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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: […]

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 […]

May Day 2026 at WAHC In December 2025 WAHC unveiled Work In Progress - a mutli-phase redesign of our heritage exhibits which will be unfolding until 2027. The goal with these "snapshots" is to reimagine how working people's stories are told, and who gets to tell them. Our first phase of the project, FIGHTBACKS! brings […]

May Day 2026 at WAHC Arts workers and cultural spaces are rarely unionized. But what does it look like for one of the largest galleries in the country when their staff go on strike? What does it say about the landscape as a whole? And what do cultural workers need in 2026?Join WAHC on the eve […]

Join WAHC and the Hamilton and District Labour Council for a gathering of food, music, and solidarity at the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre as we celebrate International Workers’ Day! This event will take place from 5-7pm in WAHC's back garden weather depending. If there is rain in the forecast we will move in doors […]

WAHC is excited to take part in this year's Doors Open Hamilton on Saturday, May 2nd. Stay tuned for more details of programming throughout the day! To learn more about the different heritage spaces that will be open across Hamilton, head to the Doors Open website.

Building off of her work as part of Work in Progress about the 2022 fight for 1492 Land Back Lane, Layla Staats returns to WAHC this June to facilitate an artist talk and workshop exploring the creative possibilities at the heart of defending the land. Central to Layla’s work as an artist and activist is the […]

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, moderated by Dr. Julia Smith, associate professor of Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba and member of the Graphic History Collective. The panel will discuss: where do divisions in […]

Join WAHC for a tour of Hamilton's storied past this Labour Day! On the afternoon of Saturday, September 5th, we'll be honouring the 80th anniversary of the 1946 Stelco Strike with a tour led by Professor Rob Kristofferson. In 1946, 20% of Hamilton's labour force walked off the job, including workers at Westinghouse, Firestone and […]