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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

Photograph of green leaf with caterpillar trails

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 culture meets the natural world in this exhibition of digital photographs created by Guelph youth through Focus on Nature, a local organization that connects kids…

I STAND #InUnity

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Opening reception: Friday, March 23, 6:30 PM Of an estimated 4,200 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in Canada, only 1,200 are recognized by the RCMP. On October 19, 2017 hundreds of people from Guelph gathered to demonstrate against this disparity and to demand a healthier shared future. Together they formed a human medicine wheel,…

White text overlaid on a rainbow photo reads LGBT2Q+ Pride. The photo behind the rainbow overlay is of a large group of people holding up signs that read "gay pride" etc.

Guelph Pride 2018: Celebrating 15 Years

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

In 2018, Guelph Pride celebrates 15 years of LGBT2Q+ culture and community in Guelph and Wellington County. Guelph Museums celebrates this significant moment through an exhibition that advocates for accessibility, inclusivity and historical knowledge among all LGBT2Q+ identified persons and their allies. Organized in timelines, we consider LGBT2Q+ human rights, the emergence of the Pride…

White text overlaid on a rainbow photo reads LGBT2Q+ Pride. The photo behind the rainbow overlay is of a large group of people holding up signs that read "gay pride" etc.

Wall of Art: Guelph Pride 2018

Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Guelph Museums and the Guelph Arts Council are pleased to present the “Wall of Art” juried exhibition series, featuring excellent artists from the LGBT2Q+ Community. This exciting series aims to showcase the breadth of local talent that we have here in Guelph as well as provide artists with a unique opportunity to share their work…