Tales from the Hill – Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioTales from the Hill returns to the Civic Museum in-person! Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers.
Photography Exhibition and Discussion with Kenneth Chou
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThe culminating work collected during our Oct 2nd photography workshop will be exhibited at the Guelph Civic Museum on October 16th for the final day of Culture Days, with a chance to share photographs created and discuss learnings with Kenneth and other participants.
History Bites: From the Vault – Uranium Glass and Marie Curie
ONLINEMarie Curie found that an ore containing uranium was far more radioactive than could be explained by its uranium content. In this special episode of History Bites: From the Vault, Visitor Experiences Assistant Anna will take you into our collection to explore the history of Uranium Glass!
Military Lecture: Missing Memorials? How Canada has Commemorated the Second World War
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioThis Military Lecture by Thomas Littlewood presents new research which reconsiders our understandings of Second World War memorials, when they were built, and what they mean.
Fourth Friday: Vivek Joshi
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioCome and join our Diwali celebration! Vivek Joshi and friends join us at the Guelph Civic Museum to celebrate Diwali as part of our much-loved Fourth Friday program. Vivek will be accompanied by a six-piece band to present festive traditional Indian music, including bhajans, folk and popular classics.
Remembrance Day
McCrae House 108 Water Street, Guelph, OntarioGuelph will honour veterans and their sacrifices on November 11th. The Royal Canadian Legion Col. John McCrae Memorial Branch 234 will host a half-hour outdoor Remembrance Day ceremony at McCrae House Memorial Gardens, 108…
History Bites: Lt. Col. John McCrae at 150 – Myths Corrected and Stories Uncovered
ONLINEIn this exploratory episode of History Bites, Lt. Col. John McCrae experts Bev Dietrich and Linda Granfield chat about recent discoveries in their ongoing research into his life and times.
Military Lecture: The Evolution of Canadian Export Policy, 1946-1991
Guelph Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, OntarioFor more than three decades, successive Canadian governments have tied themselves in knots to justify the sale of Canadian-produced weapons to Saudi Arabia. Yet the Saudi sales are only the latest chapter in a history of arms sales to conflict regions which extends back to the Second World War, and includes customers from all over the world.
