PAST EVENT
Special screening of CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER: A MEMOIR a documentary film featuring Christopher Plummer in conversation with Atom Egoyan.
Thursday May 16, 2019
Film Screening (90 Minutes)
Followed by a Q&A
Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
With profound gratitude Theatre Museum Canada thanks actor Ron Braden (1931-2012) for the charitable gift of $548,000 made in his Will.
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.
March 2009- January 2010
Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History
Curated by University of Toronto Museum Studies Masters student Alison Little, Revival used artifacts from our permanent collection to highlight performances, productions and personal memories.