Did you know the University of Saskatchewan is situated upon almost 3,000 acres of land? That’s more than 2000 football fields!

Feeling intimidated about getting around campus? Join Kinae, the Diefenbaker Canada Centre’s Usask Campus Expert, for a free Insider’s Campus Tour! 

Please Note: This is an extensive outdoor walking tour that will take approximately 90 minutes. Please dress for the weather and wear appropriate footwear. Tours require a minimum of 5 participants. Tours with less than 5 will be cancelled, and registrants will be notified. 

September Dates:

• Wednesday, September 20, 27: 1:00 pm 
• Friday, September 22: 1:00 pm

October Dates:

• Wednesday, October 4, 11, 18: 1:00 pm 
• Friday, October 6 and 20: 1:00 pm

Cost: FREE

Contact the Diefenbaker Canada Centre to register: dief.centre@usask.ca (306-966-8384)

The DCC is participating in Culture Days 2023, a national celebration of arts and culture, which runs from September 22 through October 15. The following FREE events will take place at the DCC and are open to everyone! 

To learn more about Culture Days and different events happening across Saskatchewan, please visit the Culture Days website

Afternoon Concert Featuring the 17th Century University of Saskatchewan Amati String Collection

Saturday, September 23: 1:30 to 2:30pm

In celebration of Culture Days 2023, the Diefenbaker Canada Centre (DCC) is partnering with the Department of Music to host an afternoon music concert on September 23. The concert will showcase faculty members playing the 17th Century string instruments handcrafted by the Amati family in Cremona, Italy. Following the concert, you will have an opportunity to view the Amati instruments up close and tour the Diefenbaker exhibit gallery. 

Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns Artist Q and A and Exhibit Opening

Wednesday September 27: 7:00 to 9:30pm

Since 2001, Margruite Krahn has been unearthing historical floor patterns in Mennonite housebarns, documenting historical patterns from villages all over southern Manitoba. Her research has taken from Manitoba to Mexico to the Netherlands and back, discovering more about the patterns, the people who created them, and what they can tell us about Mennonite life around the turn of the twentieth century. Resurfacing: Mennonite Floor Patterns unearths this history, highlighting Margruite’s research, as well as her original artwork, which replicates these historical patterns for new audiences today. Her most recent addition to this exhibit highlights the relationship between Mennonite women in Neubergthal, MB and women of the Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation. 

Little Stone Schoolhouse Open House

Saturday, October 7: 12:00 to 4:00pm

Come visit and learn about Saskatoon’s first public schoolhouse! The original Victoria School, now known as the Little Stone Schoolhouse (LSS), was built in 1887 by stone mason, Alexander Marr. The one-room schoolhouse was used until 1905, then dismantled stone by stone and reconstructed on the University of Saskatchewan campus in 1911. Experience what it was like to write on slate chalkboards, try your hand at ball and cup, and see if you can pass the school health inspection!

*Please note there are no washrooms or running water in the building.

Noon-Hour Amati String Concert

Wednesday, October 11: 12:15pm to 1:00pm

Experience the breath-taking sound and beauty of the #Usask Amati String Collection! The Diefenbaker Canada Centre (DCC) is partnering with the Department of Music to host a noon-hour music concert in the lobby beginning at 12:15pm on October 11. The concert will showcase faculty members playing 17th Century string instruments handcrafted by the Amati family in Cremona, Italy. Following the concert, you will have an opportunity to view the Amati instruments up close and tour the Diefenbaker exhibit gallery.