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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…
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
What do John Galt and the Canada Company, the Upper and Lower Canadian Rebellions of 1837-38, a canal-building enterprise, and current (and future) land claims all have in common? Using a Two-Eyed Seeing approach, this exhibition examines the failed enterprise of the Grand River Navigation Company (1832-1861) as a lens through which we can explore…
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…
Spotlight Series: Taras Lachowsky
The Spotlight Series centres the work of contemporary artists in dialogue with past and present-day lived experiences in the place we call Guelph. Recognizing that the month of November invites reflections of remembrance, the Spotlight Series broadens understandings of war through the lens of two contemporary conflicts, in Ukraine and Iran. This installation by Ukrainian…
Spotlight Series: Marjan Kaviani
The Spotlight Series centres the work of contemporary artists in dialogue with past and present-day lived experiences in the place we call Guelph. Recognizing that the month of November invites reflections of remembrance, the Spotlight Series broadens understandings of war through the lens of two contemporary conflicts, in Ukraine and Iran. This instillation features the…
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Light A Candle: Figures with Silver Candlesticks in Medieval Illumination
Light A Candle: Figures with Silver Candlesticks in Medieval Illumination
Back by popular demand, Debbie Thompson Wilson leads this watercolour workshop, providing participants with a choice of images based on medieval manuscript illuminations that include silver candlesticks, taking inspiration from the "Light a Candle to Curse the Dark" exhibition, currently on view at Guelph Civic Museum, . All the paintings will be miniatures (under 4…
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Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Tales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and conversation. Guests are invited to register a telling or participate during the open mic storytelling. Tales from the Hill runs on the second Wednesday or Thursday…
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Fourth Friday: A Verese Vassell-Bowen Holiday
Fourth Friday: A Verese Vassell-Bowen Holiday
Update! This event is now SOLD OUT! Every Fourth Friday of the month enjoy free admission to the Civic Museum from 5 to 9 p.m, a free concert starting at 7 p.m, and a cash bar. Join us for a Festive Evening of Music and Merriment! Get into the holiday spirit with your loved ones…
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Holiday Break Toys & Games For Families
Looking for a fun holiday activity? Visit the Civic Museum and try out some classic toys from our education collection. Our programming room will be filled with toys, games and puzzles for young and older kids to play with and explore over the Winter Break. Image ID: Guelph Museums, 1975X.00.209, Set of 13 Dominoes
