This year in the city of Kingston, Ontario museums will gather for a time of celebration and reflection. Canada 150+ and OMA’s 45th anniversary are not only reasons to reflect, but also to look ahead to build upon our foundations, to renew our impact, and to work together for success! This year’s conference theme of RENEWAL will […]
A historic capital city and a major milestone offer the perfect opportunity to explore how people, policy and preservation practice intersect to renew landmarks sustainably and create vibrant places. Ottawa is the place to be for Canadian Confederation’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Embracing the historic opportunity, the Association for Preservation Technology International and the National […]
Presented by Prime Ministers’ Row and hosted by the National Arts Centre Amid calls for the removal of Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from public schools in Ontario, Canadians have been invited to challenge the histories we’ve been taught about our first Prime Minister. While many celebrate him as the father of Confederation, for Canada's […]
Capital Pop-Up Cinema is pleased to present along side The Ottawa Public Library four screenings of select films from the Criterion Collection. All film screenings will be free and be held at auditorium at the Ottawa Public Library Main Branch. October 12 - Rashomon (1950) October 19 - Bicycle Thieves (1948) November 23 - 400 […]
Presented by the AAOEe Chapter, the tavern history will begin a Waller Street Brewery and will be also visiting The Laff and Bridgid's Well. Cost: $20, Any students that show their Student ID at the time of the event will receive a $5 refund.
Did you know that half of all the food in the world is produced with the help of fertilizer? On October 13, we celebrate fertilizer as one of the most important inventions of our time! Join us in the museum’s Soil Lab on Global Fertilizer Day – where special activities will be held throughout the day. Little […]
Professor Jean-Phillippe Warren (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University) Multi-Media Lab (room 482), Discovery Centre, MacOdrum Library starting at 2:30PM followed by a reception in the History Lounge (433 Paterson Hall). Abstract Expo 67 was part of the global wave of change that affected all Western societies in the 1960s. The decade saw the democratization of higher education, the rise […]
Celebrate Canada’s 150th and hear fascinating stories about the National Capital’s labour history. Schedule In partnership with the Bytown Museum, the Workers’ History Museum will conduct four labour history walking tours per month (two English, two French) for the months of July, August, September and October, 2017. Each guided walk starts and finishes at the Bytown […]
Somerset Street West is a multicultural village with an Asian flare. The tour will focus on cultural and historical sites with a spotlight on the many cultural businesses in the neighborhood. GUIDE: Born and raised in Chinatown, Don Kwan is a local business person, artist and the founder of Ottawa's Chinatown Remixed Art Festival. Heritage Ottawa […]
On Saturday, October 14, the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum will be hosting the 5th Annual Millworkers’ Reunion from 2 to 4pm. This is an event for all those who, at any time, worked in any of the valley’s textile mills (even as a summer job). We also want invite the family members or representatives of workers who are […]
*Please note that due to renovations at the Museum, we will be meeting in the Stittsville Library (1637 Stittsville Main St.)* Are you nutty for knitting? Crazy about crocheting? Then you’ll love Yap & Yarn, Goulbourn Museum’s ‘clothes-knit’ community! This informal fibre arts circle meets once a month on a Sunday from September to May. Whether […]
Old Ottawa South is a neighbourhood organized around Bank Street, the Rideau Canal and the Rideau River. In 1907, Nepean Township villages such as Ottawa South were annexed to the City of Ottawa. The physical character of Old Ottawa South is due to both its underlying physical geography as a place bounded by waterways, but […]