Musings

Written manuscript of In Flanders Fields

Artist’s Inspiration: Bruce Shapka

We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…

Written manuscript of In Flanders Fields

Artist’s Inspiration: Clive Lewis

We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…

Written manuscript of In Flanders Fields

Artist’s Inspiration: Urszula Hajdyla

We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received…

Written manuscript of In Flanders Fields

Artist’s Inspiration: Barbara Bryce

 We asked local artists to create works inspired by John McCrae’s In Flanders Fields for a special juried art show commemorating the centenary of the poem. The submissions we received were incredible…

A field of poppies

In conversation with Linda Granfield: what a historian still hopes to discover about John McCrae

Award-winning historian Linda Granfield has written several books and articles about John McCrae, including In Flanders Fields: the Story of the Poem by John McCrae and Remembering John McCrae: Soldier-Doctor-Poet.…

Photo of workers at Sleeman factory with photobomber in background

Guelph’s First Photobomb?

We recently opened a case exhibit called History Myths: Fact of Fiction – You be the Judge. The exhibit uncovers the truth behind some common history myths. One of the…

McCrae House Private Blend tea packages

Guelph Museums Gift Guide

Need to do some last minute Christmas shopping? We have you covered. Our Guelph Museums Gift Guide allows you to steer clear of the busy shopping mall (necessary for maintaining…

#WhatIsIt: Holding Down the Fort over the Holidays

We posted a photo of a mystery artefact on twitter the other day, and asked if anyone could identify it. Unfortunately, no one even had a guess. Remember: you can’t…