Lecture Series
Heritage Ottawa is lining up an enticing program for our 2025-2026 Free Lecture Series!
We ask that you PRE-REGISTER in advance of each free lecture. Stay tuned for more information about the upcoming season!
The lectures begin at 7 pm and are presented via ZOOM, unless otherwise indicated, and last approximately one hour.
Thank you to our Lecture Series sponsor ANDREX HOLDINGS and MERKLEY SUPPLY LTD.
Note: Several of our lectures are available for viewing on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube channel .
Upcoming Lectures
Pre-registration for this FREE lecture is required -- See link below | Presented via ZOOM
Canada Lands Company plays an important role in preserving heritage assets on its…
We are pleased to feature an Emerging Scholars Connect event with students from Carleton University to highlight how young people are chronicling history and advocating for practices that balance…
Past Lectures
VIA ZOOM | PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
On the occasion of our annual Bob & Mary Anne Phillips Memorial Lecture, Heritage Ottawa is pleased to mark the 50th anniversary of the…
VIA ZOOM | NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY CLICKING HERE.
The architectural ruins that William Lyon Mackenzie King built at his Kingsmere estate defy simple…
This seasonal event will be held at the special venue of the Beechwood National Memorial Centre, Sacred Space Room, 280…
VIA ZOOM | NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL BY CLICKING HERE.
Moshe Safdie has been practicing architecture for almost 60 years. He has designed headquarters in…
IN PERSON AT UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA, DESMARAIS HALL, ROOM 1130
FREE LECTURE VIA ZOOM
Young people bring fresh ideas, creativity, and a strong sense of innovation to the preservation…
In person at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Woodside Hall, 355 Cooper Street and Via ZOOM | | Now Available on our YouTube channel.
How should a new heritage district building…
An Inspiring Capital for All of Us: An Evening with the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson
Preregistration is required. SCROLL DOWN to register.
Heritage Ottawa is pleased to…
FREE LECTURE VIA ZOOM | Now Available on our YouTube Channel.
The grass may be greener elsewhere but your front yard may still hold surprises.
Although awareness of the…
Presented via ZOOM and now available on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube channel.
Built in 1904, the Dominion Observatory — Canada’s National Observatory — helped nurture the careers of…
CLICK HERE to watch the CPAC recording of this important discussion!
THANK YOU to the hundreds of people who participated in our panel discussion on the future of 24 Sussex Drive that took…
Presented via ZOOM and available on our YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
The property today known as Maplelawn was established in the 1830s by the Thomson family, and successively owned and…
This lecture is now available on Heritage Ottawa's YouTube channel.
Via ZOOM | CLICK HERE to register for this free lecture.
Between 1956 and 1972, children in…
This lecture will be presented in French.
A free lecture presented via ZOOM and available on Heritage Ottawa's YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Who were the "matchmakers" at Hull's E. B.…
Free lecture presented via ZOOM and now available on Heritage Ottawa's YOUTUBE CHANNEL.
Carleton is one of 14 Canadian universities participating in Quality in Canada’s Built…
