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Join Toronto based artist-activist Michael DeForge to explore how visual art and design supports labour organizing and social justice campaigns. This virtual program will explore questions such as how labour arts and artist-activists inspire action, why people turn to art in moments of resistance, and how are today's materials of resistance being preserved for the […]

Activist Printmaking on Fabric with Cleopatria Peterson Join artist Cleopatria Peterson to learn hands-on linocut printmaking techniques on fabric!Participants will hear from Cleopatria about their personal practice using printmaking as an accessible activist art form. We will then create lino cut prints on fabric inspired by objects from WAHC’s archives. Bring your own clothes to […]

Join the 2025-26 WAHC Youth Council!Are you between the ages of 16-29 and interested in workers’ rights, social justice, and labour arts & heritage? Looking to get involved in your local community? Join WAHC’s 2025-26 Youth Council!What is it?Youth Council members shape WAHC programming & learn hands-on skills by developing a youth-led project throughout the […]

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. Comic Arts with Sid Sharp In WAHC’s final Second Saturday for 2025, children […]

Join us for a virtual artist talk by Jay Youngdahl on his solo exhibition, I Don't Want Your Millions (Billions), Mister.Youngdahl will discuss his process collaborating with working apprentices in training centres across North America, documenting their everyday creative expressions. For more information, please contact Ada Bierling, Interim Programming and Exhibitions Specialist, at (905) 522-3003 […]

Join us for an International Women's Day sing-a-long with Hamilton's very own Tuesday Choir! The community choir will lead us through an assortment of songs from labour and women's histories. Beginners welcome, let's sing together!All ages. Registration encouraged, but drop-ins are okay. Schedule of events 1:00 pm: Doors open.1:30-2:30 pm: Sing-a-long with Tuesday Choir.2:30-3:00 pm: […]

Please be advised that this panel has been postponed until later this Spring. Please keep an eye out for the announcement of a new date shortly. Join us for a virtual panel discussion between Jay Youngdahl, Sam Gindin, and Adolf Reed Jr. on contemporary issues of class division and strength in North America.The trio will […]

We are excited to unveil the second edition of the interactive mapping project, Off the Beaten Path, crafted by the students from the School of Labour Studies at McMaster University. By collecting the personal stories and historical events of everyday Hamiltonians the students are able to explore social issues through the lens of labour and race. […]

Roll Up Your Sleeves, WAHC's Community Fundraiser, is BACK! Our fourth annual denim-themed UN-GALA celebrates the iconic fabric of the working class. Put on your finest Canadian tuxedo and join us at WAHC to celebrate the art, culture and history of working people! This year we have an exciting line-up of local artists on hand […]