Group Tours and Outreach Programs
Self-Guided Museum Tours
We welcome your group at McCrae House and the Civic Museum for self-guided experiences. We provide an orientation at the start of your visit, and materials and suggested activities to make the most of your time at the museum.
Self-guided visits at the Civic Museum include access to permanent galleries and feature exhibitions:
- Art As We Are: Creative Community Care until April 30, 2025
- Darkness and Light: Inside the Ontario Reformatory until April 30, 2025
Location:
Guelph Civic Museum and/or McCrae House
Fee:
$6.25 per person
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Outreach Programs
The museum will come to you. Museum educators provide 60-minute interactive presentations on:
- Growing Guelph (Recommended for grades K to 4)
- The History of Guelph
- The First World War
- John McCrae: Doctor, Soldier, Poet
- Two Guelph Soldiers in the Great War
- Great Guelphites
Location:
Your classroom, office or meeting room
Fee:
$62, plus mileage if outside of Guelph
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Historic Guelph Walking Tour
Discover the origins of colonial Guelph, who contributed to its formation, and how the city has changed, on this walking tour of historic downtown.
Location:
Guelph Civic Museum and Downtown Guelph
Fee:
$6.25 per person
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Hop-On Tours of Historic Guelph
Touring Guelph by charter bus? Hire a Guelph Museums’ guide to hop on and lead your group on a 90-minute driving tour of notable sites throughout historic Guelph. The tour includes Guelph’s founding site, the birthplace of John McCrae, Basilica of our Lady Immaculate, the Guelph Armoury, the Ontario Agricultural College at the University of Guelph, and Lady Duff-Gordon’s childhood home.
Location:
Your bus, starting at Guelph Civic Museum
Fee:
$62
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To book your tour or outreach program
To get started, fill out the downloadable form below and send to [email protected].
Group Tour Request Form
Direct any questions to [email protected] or 519-836-1221 ext. 3552
