For information, please contact our office at 519-836-1221.

The Grand Opening Weekend is scheduled for February 24 -26.  The weekend will be a celebratory open house when the public will be able to go behind-the-scenes to see the new collections storage areas and all of the galleries will be fully functioning.  Details will be announced.

Guelph Museums is seeking reliable and responsible volunteers with relevant experience and commitment to providing excellent customer service to assist in these areas.

Join us for a Volunteer Information Session and find out about the many opportunities available. Meet some of our staff and learn about:  

• Guelph Civic Museum & McCrae House
• The types of positions available
• Responsibilities as volunteers
•  Benefits of volunteering

Pick from one of these dates

Wednesday, November 30, 2011,  7:00 -8:00 pm

Or

Thursday, December 1, 2011, 4:00 -5:00 pm

 Where:   Guelph Civic Museum -  6 Dublin Street South (entrance off Dublin Street)

Please contact Val Harrison, Coordinator of Public Programs for more information at (519) 836-1221 x 2773 or val.harrison@guelph.ca

Who We Are

The Guelph Civic Museum has a collection of over 30,000 artifacts including 4,000 photographs, in addition to archival materials. Collections relate to the history of the city of Guelph and are used in the permanent and temporary exhibitions that relate the City’s social, cultural and industrial history.

The new museum, which makes use of the historic Loretto Convent building and grounds, will be more than twice the size of the current facility, with appropriate storage for artifact and archival collections.  It will also have a larger children’s gallery, research room, space for volunteers and students to work and a meeting room.  The new facility has also been designed to the LEED Silver standard.

The new museum is expected to open to the public in early 2012.

How to Participate

Local artists are welcome to apply. By “local” we mean Guelph and the surrounding area. To apply, please send us an email with your answers to the questions on page 2 of this form AND provide us a way to view your work (more details on page 2).   Applicants are asked to apply no later than Friday, December 30, 2011 but encouraged to apply sooner.

What it costs you

There is no fee to apply. Upon acceptance, the Guelph Civic Museum will retain 30% of all sales. Artists receive 70% of the price their goods.  This is the only charge for participation. Artists determine their prices, but because this is a museum gift shop, we hope for a range of prices and ask that no piece be priced over $100 without prior approval.

Apply to participate by sending us your answers to these questions over email:

1) Who are you & how do we reach you?

Please include: Artist Name, Business Name (if different), Email, Phone.

2) Where can we see your work?

Website, link to flickr, etc. or if no media site, then please attach jpegs or pdfs that represent what you would like to sell at the Guelph Civic Museum Gift Shop. Feel free to give descriptions of what we’re looking at if you need or want to.

3) Reflecting on your answer to #2 above, what do you have in mind to sell and how many pieces do you have available?

Send us these answers with your samples/link to: judi.prigione@guelph.ca. Do this and we’ll call it an application! The sooner we get it from you, the sooner we’ll get back to you.

The fine print

If accepted, we will ask you to sign your agreement to the following:

• that you understand that 30% of the proceeds from sale of your work will be retained by the Guelph Civic Museum (Guelph Museums)
• that you understand that Guelph Civic Museum (Guelph Museums) allows a 10% discount on the retail cost of items in their Gift Shops to eligible patrons including Guelph Museums Members, volunteers and staff however the 70% received by the artist will be calculated from the original retail price set by the artist.  Guelph Museums will absorb the cost of this discount in the 30% they retain from the original retail price.
• that you’ll be willing to restock in a timely manner (as needed to guarantee adequate inventory)
• that you’ll give your best effort to completing all the necessary supporting paperwork (artist agreement/consignment form, inventory sheets, price tags – if unique to your item)
• that you’ll provide a brief artist’s bio that may be displayed in the gift shop and provide business cards that can be given to purchasers with any items sold.
• that you’ll have or obtain required business licenses in place to offer your goods for sale and accurately handle any applicable taxes.
• that you understand the Museum will handle your goods responsibly and carefully, but in the end cannot be responsible for unexpected damage or theft to goods
• that the Museum cannot be responsible for any negligence on the part of Artists in manufacturing of your goods or in truthful reporting of sales tax or income

Guelph Amateur Radio Club return again this year.

Remembrance traditions continue at McCrae House with the return of the Guelph Amateur Radio Club.   Now in its 22nd season, the group will again be sending and receiving remembrance messages at the birthplace of John McCrae from Sunday, November 6 to Friday, November 11.  

Members of the Radio Club look forward to contacting, via the airwaves, ham radio enthusiasts around the world.  This is their opportunity to acknowledge Remembrance Day and exchange thoughts on its significance.  The general public, are invited to share their thoughts and reacquaint themselves with John McCrae through the exhibits documenting his life as a doctor, soldier and poet.  McCrae House is opened from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.  Regular Admission.  See below for extended hours for November 11.

Join us on Friday, November 11^th beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a short flag ceremony organized by the Col. John McCrae Legion in the McCrae Memorial Garden.   John McCrae Public School will be holding their Remembrance Day Assembly in the Memorial Garden beginning at 10:30 a.m.  All are welcome to attend both gatherings.  Admission to McCrae House on Remembrance Day is by donation and on November 11th McCrae House is open extended hours from 9:00 am until 5:00 p.m. 

Regular admission to the museum is: Adults- $4.00, Seniors & Students – $3.00, Families $10.00.  Please contact Guelph Museums at 836-1221, ext. 2773 for more information.

The series kicks off on Thursday, October 15 with Spies Like Us: Canadians in Nazi-Occupied France by Dr. Jonathan Vance from the University of Western Ontario. The second lecture takes place on Thursday, November 19 and is entitled ‘The war of the poor relations’: The Canadians at the Lamone, December 1944 by Eric McGeer from St. Clement’s School, Toronto. The third lecture features a naval theme in recognition of the centennial of the Canadian Navy in 2010 — U-boats in the St. Lawrence, 1942-1944: A Most Uniquely Canadian Battle will be presented by Dr. Roger Sarty from Wilfrid Laurier University on January 21. The fourth lecture on Thursday, February 18 is The Search for a Hero: Talbot Mercer Papineau and the Great War by Geoff Keelan, LCMSDS. The final lecture on Thursday, March 25 is ‘A brilliant success’: The Canadian Capture of Fresnoy, 3 May 1917 by Mike Bechthold, LCMSDS.

All lectures begin at 7:30 pm and will take place at Guelph Civic Museum. The doors will be open at 6:30 pm. The lectures are generously sponsored by the LCMSDS and are offered to the public at no charge. A selection of publications from LCMSDS Press will be available for sale at each lecture.

Guelph Civic Musuem is located at 6 Dublin Street South. For further information please contact Katherine McCracken, Director, Guelph Museums, at 519-836-1221 x2775.

A look at some of the artifacts, photographs and archival material in the collection at McCrae House. 

• $4.00 adults
• $3.00 seniors, students and children
• $10.00 families. Winter Hours (Dec. to June)

Sunday to Friday, 1-5 p.m., Summer Hours (July to November) Daily 1-5 p.m.

Opening October 8, 2009 5:00-7:00 pm

This travelling exhibit examines the development and social phenomena of the mug shot.

• $4.00 adults
• $3.00 seniors, students and children
• $10.00 families

Open daily 1-5 pm.