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Guelph Museums receives Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation

GUELPH, February 21, 2020: Guelph Museums’ exhibition ‘Into the Light: Eugenics and Education in Southern Ontario’ received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award for Excellence in Conservation, presented by The…

Celebrated author Jesse Thistle delivers military lecture at Guelph Museums

GUELPH, ON, February 13, 2020: The military lecture series at Guelph Civic Museum continues Thursday, February 20 at 7 p.m. with “Bison brigades and battle tactics during the Northwest Resistance,”…

Bite-sized history tours offered at Guelph Civic Museum

GUELPH, ON, February 10, 2020: History Bites, a new lunch hour series at the Civic Museum, continues Wednesday, February 19 at 12 noon, as curator Dawn Owen guides a tour…

Feeling Sound, Performing Access, an immersive experience at Guelph Civic Museum

GUELPH, February 5, 2020: Bridging methods of art and communication, acclaimed artists Marla Hlady, Ellen Moffat and Gordon Monahan present a unique vibrotactile performance, curated by David Bobier, at the…

Photo grid of past Doors Open After Dark events.

Call for Submissions: Doors Open After Dark 2020

Deadline: Sunday, March 8, 2020, 11:59 PM Doors Open After Dark Application Form Doors Open After Dark will celebrate Guelph’s 193rd birthday and launch Doors Open weekend, with big, bold, innovative history…

Call for Proposals: McCrae House Backyard Theatre

Proposal deadline: Monday, December 16, 2019 Guelph Museums is currently seeking proposals from playwrights, storytellers, and/or musicians to produce a summer theatre production for July 2020. In 2015, Guelph Museums…

Guelph Museums commemorates Treaties Recognition Week

GUELPH, October 23, 2019: November 3 to 9 is Treaty Recognition Week, a time to honour the importance of treaties and educate citizens about treaty rights and treaty relationships. Treaties…

In Conversation: Eugenics Retold

GUELPH, ON, October 18, 2019: Join ‘Into the Light’ co-creators for ‘In Conversation: Eugenics Retold’ Saturday, October 26 at 2 p.m. at Guelph Civic Museum. Into the Light: Education and…