Get the inside scoop on local art and history. Relax and enjoy one-of-a-kind gatherings with cultural experts and learn more about the exhibitions and collections. Each session offers light refreshments and time to meet others. Tailored to ages 55+, but we don’t check ID!
Cost: $5 per session / 8 sessions for $30 (save $10)
September 14
Amber Lloydlangston, Museum London Curator of Regional History
Sesquicentennial has become the word of the year! Start Culture Club this season with a discussion of the Canada and London: 150 Years of Growing Together exhibition. Enjoy Museum London’s display of artifacts and images that illustrate the way in which London and the wider region grew with the country over those years. See some of the artifacts that weren’t included in the exhibition.
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More Events!
October
12
Remembering Our First World War
Vets
Paul Culliton, Manager, Woodland Cemetery
Discover
the Woodlands Great War Walking Tour which commemorates Londoners who died in
the First World War and are memorialized on family lots at the cemetery. The
Walking Tour consists of a 25-minute video and a visual living history
presentation, involving living historians dressed in WWI uniforms and clothing.
November 9
When Canada Welcomed the World
at Expo 67
Juan
Andrés Bello, Filmmaker
Learn about the making of 1967: Canada Welcomes the World from the
director himself. This documentary project focused on the national pavilions of
the sixty countries that participated in Montreal’s 1967 World Exhibition [Expo
67]. What did those countries showcase at Expo 67? For its production,
Juan and his team conducted extensive research and were able to digitize
hundreds of unpublished images.
December
14
The
Unforgettable Life of Dr. Oronhyatekha
Michelle
Hamilton, Public Historian
Learn
the larger than life story of Dr. Oronhyatekha 1841-1907: London’s first
Indigenous physician and outspoken native rights advocate. A man of two
cultures in an era where his only choices were to be a trailblazer or get left
by the wayside. Dr. Oronhyatekha (“Burning Sky”) rose to prominence in
medicine, sports, politics, fraternalism, and business. He counted among his friends
some of the most powerful people of the day, including John A. Macdonald and
Theodore Roosevelt.
January 11
Unpacking Design: A history of
product branding
Jesse
Gibb, Graphic Designer
Have you
ever bought something you didn’t intend to buy? Hear local designer Jesse
Gibb talk about the role and history of branding in product packaging.
February 8
The History of Women in
Canadian Art
Kirsty Robertson, Western University Visual Arts Professor
This
talk will follow a history of women in the arts: their voices, views,
identities, and current discussions around art and gender.
March 8
Inside the World of Art
Restoration
Wendy Crawford, Fine Art Conservator, Art Conservation Services Inc.
Peer
into the fascinating world of art conservation and learn about current
restoration projects underway at Museum London. Wendy will share her experience
conserving fine art, frames, works on paper and sculpture.
April 12
Our History with Addiction |
Dr. Ken Kirkwood, Western University School of Health Studies
Coffee
was banned as a stimulant, chocolate thought sacred, alcohol medicinal, and now
Canada is decriminalizing marijuana. Hear Dr. Kirkwood discuss a social history
of addiction for a deeper consideration of the themes in our exhibition “Guilty
Pleasures.”
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