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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined March 2011
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Happy Halloween! Enjoy a small treat from our collection – a 1970s candy bag (1982.7.4187).
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🎨 More time to apply! Due to strong interest from Toronto's creative community, the Papermill Gallery 2027 Exhibition Open Call has been extended. 📅 New Deadline: Monday, November 2, 2026, 5 p.m. 🔗 Apply here: ca.mar.medallia.com/?e=90016…
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Bruce invites you on a chilling tour at Colborne Lodge in High Park to learn about ideas on death and the afterlife from the 1800s. 📅 Oct 27, 28, 29 & 30 ⏰ 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. & 9 p.m. 📍 Colborne Lodge Dr. 🎟️ Tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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We asked our staff, "Is Fort York Haunted?" Ahead of the first night of our Lantern Tours, hear what they have to say! 📍 Fort York - 100 Garrison Rd. 📅 October 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30 ⏰ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 🎟️ Register at toronto.ca/LanternTours
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This Friday! Maria Hupfield and champion Pow Wow dancer Deanne Hupfield unite creative expression, movement and athleticism in a live performance activating the space around Double Punch (North)(2024) at Market Gallery 📅 Oct 23 | 5 pm 🎟️ Free! Tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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Uncover eerie tales about the past inhabitants of the Montgomery's Inn and the Old Town of Islington. Journey from the historic house to the Islington burial ground and learn about Toronto’s past. 📅 Oct 24, 25, 29 & 30 ⏰ 6 pm & 8 pm 🎟️ Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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At Mackenzie House, Historian Jamie Bradburn presents a lively look at Toronto election history. In the early 20th century, election nights turned into impromptu street parties, giving Torontonians a reason to gather. 📍 Mackenzie House 📅 Oct 22 | 5 pm toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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Join author Adam Bunch for a series of talks about the Upper Canada Rebellion. 🎟️ Free! Register at Toronto.ca/MuseumTalks
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Tours begin next week! Secure your spot by registering below! 🏮👻
Hear chilling and eerie tales on a lantern tour of Fort York and its historic surroundings. 📍 Fort York - 100 Garrison Rd. 📅 October 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30 ⏰ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 🎟️ $20 per person. Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/his…
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🥳 Gibson House Turns 175! Join us on Saturday, October 17, as we celebrate 175 years of Gibson House and its place in North York’s history! ⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. 🎂 Remarks and cake-cutting at 1 p.m. 📍 Gibson House - 5172 Yonge St.
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🎟️ Spots are still available! Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
Maria Hupfield and champion Pow Wow dancer Deanne Hupfield unite creative expression, movement and athleticism in a live performance activating the space around Double Punch (North) (2024) at Market Gallery. 📅 Oct 23 | 5 - 7 pm 🎟️ Free! Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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📖 Join historian Adam Bunch in the house of David Gibson for a talk that explores the Upper Canada Rebellion and its lasting impact on the city. Revisit the site of chaos that engulfed the city back in 1837. 📍 Gibson House 📅 Oct 17 ⏰ 4 pm 🎟️Register toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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Hear chilling and eerie tales on a lantern tour of Fort York and its historic surroundings. 📍 Fort York - 100 Garrison Rd. 📅 October 22, 23, 24, 29 & 30 ⏰ 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 🎟️ $20 per person. Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/his…
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Celebrate the beauty of the harvest season at Scarborough Museum with pumpkin-carving! Enjoy refreshments and staff stories about celebrations and traditions from the past. 📍 Scarborough Museum 📅 Oct 18 & 25 ⏰ 12 pm & 2 pm 🎟️ Tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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Ready for fall? Here's an autumn painting from our collection. Watercolour painting (2019.10.1) "York, the new capital of Upper Canada as it appeared in the Autumn of 1803". Attributed to Edward Walsh, a surgeon to the 49th Regiment of Foot who served in Canada from 1803-1807
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Search the grounds of the Fort for pumpkins that have been hidden by soldiers from the War of 1812. After you’ve recovered it, bring it to the Blue Barracks for decorating! 📍 Fort York 📅 Oct 24 ⏰ 2 - 4 pm 🎟️ Get tickets: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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Experience the intersection of photography, film, writing, fashion, and installation to explore uncertainty, embodied perception, memory, and belonging within diasporic experience at Keunsu Cho's new exhibit in the Papermill Gallery. 📍 Todmorden Mills 📅 Until Oct 25!
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Join us for "Gather for Family Salsa" at Montgomery's Inn. Take part in a dance lesson and learn some new moves! All ages and abilities are welcome. 📅 October 14 ⏰4 p.m. – 5 p.m. 📍Montgomery’s Inn – 4709 Dundas St W. 🎟️ Register: salsaintoronto.com/programs/…
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Maria Hupfield and champion Pow Wow dancer Deanne Hupfield unite creative expression, movement and athleticism in a live performance activating the space around Double Punch (North) (2024) at Market Gallery. 📅 Oct 23 | 5 - 7 pm 🎟️ Free! Register: toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/fes…
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