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The Guelph Civic Museum is a museum of culture and natural history located in Guelph, Ontario. It was established to explore the culture and natural history of Guelph through exhibitions and public programs.〔("Guelph Museums" ). Retrieved 2011-07-18.〕 In 2012, it opened a new location at 52 Norfolk St.,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://guelph.ca/museum/?page_id=268 )〕 after having previously been located in a three-story building at 6 Dublin Street South.〔( "Guelph Civic Museum & Children's Museum " ).Retrieved 2011-07-18.〕 The museum has a large collection which includes many artifacts, photographs and archival material that dates back to Guelph's founding in 1827.〔("Guelph Museums: Guelph Civic Museum & McCrae House" ). Retrieved 2011-07-18.〕 There are two galleries within and on the first floor is the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet Growing Up In Guelph Children's Museum.〔("Guelph Museums: The Growing Up in Guelph Children's Museum" ). Retrieved 2011-07-19.〕 Many of the items in the museum have been donated by citizens of the city of Guelph.〔 The museum was closed to the public on June 30, 2011 in preparation for a transition to a new building.〔 == History of the museum == The proposal for a memory bank of significant parts of and events in Guelph was first brought about by the Museum Board of Management, which formed in 1964.〔 Collections were already being compiled by Guelph’s Historical Society two years earlier. Guelph had temporary exhibits in several locations before the museum's official opening at the Winter Fair Horse Stables (which is now the Guelph Farmer's Market) in December 1967.〔( "Guelph Civic Museum: Update on New Civic Museum Project" ). Retrieved 2011-07-18.〕 A sewing exhibit was set up in the Delhi Street Recreation Centre in 1965 and several others were displayed at the Guelph Public Library in 1967, a year which also saw a “summer museum” located at 98 Wyndam Street. From 1967 onwards, the museum remained in the former stables, but by the 1970s it was becoming crowded and needed more room. The building on 6 Dublin Street was purchased in 1977 and on May 18, 1980 (the date of International Museum Day) it opened its doors as the new Guelph Civic Museum.〔Grant, Laurence. "Celebrating 30 Years of the Guelph Civic Museum", ''Further Discussion'', Guelph, April 1997.〕〔("Guelph Civic Museum - A Brief History" ). Retrieved 2011-07-19.〕 The issue of space seems to be a never ending one, as the museum is moving to a bigger location once again in the summer of 2011. It will be located in the Loretto Convent which is located beside the Church of our Lady downtown.〔("Guelph Civic Museum closes June 30; reopens in new location in fall" ). Retrieved 2011-07-18.〕 Renovations are predicted to be complete by the fall in September 2011.〔 The building that housed the museum for over thirty years at 6 Dublin Street South has a fair amount of history of its own. Designed by William Thomas, it was built in 1847 in Georgian style.〔 The building is made of limestone and is in size〔("Frequently Asked Questions - Museum/Convent Project" ). Retrieved 2011-07-19.〕 and was originally owned by the Robert Day family.〔Guelph Museums. "6 Dublin Street South", ''Further Discussion'', Guelph, April 2007.〕 It has been a home to many different things since its creation, including various businesses such as a tavern and a hotel. The building was used as a boarding house for the Ontario Agricultural College, used by the Great War Veterans Association and finally, used by the Canadian Legion and the Knights of Columbus as a meeting hall until it was sold to the city in 1977.〔 A sculpture of Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae by Ruth Abernethy was erected in the foreground of Guelph Civic Museum in 2015. Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae is shown, with his dress as an Artillery officer and his medical bag nearby, as he writes. The statue shows the destruction of the battlefield and, at his feet, the poppies which are a symbol of Remembrance of World War I and all armed conflict since.〔("Guelph rallied to fund McCrae statue << Guelph Mercury" ). Retrieved 2015-04-30.〕 McCrae House on 108 Water Street is also part of Guelph Museums.〔 The house was once owned by John McCrae, the author of the famous poem, ''In Flanders Fields'', written during World War I. He was a prominent figure in Canada’s history and thus, his house was preserved as in remembrance of him and of life and times.〔("McCrae House << Guelph Museums" ). Retrieved 2011-07-19.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Guelph Civic Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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