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Help Us to Open Our Doors

We at Canada's Theatre Museum want to express our gratitude. With the support our generous donors, we have been able to celebrate, preserve, and share the stories that make Canadian performing arts so special. We are now preparing for the next exciting chapter. Soon, our new home inside the historic Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres will open its doors to the public on a regular basis, creating a national space where people can explore Canadian performing arts history up close and personal.

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Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History

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Our Leaving Ladies: Canadian Actresses Starring on World Stages from the 1840s to 1940s

An exhibit celebrating Canadian women of the stage whose talent was recognized in theatres around the world.

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Herbert Whittaker: Designing for the Theatre

This online exhibit features designs by Herbert Whittaker, and is part of the Google Arts and Culture initiative and its non-commercial mission to preserve and bring the world’s art and culture online so it’s accessible to anyone, anywhere.

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Theatre Museum presents the Toronto Theatre Database Project

Trying to remember who was in that show you loved?

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Past Exhibition & Events

Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Wednesday April 29, 2026 at 7 PM

Lawrence and Miriam Adams Dance History Lecture

Celebrating 40 Years of Dance Collection Danse at Canada’s Theatre Museum. In recognition of DCD’s long working history with Seika Boye, this landmark event showcased her research.

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Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Film Screening: The Tempest

FORGIVE AND BE FREE. Presented on April 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM as part of National Canadian Film Day, this filmed production of Shakespeare’s great drama of loss and reconciliation was recorded at the Stratford Festival in 2018. Starring Martha Henry as Prospero, with stage direction by Antoni Cimolino and film direction by Barry Avrich.

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Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Wednesday April 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Film Screening: Thog’s Hamlet

A Hamlet like no other… Presented on April 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM as part of National Canadian Film Day, Thog’s Hamlet is a rare chance to encounter an extraordinary piece of Toronto theatre history. Originally created in 1971 by Steven Bush and a young ensemble of performers, this radical reimagining of Hamlet features 2 Hamlets, 2 Ophelias, and many Ghosts. Youth-driven, politically alert, and formally unconventional, it was captured on the fly by the “free camera” of Richard Leiterman under René Bonnière’s direction.

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Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Monday March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Book Launch “Still With Us: Stories of HIV/AIDS and Dance in Canada”

Canada’s Theatre Museum and Dance Collection Danse hosted the launch of this special, limited-edition book on March 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM. Still With Us is a groundbreaking collection reflecting on the devastating impacts of HIV/AIDS on Canada’s dance world. Edited by longtime Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre, Christopher House, it is at once an archive and a memorial, a celebration and a catalyst for contemplation.

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Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Friday March 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM

Join us on World Theatre Day!

Canada’s Theatre Museum, The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology (CITT), and The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) invite you to join us for a World Theatre Day celebration in Toronto on Friday, March 27 at 10:30 am.

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Canada's Theatre Museum at The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres

Sunday March 8, 2026 at 3 PM

Legend Library Live with Ann-Marie MacDonald

Celebration of International Women’s Day with two extraordinary artists. On March 8, we hosted a rare and intimate conversation between acclaimed Canadian journalist Anna Maria Tremonti and novelist, playwright, actor and broadcaster Ann-Marie MacDonald.

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