Fourth Friday: The Dufferin Groove
Close your eyes and you might just imagine you’re in New Orleans on a hot summer night! The Dufferin Groove bring their cool, cozy, and cheerful Trad Jazz vibe to…
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Civic Museum
Celebrating Guelph’s stories!
The Guelph Civic Museum showcases Guelph’s history through permanent and changing exhibits, a fun and interactive families gallery, and special events and activities. Located in the recently renovated Loretto Convent, atop the hill at Norfolk Street and beside the landmark Church of Our Lady, the museum is home to a collection of over 30,000 artifacts that bring Guelph’s past to life.
2012
Guelph Civic Museum opens at 52 Norfolk Street, the former Loretto Convent.
2000
The “Growing Up in Guelph Children’s Museum” opens at the Civic Museum. The popular children’s gallery attracts many more visitors and significantly increases the number of family memberships.
1980
Guelph Civic Museum opens at 6 Dublin Street South, a commercial limestone building built c.1855. The building had many uses over the years but was most recently known as the Knights of Columbus Hall.
1967
Canada’s Centennial Year. The Museum opens in its first home in the horse stables, now the Farmer’s Market.
1960’s
Members of the Guelph Historical Society begin to collect artifacts and displays are mounted in store fronts and community centres.
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Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Fourth Friday: MR. SAUGA
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaMR. SAUGA is a high-energy Indigenous performer fusing hip-hop with Michi Saagiig cultural elements. His engaging stage presence gets audiences to Get Loud! His latest album “Band Council Secrets” delivers…
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National Indigenous Peoples Day Community Gathering
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaCelebrate Indigenous Culture and Excellence on National Indigenous Peoples Day with an afternoon of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis art, song, and dance. Featuring Cedar Drummers, a family drumming group…
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Community Feast
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaFirst Nations, Inuit, and Métis community members are invited to join us in honouring Niibin-Adakiiwan (The Change to Summer) on Thursday, June 18, at Guelph Civic Museum. RSVP on Eventbrite.…
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Plant Kin & Observation Workshop with Roots & Raven (Tanya Gluvakov)
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaWe will spend a creative day together in conversation with the plant world, here, in Guelph. Beginning outdoors on the land, within the hilltop garden and at the rivers, we…
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The Baker Street individuals: Help write the next chapter
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaAs significant work begins on the individuals excavated from the Baker Street public burial ground in Guelph, join the McMaster University research team for a project open house on Tuesday,…
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Fourth Friday: Rebecca Hass – Manaadjia: A Tribute to Rene Meshake
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaJoin us for a moving evening of music, story, and remembrance honouring the life, art, and enduring spirit of the late Anishinaabe Elder Rene Meshake. Rebecca Hass (Nitaawegiizhigok/Singing Sky Woman),…
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Tales from the Hill: Guelph Guild of Storytellers
Civic Museum 52 Norfolk Street, Guelph, Ontario, CanadaTales from the Hill is presented by the Guelph Guild of Storytellers and features a guest teller in addition to Guild tellers. The evening includes hot cider, light refreshments, and…
