A pop-up exhibit in the lobby of The Elgin Theatre

PAST EXHIBITION
July & August 2017

This free pop-up exhibit offered the rare chance to see costumes and other theatre wonders up close.

PAST EXHIBITION

Fall 2011

NAC English Theatre in association with Theatre Museum Canada presented a retrospective exhibit about the life and work of one of Canada’s most important playwrights, Newfoundland and Labrador’s David French (1939-2010), in conjunction with the production of his play Salt-Water Moon.

PAST EXHIBITION

October 2014
to July 2016

Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History

Tom was a playwright, producer, administrator, director, literary manager, policy creator, founder – and it turns out, a collector of posters.

PAST EXHIBITION
September 2011 to September 2014

Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History

Theatre Museum Canada presented an exhibit by Dance Collection Danse

The 1970s saw an unprecedented dance boom in Canada. Canadian dancers travelled the world as unofficial cultural ambassadors.

Produced by the National Arts Centre in association with Theatre Museum Canada

An online companion exhibit is also featured on the NAC’s educational website ArtsAlive.ca.

September to November 2011
National Arts Centre, Ottawa

September to October 2012
Tarragon Theatre, Toronto

October to November 2013
Thousand Islands Playhouse, Gananoque

This special retrospective exhibit about one of Canada’s most influential playwrights, David French (1939 – 2010), produced by the National Arts Centre in association with Theatre Museum Canada, celebrated David French’s life, his career, and why his work was so important to the development of English Canadian theatre.

PAST EXHIBITION

January 2010 – September 2010

Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History

Curated by Ivan Tanzer

Theo Dimson (1930-2012) was a world renowned graphic designer and had close ties to the theatre community in Toronto.

September 2010
to September 2011

PAST EXHIBITION

Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History

Curated by Kate Barris

The founding chair of Theatre Museum Canada, Herbert William Whittaker (1910 – 2006) helped shape and promote Canadian theatre as a critic, mentor, set and costume designer, director, author, collector, visionary, advocate and friend.

July 2009 to April 2010

Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre (Niagara-on-the-Lake)
Design Exchange (Toronto)
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre (Guelph)

A touring retrospective exhibit of stage designer Cameron Porteous’ remarkable contribution to theatre in Canada. Curated & designed by Sean Breaugh and Pat Flood.