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Work In Progress

CBTU/SMCC Hall of Labour

At WAHC, we see museums as works-in-progress. Work with us to re-imagine how we represent the stories of working people! In 2019, we stripped our walls of 20-year-old exhibits representing labour history in Hamilton and beyond. These exhibits privileged an industrial workforce, and realities of work and life that look and feel so distant from […]

All Together Now: Banners from the Permanent Collection

OPSEU/SEFPO Gallery

Labour banners demonstrate collective strength. Carried in parades, brandished at protests and hung in union halls, they convey messages of common purpose, pride, unity and the dignity of work.Located on the main floor of the museum, All Together Now! Banners from the Permanent Collection is an exhibition of a selection of historical banners from the […]

Off The Beaten Path: Mapping Labour and Race in Hamilton

Teamsters Local Union 879 Hub

Off the Beaten Path Hamilton is a mapping database that collects personal stories and historical events of everyday Hamiltonians through the lens of labour and race.As an open living project, students from the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University create songs, poems, and other artistic media to tell past and ongoing suppressed stories of […]

Parallel Histories: An Anniversary Exhibition

Community Gallery

2025 marks the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre’s 30th anniversary and the Mayworks Festival’s 40th! Both have provided a unique space for cross sectoral gathering and art making within a progressive framework of inclusion and social justice. Having a combined 20 years of involvement with both organizations, exhibition curator Florencia Berinstein says “I love them profoundly […]

In the Wake of Work: Asian Diasporas, Labour, and Living Memory

CUPE/SCFP Gallery

Curated by Jojo Chooi-Harley, the exhibition In the Wake of Work: Asian Diasporas, Labour, and Living Memory featuring the work of Holly Chang, mihyun maria kim and VALU CO-OP, explores how the Asian diasporic experience bridges space, tradition, and culture across generations, revealing how diasporic people hold collective memory around the confluence of loss of […]

2025 WAHC Membership Drive

To mark our 30th Anniversary, WAHC is looking to sign up 30 memberships from now until the end of July. Can you help us meet our goal? Last year we, relaunched our Membership Program with updated benefits and opportunities to stay connected with WAHC. There are three tiers designed with affordability in mind. Whether you […]

WAHC AGM 2025

Notice of Annual General Meeting Please be advised that we will be holding our 2025 Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, July 23rd at 5:00 pm.The meeting will take place virtually over Zoom. You will need to register HERE in order to attend the meeting.All members are welcome to attend the meeting where we will present […]

WAHC Member Event: East End Labour History Bike Tour

WAHC 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Join us on July 26th for our next Members' Event in collaboration with Hamilton Bike Share. We are back with a follow up to last year's Labour History Bike Tour!For our upcoming Members' Event, we are once again collaborating with the lovely folks at Hamilton Bike Share who will guide us safely from site to site. […]

Parallel Histories Tour + Zine Making Workshop

WAHC 51 Stuart Street, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Celebrate the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre’s 30th birthday and Mayworks Festival’s 40th with a tour of Parallel Histories: An Anniversary Exhibition and a zine making workshop!Join curator Florencia Berinstein, former Executive Director of both WAHC and Mayworks, for reflections on how both organizations have provided a unique space for cross sectoral gathering and art […]

Event Series Extended Hours at WAHC

Extended Hours at WAHC

Big news! WAHC is open late for Art Crawl this summer. Pay us a visit on the second Friday of every month to enjoy Custom House, and view our current exhibitions, including In The Wake of Work, Parallel Histories, All Together Now, and Off The Beaten Path. Join us!