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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…
Revelations From The Collection
Guelph Museums has a growing collection of over 50,000 items, including objects, archival material, and photographs. This collection allows us to record the tangible and intangible history of the place we now call Guelph. Using large-scale photography, Revelations from the Collection showcases a diverse selection of artifacts and archival material from Guelph Museums’ extensive collection.…
Art as We Are: Creative Community Care
Organized by Art Not Shame and Guelph Museums, Art as We Are: Creative Community Care spotlights three projects centred in collective community-making through art and involving about 200 local creators: Art in Hard Times (2020), Art in a Just Recovery (2023), and Community Fabric (2024). The exhibition also shares the origin story of Art Not…
Darkness and Light: Inside the Ontario Reformatory
For over 100 years, the Ontario Reformatory/Guelph Correctional Centre was imbedded in lives of the people of Guelph. The exhibition shares stories from within the institution, addressing misconceptions, propaganda, and myths – some perpetuated by the institution itself and recounted in public archives. Officially opened in 1911, the Ontario Reformatory evolved to be many things,…
6 events,
Canada Day Tea at McCrae House
Canada Day Tea at McCrae House
Enjoy tea, scones and a bottomless pot of tea in the peaceful backyard gardens at McCrae House National Historic Site. Under large pine trees, experience McCrae Private blend tea or Town Garden blend tea, served with scones, whipped cream, berries and special Canada Day-themed treats. Seatings at 10 am and 2 pm. Admission to the…
Canada Day: A Day of Reflection, Connection, and Community
Canada Day: A Day of Reflection, Connection, and Community
We recognize that people mark Canada Day in different ways, and we invite you to spend it at the Civic Museum in community, contemplation, and creativity. Begin your day with a Guided Meditation with Alpa Acharya at 10:00 a.m. This 45-minute session - held outdoors on our patio, weather permitting - starts with gentle stretching…
5 events,
Piping Nights at McCrae Memorial Gardens
Piping Nights at McCrae Memorial Gardens
Listen in to Guelph Pipe Band practices starting at approximately 7:00 pm. They will play a variety of tunes that they perform at competitions. and the pipe major will share information about the music and the band. Visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs.
3 events,
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a…
3 events,
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
4 events,
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
3 events,
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
4 events,
Fourth Friday: Rhapsodius
Fourth Friday: Rhapsodius
Join Rhapsodius for an uplifting evening of music and connection at the Civic Museum Fourth Friday Concert. Andrew Craig is a multi-talented Canadian artist—musician, composer, producer, and storyteller—whose work bridges genres and cultures. Performing under the name Rhapsodius, he brings a unique blend of soul, classical, jazz, and global influences to the stage, all rooted…
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
4 events,
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Backyard Theatre: We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow
Tickets coming soon... We Lived, Felt Dawn, Saw Sunset Glow is a concert piece for voice and guitar created by Juno-nominated and Queen's Diamond Jubilee-awarded composer/playwright Mike Ford. Described as a "solo troubadour opera", it was commissioned by Guelph Museums for events commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Liberation in Europe, including this world debut at Backyard Theatre.…
