# Event Details - **Event Name**: Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: This exhibition at Martin House invites visitors to reflect on the different immigrant histories that have shaped Waterloo Region.About this EventThe Event:This exhibition at Martin House, in the heart of Doon Heritage Village, invites visitors to reflect on the ways that different histories can exist side by side. Within this setting, A Doon Village Introspection introduces photographs from the Vintage Black Canada™ archive, curated by Aaron T. Francis, and Caribbean household artifacts to offer not only a window into Black life but also a reminder of its resonances with other stories of migration and community. The exhibition underscores how different communities have built belonging in Waterloo Region through work, ritual, creativity, and care.Ultimately, this project asks visitors to consider how different communities - whether Mennonite families in the 19th century or Caribbean immigrants in the 20th - have navigated migration, adaptation, and the building of community in Waterloo Region. By placing these stories together, we highlight shared labours and aspirations, and the ways people make space for belonging. In this way, Martin House becomes a meeting place of histories - one that encourages us to see local life through multiple lenses.The Curator:Aaron T. Francis is a doctoral student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo researching the role of art and culture on Jamaican foreign policy. Aaron is also a community archivist, curator and the founder of Vintage Black Canada. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/bd644f00-9e08-11f0-9488-c5bafeb22235-rimg-w592-h740-dcf4f4f4-gmir.jpg The Archive:Founded in 2019, Vintage Black Canada is a multidisciplinary creative archive that documents the transnational modern history of the African Diaspora in Canada. Art, video and photographs from this initiative have been exhibited at the Art Gallery of Ontario (2021, 2023), University of Waterloo Art Gallery (2023), Maclean's magazine (2023) and in several award winning documentaries including CBC’s Black Life: Untold Stories (2023) and CityTV’s Black Community Mixtapes (2023).Tickets:Free, but registration is required.Guided tours, led by curator Aaron T. Francis, will take place every third Saturday through December, from 2-3pm.Self-guided tours will be available all other Sundays beginning September 28th through December 28th, from 1-3pm. No Registration is required for self-guided tours.October?: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMOctober Guided TourNovember?: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMNovember Guided TourDecember?: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMDecember Guided Tour - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/kitchener/vintage-black-canada-a-doon-village-introspection-guided-tours/100001557594710709 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Kitchener - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum - **lat**: 43.40054930000001 - **long**: -80.43831449999999 - **full address**: Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/0e853debda4256e8d9b54bc39b0956fe34f21b1551a3fc99c695b2527d3d695c-rimg-w1200-h1710-dcf6f0dc-gmir.jpg?v=1759242084 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours being held? - **A:** Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours takes place on Sat, 18 Oct, 2025 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm at Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum, 10 Huron Road, Kitchener, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours? - **A:** Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours is organized by Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Vintage Black Canada: A Doon Village Introspection - Guided Tours is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Kitchener, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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