Heritage Ottawa is lining up an enticing program for our 2024-2025 Free Lecture Series!
We ask that you pre-register in advance of each free lecture. See the individual listings below for details.
Thank you to our Lecture Series sponsor ANDREX HOLDINGS .
Note: Several of our lectures are available for viewing on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube channel .
Upcoming Lectures
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Beauty and Authenticity in Ottawa’s Architecture: Options and Guidance for New AdditionsWednesday, September 18, 2024 - 19:00 to 20:30Woodside Hall, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre355 Cooper StreetOttawa, ON K2P 0G8CanadaIn person at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Woodside Hall, 355 Cooper Street or Via ZOOM
How should a new heritage district building or building addition look? Must it “be of its...
Past Lectures
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DISCOVERING THE HIDDEN TREASURES OF RURAL OTTAWA: FITZROYWednesday, March 16, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaLocated in the far west of Ottawa, the former township of Fitzroy harbours a wealth of heritage properties that even those who live in nearby Ottawa, know little about.
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Phillips Memorial Lecture | Pluriverse Rising: Indigenous DesignWednesday, February 23, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaThe Annual Phillips Memorial Lecture 2022The global pandemic has posted unprecedented challenges across a variety of fronts, disrupting conventional approaches to a wide range of activities,...
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How a Cohesive Architecture Policy Can Create a Better Built EnvironmentWednesday, January 19, 2022 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaThis lecture is now available on YouTube for a limited time.An architecture policy for Canada will create a framework against which other policies can be tested, bringing together disparate...
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Cundell Stables: The Last Stable in LowertownWednesday, December 15, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaThanks Cundell Stables has been operating as a family business in Lowertown since the 1870s. It remains the last vestige of Ottawa’s equine history and is teetering on the verge of extinction. ...
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Opportunities and challenges in protecting our Cultural Heritage: ICOMOS´ international collaboration trajectoryWednesday, November 17, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOTTAWA, ONCanadaThe International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), an advisory body to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, has a network of 10,000+ professionals worldwide. Established over 50 years ago,...
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Emerging Scholars Present: Learning from Ottawa School Heritage StoriesWednesday, October 20, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaFrom communities reacting to health and safety measures, to findings about unmarked graves on former Indigenous Residential School properties, schools have been in the news across Canada.
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The Alexandra Bridge: Its Construction, Its Significance, Its FutureWednesday, September 22, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM | Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaA timely lecture that you won't want to miss! Federal plans are underway to demolish this iconic interprovincial link. Although the bridge was designated a national historic civil engineering site...
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Bauhaus and the White City of Tel AvivWednesday, June 23, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOMPre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaThis lecture is currently available on YouTube for a limited time. Scroll down for the link.
This special lecture takes us outside Canada to look at how the Bauhaus — founded over 100...
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The Changing Architectural Landscape of Vanier: Possible Future Avenues (IN FRENCH)Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOMPre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaCLIQUEZ ICI pour la version française.
Presented in partnership with Muséoparc Vanier.
This French-language presentation will explore issues related to re-development of the...
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Canadian GothicWednesday, March 24, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOMPre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaHow did an architectural style synonymous with medieval Europe become the style of choice in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Canada?
This illustrated talk will take us on a journey...
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Phillips Memorial Lecture: Saving the Rideau Street Convent ChapelWednesday, February 17, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOMPre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaOne of the architectural gems of the nation, now a jewel in the crown of the National Gallery of Canada, is the Rideau Street Convent Chapel. A captivating space, its rows of delicate columns...
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Gold, Snakes, and Mother Insurance: Preservation of the 180 Wellington Building MosaicWednesday, January 20, 2021 - 19:00 to 20:00Presented via ZOOM.Pre-Registration RequiredOttawa, ONCanadaBuilt in 1927 as the headquarters of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, 180 Wellington Building’s most stunning feature is the dramatic mosaic on the vaulted ceiling inside the main entrance...
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GOLD, SNAKES, AND MOTHER INSURANCE : THE PRESERVATION OF THE 180 WELLINGTON BUILDING MOSAICSaturday, June 20, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:30Orange Art Gallery290 City Centre AvenueOttawa, ON K1R 1C7CanadaIn keeping with Ottawa Public Health recommendations, Heritage Ottawa has cancelled this event and will rescheduled it for a future date. Thank you for your understanding.
Built in 1927 as...
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Delighting Visitors for Generations: The Restoration of The OpiniconWednesday, April 15, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00Auditorium, Ottawa Public Library120 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, ON K1P 5M2CanadaAPRIL LECTURE POSTPONED
In response to the Ottawa Public Health COVID-19 guidelines, Heritage Ottawa has cancelled the April lecture. We will announce a rescheduled date soon. We apologize...
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The Changing Architectural Landscape of Vanier: Future Possible Avenues (IN FRENCH)Wednesday, March 18, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00Auditorium, Ottawa Public Library120 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, ON K1P 5M2CanadaLe paysage architectural changeant de Vanier : Quelles avenues possibles?MARCH LECTURE POSTPONED
In response to the guidance of Ottawa Public Health with regards to COVID-19 (coronavirus...
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Cultural Landscapes of the LGBTTQ+ Community in OttawaWednesday, February 19, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00Auditorium, Main BranchOttawa Public Library120 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, ON K1P 5M2CanadaHeritage Ottawa 2020 Phillips Memorial LectureOttawa’s LGBTTQ+ community has an interesting history unique to many other cities. Due in part to the government employee purges during the 1950s to...
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Omàmiwininì Pimàdjwowin: The Algonquin Way Cultural CentreWednesday, January 22, 2020 - 19:00 to 20:00Auditorium, Main BranchOttawa Public Library120 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, ON K1P 5M2Canada= CANCELLED =January 17, 2020 — Heritage Ottawa regrets the cancellation of this lecture due to unforseen circumstances. We hope to reschedule soon.
Our free lecture season continues on...
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The Garden of the Provinces and Territories: Almost 50 years along!Wednesday, December 11, 2019 - 19:00 to 21:00Christ Church Cathedral, Great Hall414 Sparks StreetOttawa, ON K1R 0B2CanadaThis presentation will reprise John Zvonar’s presentation at Heritage Ottawa in 2010, which was entitled “Terra Incognita: Ottawa’s Unfamiliar Landscapes.”
More ‘familiar’ these days, the...
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Reevaluation of Modern SitesWednesday, November 20, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00Auditorium, Main BranchOttawa Public Library120 Metcalfe StreetOttawa, ON K1P 5M2CanadaThe importance of conserving modern heritage has gained increasing prominence in recent years, as many unique sites have come under threat of destruction. Mariana Esponda will describe her...
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Emerging Scholars: Two Talks and a Pub NightTuesday, October 22, 2019 - 19:00 to 20:00Brigid's WellSaint Brigid's Centre for the Arts310 St. Patrick Street, at CumberlandOttawa, ON K1N 5K5CanadaJoin us at 7 pm for two informative talks by recent graduates. Each talk will be 15 to 20 minutes in duration and the audience will have an opportunity to pose questions to the speakers.
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