Museum Studies Exhibition Projects

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

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 -