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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the Dalhousie Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Planning alum Uytae Lee provides a unique perspective on Halifax urban-planning issues through his popular weekly video series, PLANifax, frequently drawing upon research and initiatives from Dal faculty and students in the process.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
A new Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibition commemorating the Halifax Explosion launched with a panel discussion last week featuring experts from the Faculties of Health, Computer Science and Arts & Social Sciences.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Dal's eighth-annual Mawio'mi Monday afternoon brought dozens of traditional dancers, drummers and community members to campus in celebration of Mi'kmaq History Month.
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
When Nova Scotia’s new Lieutenant Governor needed his civil uniform altered for his first Speech from the Throne this fall, it was Dalhousie Costume Studies professor Anneke Henderson who got the call.
Friday, October 13, 2017
From musical curling to a disorienting architectural experience, there are lots of unique Dal-led experiences on tap for this Saturday's Nocturne: Art at Night festival in Halifax.