Toronto/CMEDIA: Connecting Torontonians to the city and to each other, Museum of Toronto is Toronto’s city museum exploring through exhibitions, public programs, and digital storytelling the many histories of Toronto, from untold and rarely told stories to the people, places, and ideas shaping the city today.
With its mission to inspire curiosity, Museum of Toronto fosters connection, and builds a collective sense of belonging by creatively curating the rich, layered, and constantly evolving stories of the people who call Toronto home creates opportunities for people to better understand the city, encounter different perspectives, and see themselves within Toronto’s shared story.
Created to fill a long-recognized gap in the city’s cultural landscape, Museum of Toronto is dedicated to Toronto itself.
A workshop of heritage and cultural leaders was convened by local philanthropist Diane Blake In 2014 to imagine a museum that would illuminate Toronto’s history, honour its diversity, and help shape its future. The museum was incorporated by Diane Blake and Stephen J. R. Smith as a museum without walls, later that year engaging Torontonians through pop-up exhibitions, talks, tours, and digital storytelling.
Museum of Toronto has grown through exhibitions, partnerships, and public engagement across the city since launching publicly in 2015 while continuing to work toward a permanent home for Toronto’s stories.
Museum of Toronto creates exhibitions, public programs, tours, school visits, and digital experiences across multiple sites in the city and online that invite people to engage with Toronto in meaningful and unexpected ways bringing together history, contemporary perspectives, and public dialogue, creating accessible experiences that help people connect with Toronto’s past, present, and future.
