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4 events,
Where The Rivers Meet
Where The Rivers Meet is a display within the City Gallery that centers the Original Peoples who have been on this land since time immemorial. It includes information about migration, land relationship, treaties, impacts of colonization, and past and present-day perspectives. The display also considers the founding story of Guelph within the context of a…
Who What Wear: 200 Years of Local Fashion
Told through the clothes they wore and the pictures they took, Who What Wear shares stories and experiences of people in the place we have called Guelph for over 200 years. This exhibition features night clothes and undergarments, work and sport uniforms, street wear and dress finery, shoes, accessories, and fashion ephemera – from about…
No Word For Art: Exploring the Indigenous Roots of Creativity
Told from historical and contemporary perspectives, and through the story of beads, guest curator Naomi Smith shares the ways of the First Nations people of the Woodlands and Northeastern regions of Ontario. No Word for Art features Indigenous beadworks as creative expressions of survival, crafted by historical artists. The exhibition also includes contemporary beadworks that…
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
4 events,
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
5 events,
Best of Creative Encounters
Best of Creative Encounters
Summer break is nearly over but that won’t stop Creative Encounters and the Civic Museum from having fun! Join us on August 31st from 1 PM to 4 PM at the Guelph Civic Museum for captivating activities straight from Creative Encounters suite of 2023 STEM Summer Camps! From amazing demonstrations to hands-on crafts to take…
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
4 events,
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
4 events,
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
4 events,
Tea at 2
Tea at 2
Tour McCrae House, and then relax and reflect over tea, scones and fresh fruit in the peaceful backyard garden. Please book each seat individually, there are 16 seats available per seating. Save your spot through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mccrae-house-tea-at-two-tickets-636734880167. The fee of $17.00 per person + tax may be paid at the McCrae House reception desk the day…
3 events,
Know Your Neighbours
In honour of Welcoming Week, Cinjutha Leon interviewed members of various communities in Guelph to gain an understanding of their moves to Guelph, their community here, and what their lives in Guelph are like. Find out more about Welcoming Week here: https://www.guelphwellingtonlip.ca/welcome-week-2023-events/ Know Your Neighbours: Arab Community https://youtu.be/EhIbQD4O3PU Know Your Neighbours: Chinese Community https://youtu.be/n0VGrARmNGY
3 events,
Guelph Pipe Band Concert
Guelph Pipe Band Concert
Pull up your lawn chair and enjoy the sound of bagpipes at the end of the day at McCrae Memorial Gardens. https://guelphpipeband.com/
3 events,
Unsettling The Grand: Legacies of Settlement in the Grand River Valley, from 1700 to the Present Day
Unsettling The Grand: Legacies of Settlement in the Grand River Valley, from 1700 to the Present Day
Left: Mohawk Canal, just east of the Alfred Street bridge in Brantford, circa 1911 (earliest postmark for this card is September 2, 1908) Right: Photo courtesy of Two Row on the Grand / http://www.tworowonthegrand.com/ What do John Galt and the Canada Company, the Upper and Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837-38, a canal-building enterprise, and current…
4 events,
Military Lecture: Battle for Hill 70 with Matthew Barrett
Military Lecture: Battle for Hill 70 with Matthew Barrett
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…
4 events,
Fourth Friday: Eko Gemah
Fourth Friday: Eko Gemah
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…
5 events,
Light A Candle To Curse The Dark
Amid the pomp and plump of Canada’s sesquicentennial, fifteen metalsmiths from across the country marked the occasion by crafting new sculptures from melted-down post-Confederation silver. Each piece is an expression of form and function – art object and candleholder – that, together, nod to the past and offer a glimpse of the future. The original…
Shibori Handpainted Silk Scarves with Karen Dodds
Shibori Handpainted Silk Scarves with Karen Dodds
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.…
5 events,
Fables In Yarn: Guelph Exhibition by Alisa McRonald
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…
6 events,
Film Screening: The Nature of Healing
Film Screening: The Nature of Healing
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…
