Audition Posting: A Night in Flanders
Seeking two actors for outdoor theatre performances of “A Night in Flanders”. Backyard Theatre 2021, McCrae House, Guelph, ON This is a paid honorarium opportunity. The Ypres Salient, West Flanders, Belgium. It is the night of May 2nd, 1915. Dr. John “Jack” McCrae returns to his dugout after leading the burial service of his friend,…
Fall PD Day Fun
For online activities and museum-from-home crafts and activities, download or print our October PD Day Activity Package. The package includes: Spooky Mobile Hanging Spiderweb Make Your Own Monster Puppet Guelph Museums Pumpkin Challenge (Online) Spooky BINGO! Halloween Greeting Card Halloween Colouring Pages Spooky Pictionary
John Galt Day in 2020: Time for reflection, contemplation, and vision
During a typical year, we would be gathering this weekend at Market Square and the Civic Museum for a lively community celebration of Guelph and summertime. Alas, as we continue to do our part to slow the spread of COVID-19 by not congregating in crowds, perhaps this long weekend – this year – provides us…
McCrae House Backyard Theatre Returns!
As theatres sit dark around the world, there’s a glimmer of light this summer in Guelph. Guelph Museums re-launches McCrae House Backyard Theatre this August with limited runs of two shows: Sons of ‘17 and Keeping the Homefires Burning. “The McCrae House backyard provides an intimate outdoor theatre setting like no other,” says museum manager Tammy Adkin. “Because…
Guelph museums to reopen with COVID-19 guidelines in place
Key facts Guelph Civic Museum opens to members Tuesday, July 21, opens to public on Friday, July 24 The Families Gallery at Guelph Civic Museum will reopen Tuesday, August 18 Fourth Friday concerts resume outdoors starting on Friday, July 24 McCrae House opens Friday, July 28 Call ahead or schedule your visit on Eventbrite As…
Guelph Museums Crossword #3 – Before Social Distancing
Do you remember what life was like before this time of physical distancing? They’re almost hard to look at now, but Guelph Museums’ collection is full of photographs of people having fun in large groups. Let this crossword puzzle lead you on a tour of some of our favourite photos of people who hadn’t even…
The Great Guelph Museums Artefact Heist!
It seems the puppets in the Families Gallery have stolen some of our artefacts, and replaced them with forgeries! Can you help us catch them in the act? Here’s how we think the heist happened… 10:25 PM, Wednesday, March 18: Video camera footage shows a meeting of the puppets. Our museum experts suspect that this…
Guelph Museums Crossword #2 – Medical Collection
The heroic efforts being made by medical professionals around the world has inspired us to explore the medical artefacts in our collection. Discover some of our favourite items with this crossword puzzle. Instructions: 1. Access our digital collection at guelph.pastperfectonline.com. 2. Click on “Keyword Search.” 3. Type the series of numbers provided for each clue…
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This pocket globe, circa 1808, was brought to Guelph from England by the Marsh family – it is one of 40,000+ artifacts in the collection.
