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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 […]

Join us at WAHC on August 28 for a poetry workshop hosted by award winning poet Farah Ghafoor.Ghafoor, whose own work explores the idea of value at the intersection of capitalism, colonialism, and climate change, invites participants to consider the history and potential of labour poetry in the 21st century.This workshop will offer a mix […]

Join us this Labour Day long weekend on Sunday, August 31st at the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre for the launch of the brand-new title, The Art of Solidarity from Between the Lines.  To celebrate this new collection of writing on the legacy and future of labour arts in Canada the launch will include: A conversation between […]

Visit WAHC during our extended hours for Supercrawl! WAHC will be open over Supercrawl weekend! Join us to view our new fall exhibitions, Thirty for Thirty in our CUPE/SCFP Gallery and Solidari-TEES in the Community Gallery. Take part in interactive exhibits Work In Progress and Off The Beaten Path. And marvel at the majesty of our […]

Celebrate 30 years of the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre! Over the last 30 years, WAHC has helped preserve and protect the history and culture of working people. Help us ring in this landmark anniversary while taking in our Fall 2025 exhibitions.  Enjoy an all-vinyl playlist from DJ RUN MDC and DJ Spiritwalker, delicious refreshments […]

Second Saturdays are for families to relax, explore, and play. Join us for Second Saturdays this season from 1-4pm for FREE family drop-in activities at the museum, led by special guest artists! Projects draw inspiration from our Main Gallery exhibition, Thirty for Thirty. Personal Printmaking with Matt McInnes Children and families are invited to join […]

Join Executive Director and co-curator Tara Bursey for a special guided tour of our labour and activist heritage exhibition, Thirty for Thirty.This tour will offer rare insights into WAHC's collection of objects connected to labour and workers' history and people's movements. Visitors will also hear from some of the donors of items found in the […]

Get creative at a unique National Historic Site in Hamilton's downtown core WAHC has a 290 square foot (16' x 15') multi-purpose studio space for rent at Custom House, on a renewable one-year lease. Located steps from James Street North and West Harbour GO Station. This unique private studio features two windows, and an exposed […]

Second Saturdays are for families to relax, explore, and play. Join us for Second Saturdays this season from 1-4pm for FREE family drop-in activities at the museum, led by special guest artists! Projects draw inspiration from our Main Gallery exhibition, Thirty for Thirty. Mural Arts with Luis Casas Children and families are invited to join Cuban […]