLINEJoin Guelph Museums Education Coordinator Ken Irvine as he walks you through the evolution and history of the Provincial Winter Fair from the core of beautiful Downtown Guelph!
Moving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMoving Histories, Neighbourhood Mysteries marks the end of a multi-year collaboration in three of Guelph’s vibrant neighbourhoods – Two Rivers, Onward Willow, and Brant Avenue – where we explored two driving questions: What makes a place home? How do communities change over time?
History Bites: Mind the Gap
ONLINEDawn Owen will be in conversation with Becky Katz, Alex Jacobs-Blum, and Chyler Sewell, the artist facilitators behind Mind the Gap: Intergenerational Connectivity between Seniors and Youth, now showing at the Civic.
Military Lecture: Civilians at the Sharp End – First Canadian Army Civil Affairs in Northwest Europe, 1944-1945
ONLINECivil Affairs is the forgotten branch of First Canadian Army (FCA) in the Second World War. The men of Civil Affairs (CA) were a crucial link between the army and the civilian populations that were both liberated and occupied by FCA.
It Happened Here: The Drill Hall
ONLINEOn this episode of It Happened Here, Guelph Museums Education Coordinator Ken Irvine dives into the history of the Guelph Drill Hall! The area Ken explores has been connected to…
