Museum Studies Exhibition Projects

Snapshots of Change: The Influence of the CNE on Toronto

Bretton Weir and Marlee Yule have built an exhibition acting as a retrospective look at the massive photo collection of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE). As a historical landmark in our city, Bretton and Marlee were inspired by the changes to Toronto, reflected in the past 139 years of the CNE. Join us in discovering the past, present, and future influence of Toronto’s hidden neighbourhood!

Location: Withrow Common, 200 Princes’ Blvd (Canadian National Exhibition), Toronto
Exhibition Hours: Thursdays 1 pm – 5 pm (exhibit will be closed during the CNE – see withrowcommon.ca for details)
Dates: June 21-September 29, 2018

NOTE: THE TIME ON THE COVER PHOTO IS INCORRECT. THE EVENT IS 5-7:30PM

Made-Up Toronto is a collaborative exhibit curated by Jessica Svenningson, Sarah Rolko and photographer Leeor Wild, that will launch a study of makeup as an artistic, individualistic and cultural expression on June 14th. Through this exhibit, a common outward expression of the self will be examined and studied through the lens of cultural identity and individualism. With the generous help of creator studio Free Space, Made-Up Toronto will feature select works by professional photographer Leeor Wild for public viewing in a rare event.

TTC busker Andrew Lopatin will play his unique guitar tunes while you wander through the exhibition.
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Mixed Messages: Making and Shaping Culinary Culture in Canada

Curatorial assistants Sadie MacDonald and Cassandra Curtis have worked in tandem with members of the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Libruary to display rare cookbooks and culinary objects from the 1820s to the 1960s. Through a combination of traditional object displays, digital media, and public programming, this exhibition will explore the stories of those who participated in - or were excluded from - making and shaping culinary culture in Canada.

Location: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, 120 St. George Street, University of Toronto
Dates: May 21 - August 31, 2018

Collecting Moments: The Photographs of Dr John E. Ackerman

Charlotte Gagnier and Sarah Proulx have created a photography exhibit using archival negatives taken by accomplished amateur photographer, Dr John E. Ackerman. Charlotte and Sarah are very excited for the opportunity to work with such a rich collection, held by the Ontario Jewish Archives. The students say the best part of fulfilling their role as curators has been looking through this beautiful collection of moments that portray the personal life of Dr Ackerman as well as life in Toronto in the mid-20th century.

Location: Black Cat Artspace, 2186 Dundas Street West, Toronto
Dates: May 17 - June 13, 2018, Winter Olympic Games
Exhibition Hours: Thursday to Sunday, 12-7 pm
Opening Reception: May 17, 8-10 pm

The History of the John Street Roundhouse: 1929 - Present

Hannah Monkman, Abebe Mengesha and Alice Norton-Bell have created a new entryway exhibit in the Toronto Railway Museum, which will set the tone for an upcoming museum-wide redesign. The exhibit will be exploring the rich history of Toronto’s rail lands from 1929 to the present day, looking specifically at the John Street Roundhouse where the exhibition will be located. Come learn the story of an area once dedicated to the railway, that’s now a bustling neighbourhood filled with iconic Toronto attractions!

Location: The Toronto Railway Museum, 255 Bremner Boulevard, Stall 17, Toronto
Dates: May 2, 2018 -

Lost and Found: Rediscovering Fragments of Old Toronto

This exhibition features six groupings of handcrafted carved stones salvaged by Rosa and Spencer Clark from iconic Toronto buildings in the postwar era. Positioned throughout the Campbell House Museum gardens and juxtaposed against the modern city landscape, curators Hannah Hadfield, Tanya McCullough and Leora Bebko hope to inspire visitors to contemplate the city’s relationship to its heritage and imagine what the city will look like in another 50 years.

Location: Campbell House Museum, 160 Queen St. W., Toronto
Dates: May 2018 - May 2019
Opening Reception: May 17, 2018 – Panel Discussion from 6-7 pm, Reception from 7-9 pm

Messages from the Mosaic

This exhibition project, created by Ellen (Mairead) Murphy, Zhuohua (Nicole) Yang, is from the Mosaic, a digital exhibition about the languages of Canada. Using text, infographics, and clickable elements, we want to curate a web exhibition that explores the history, trends, and challenges surrounding Canada’s transforming language mosaic. This is a bilingual exhibition (English and French) and will be launched in May 2018.

Location: Canadian Language Museum; messagesfromthemosaic.ca (digital exhibition)
Date: May 1, 2018 -

Redefining Language in African Art Scholarship

Susan Jama has built a digital exhibition which explores the history of language used to describe African art from colonial to post-colonial era. Redefining Language in African Art Scholarship reveals the transformative shift in African art literature written from the 1900s to 1980s.

Location: Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collection, York University Libraries, Toronto
Launch Date: April 30, 2018

A Telepathic Book

The Broadbent Sisters' Telepathic Book. Photo courtesy of Broadbent Sisters and Robynne Redgrave, 2017.
Partners: The Broadbent Sisters

Aurora Cacioppo and Meagan Fillmore have been working with the Broadbent Sisters to translate the components of their sculptural photobook into an exhibition for CONTACT Photography Festival. For fourteen days, the artists used meditation to telepathically send and receive images to one another. Afterward, they revealed their photos to one another and found unbelievable connections! Using each day’s images, the artists produced A Telepathic Book, which displays these parallels while promoting meditative practice through its design.

Location: Black Cat Art Space, 2186 Dundas St W, Toronto
Opening Reception: May 3, 2018, 6 pm (remarks at 7 pm) at Stephen Bulger Gallery, 1356 Dundas St W, Toronto
Exhibit Dates: May 5 - 15, 2018