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 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:

$60, 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 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:

$60

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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