Museum to close for move to new site

Guelph Civic Museum closes its doors on June 30 so staff can prepare for a move to its new location later this year.

The museum will be relocating to the former Loretto Convent, built between the 1850s and 1890s, in downtown Guelph.

Renovations began in February 2010 and are scheduled to be completed in September.

The new museum will feature the Royal City families gallery, two local history galleries, two temporary galleries, a programming room, the Hugh Guthrie Archives, a meeting room and appropriate storage for the collection of approximately 30,000 items.

The opening date of the new museum will be announced in the fall.

The current Civic Museum has been located at 6 Dublin Street South since 1980. As an institution, Guelph Civic Museum dates to the 1960s and its first permanent home in 1967 was located in the Winter Fair horse stables, now the Farmer’s Market.

There is much to be done as the museum enters the next phase in its history.

During the period of closure, McCrae House, at 108 Water Street in Guelph, remains open.  Starting July 1 it is open daily from 1 to 5 pm.