Fall Opening Reception @ Museum London

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Please join us as we celebrate the opening of our four new fall exhibitions. All are welcome to this free and public event. Right before the opening at 1:00 pm, join the "Ways of Being" artists Yhonnie Scarce and Michael Belmore, along with guest curators Julian Haladyn and Miriam Jordan-Haladyn, talking about their art practices and inclusion in this exhibition.

Esmaa Mohamoud: To Play in the Face of Certain Defeat

The works of Esmaa Mohamoud imaginatively re-purposes sports gear to re-examine understandings of contemporary Blackness.

THE LOST CITY: Ian MacEachern’s Photographs of Saint John

In "The Lost City", 75 black-and-white photographs by London-based artist Ian MacEachern depict 1960s life in the North End of Saint John, New Brunswick, before urban renewal.

London Lens: Ian MacEachern and Don Vincent

"London Lens" brings together works by Ian MacEachern and Don Vincent which portrayed life in our downtown, representing work and leisure, and the creative cultural ferment in which the London Regionalists flourished.

Ways of Being: Yhonnie Scarce & Michael Belmore

"Ways of Being" looks at the practices of Australian Aboriginal artist Yhonnie Scarce and Canadian First Nations artist Michael Belmore as they critically celebrate Indigenous ways of knowing the world.

Image: Esmaa Mohamoud, "Glorious Bones", 2018-19, 46 repurposed football helmets, African wax prints, soil, metal, Image courtesy of the artist and Georgia Scherman Gallery

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Museum London

Museum London is Southwestern Ontario's leading establishment for the collection and presentation of visual art and material culture. Through public and educational programming, special events and exhibitions, Museum London strives to promote the knowledge and enjoyment of regional art, culture and history.

At the heart of a great museum is its collection and Museum London is proud to have one of Canada's most important art collections, and one of the most significant historical artifact collections in Ontario. Our art collection has more than 5,000 regional and Canadian works and our 45,000 artifacts reflect the history of the City of London as an important regional urban centre in Southwestern Ontario.

Museum London was established in 1940, operating from the London Public Library until 1980 when architect Raymond Moriyama was commissioned to design its current home at the forks of the Thames River in downtown London, Ontario. In 1989, the then London Regional Art Gallery amalgamated with the London Historical Museum, creating what is known today as Museum London.

In the spirit of Truth and Reconciliation we would like to acknowledge that Museum London operates within the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron (Neutral), and Wendat peoples. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties. This territory is the homeland of the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Oneida Nation of the Thames, and Munsee Delaware Nation. We also recognize the contributions of Métis, Inuit, and other Indigenous peoples, both in shaping and strengthening this community in particular, and our province and country as a whole.