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Sepia photo of seven soldiers sitting leaned up against a building. On the soles of their boots, each foot has a letter that fully reads 43rd Battery

Coming Home: First World War at 100 Years

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

November 11, 1918 at 11:00 a.m. marked the profound but symbolic end to the four-year conflict on the Western Front. After the last gun sounded, an eerie quiet must have greeted the soldiers along the front lines. The world was finally ready for peace. In Guelph, people celebrated the end of the First World War…

A collection of multicoloured carpet balls positioned in a pyramid.

Winter Wonderful: The Game of Carpet Ball

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

During the cold winter months, both children and adults engage in seasonal outdoor activities, such as hockey or tobogganing. Winter evenings are often spent indoors, playing board games or watching…

Decolonizing Guelph’s Founding Story

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph Museums is in the process of decolonization through the restructuring of our colonialist framework and by collaborating meaningfully with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples. We are committed to…

Indigenizing Galt

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph Civic Museum was established in the 1960s to preserve and share this city’s local history. Since then, our founding story has been told through the narrative of the Canada…

Iroquois Nationals vs Team Canada, World International Lacrosse Championships, 2015

Lacrosse: The Creator’s Game

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Dewa’áo’:gajíhgwa’e’ is the Cayuga Nation word for lacrosse, which has multiple meanings: “they play with webbed sticks” and “to throw or pass the ball” and “hitting their hips. Lacrosse was…

Amanda Strong, How to Steal a Canoe, 2015 (still from stop-motion animation)

Konnón:kwe

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Image: Amanda Strong, How to Steal a Canoe, 2015 (still from stop-motion animation) Konnón:kwe, a Kanyen'kéha (Mohawk) word signifying “three or more women,” speaks to the power of collective agency…

Detail of an old frontpage Guelph Daily Mercury newspaper headline. There is a futuristic city illustration on the front page with the word progress is large print.

The Dailies: Front Pages & Frontispieces

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Opening reception: Friday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. What “makes” the front page? The Dailies explores the history of headline news, the form and function of the “front page” in news…

Guelph Mercury Newsroom circa 1960, two women sitting at desks typing, 5 men in suits standing and talking to each other.

B&W and Read All Over

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Opening reception: Friday, May 31, 6:30 p.m. Guelph’s storied past is recounted through this exhibition, which traces the history of The Guelph Mercury, this city’s daily printed newspaper that reported the local, national and international news to our community from 1854 to 2016. This exhibition runs concurrently with "The Dailies: Front Pages & Frontispieces"