This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto
In-person
Digital & new media History & heritage Indigenous Museum Self-guided StorytellingDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Museum of Toronto
401 Richmond Street West
Toronto, ON
Directions: The Museum of Toronto space is located just through the entrance on the north-east corner of the 401 Richmond building, nearest to the intersection of Richmond St W and Peter St. If you enter through the west entrance nearest to Spadina Ave, follow the arrows that lead to Museum of Toronto (or to the Spacing Store or Swipe Design, as our space is right next to theirs). We are located inside 401 Richmond, a restored heritage-designated industrial building turned arts-and-culture hub in downtown Toronto. 401 Richmond Street West Studio LL01 Toronto, ON M5V 3A8.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible, has gender-neutral washrooms, and offers closed captioning or subtitles.
About
Building on a multi-year research project, our newest exhibition will celebrate the lives of 52 women who have shaped Toronto as we know it.
Spanning from the 1800s until today, this exhibition shines a spotlight on the change-makers, agitators, and revolutionaries within Toronto’s 52%. While some of these women’s stories are well known, others have gone relatively untold until today.
See how many names you are familiar to you — step into their shoes, learn their stories and discover the ways they have transformed Toronto.
The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto is curated across five themes: science, arts and culture, politics, sport, and civic life. To tell these stories, this exhibition features archival photographs, historic artifacts, and creative monologues written by 24 award-winning Canadian playwrights.
The exhibition runs everyday from Wednesday to Saturday, 12pm to 6pm, between September 19 – October 12.
Links
- Plan Your Visit museumoftoronto.com
- Read more about The 52 museumoftoronto.com
Organizer
Museum of Toronto
We are Toronto’s city museum, dedicated to connecting people through the city’s histories, leveraging its diversity to inspire curiosity, connection, and belonging. Over the past decade, we’ve engaged more than 209,000 visitors through exhibitions, programs, and digital content.