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…
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.…
Maawnjidyang Maa – We come together here What does it mean to be “here” in Guelph, where the Speed and Eramosa rivers meet? How do we engage in this place with all our relations— past, present, and future? This exhibition, within the museum and at sites around the city, invites us to re-story Guelph through…
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…
At 102, Sir George Beardshaw is the last surviving veteran of the Second World War-era Queen’s Own Rifles and the only surviving British “Home Child” left in Canada. He is one of approximately 100,000 poor or orphaned child migrants sent to this country as part of British social and philanthropic programs developed across the United…
Niwiidosendimin (We Walk with Each Other) A guided walking tour with Jordan Jamieson and Edebwed Ogichidaa / Valarie King On the evening of Thursday, April 23, join us for a community walk from the rivers who meet in Guelph (Speed and Eramosa) to the hilltop where the Museum is located. The walk is guided by…
Save the date for our April 4th Friday. Artist to be confirmed soon. Admission by donation starts at 5 p.m. with the concert beginning at 7 p.m. Cash bar available.