Lost & Found

Lost & Found: Introduction Lost & Found: Introduction
Dressed to Impress Dressed to Impress
A City Carved in Stone A City Carved in Stone
Growing Skyward Growing Skyward
Toronto’s Mixed Legacy of Conservation Toronto’s Mixed Legacy of Conservation
Ontario Bank Ontario Bank
The Town of York’s New Courthouse The Town of York’s New Courthouse
Imperial Oil Building Imperial Oil Building
Bank of Montreal Bank of Montreal
Granite Club and Toronto Star Building Granite Club and Toronto Star Building
Bank of Toronto Bank of Toronto
Amen House Amen House
Credits Credits
Discussions Discussions
Accolades Accolades

Lost & Found: Introduction

Dressed to Impress

A City Carved in Stone

Growing Skyward

Toronto’s Mixed Legacy of Conservation

Ontario Bank

The Town of York’s New Courthouse

Imperial Oil Building

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Bank of Montreal

These are some of the carved letters that used to spell out BANK OF MONTREAL on the façade of the stone building. The exhibit’s curators selected the letters “BMO” as an ironic counterpoint to the contemporary BMO logo atop the current white skyscraper visible from the Campbell House garden.

 

Granite Club and Toronto Star Building

Bank of Toronto

 

Corinthian capital from the Bank of Toronto building.

 

Amen House

Credits

 

Left to right: Curators Tanya McCullough, Leora Bebko and Hannah Hadfield (Image credit: Richard Longley)

 

 

Lost & Found is curated by Leora Bebko, Hannah Hadfield, and Tanya McCullough, all graduate students from the University of Toronto’s Museum Studies program.

The exhibit is a collaboration of Campbell House Museum, City of Toronto Museums and Heritage Services, and the University of Toronto Faculty of Information, with the support of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, Toronto Branch, the Queen Street West Business Improvement Area, ERA Architects Inc., Historic Restoration Inc., J.D. Strachan Construction Ltd, Cooper Equipment Rentals, and Blackwell Structural Engineers.

 

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Discussions

The Lost & Found Discussion series aims to use the exhibit as a stage to further investigate the underrepresented, contested or lost parts of Toronto’s history while investigating how contemporary social values are contributing to evolving concepts of heritage value and significance.

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Discussion No. 1 | Lost & Found: Rediscovering Fragments of Old Toronto- Exhibition Opening

May 17, 2018

This panel discussed the history of the selected stones, the history of conservation at the Guild Inn and the past and present approaches to heritage conservation in Toronto.

Moderator: Cathy Nasmith

Panelists:   Alex Avdichuk, Ralph Daley, Mikael Sydor 

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Discussion No. 2 | Contested Spaces and the Creation of Heritage

 June 26, 2018

Heritage sites are culturally complex, where the meaning of a place often differs between groups and individuals. A place’s value – whether historical, cultural, architectural, natural, social or economic – can be comprised of both physical and intangible elements. In order to fully appreciate, learn from, and gain inspiration from our heritage sites, they require thoughtful planning and management that accounts for the numerous ways that a place can have significance for people. This panel discussed the complexities of heritage sites and contemplated ways to approach the intricacies of a sense of place.

Moderator: Cathy Nasmith

Panelists: Alexis Cohen, Cat Criger, Mary MacDonald, and Alex Speigel

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Discussion No. 3 | The Stories of Our City

August 16, 2018

Storytelling brings life to collective beliefs, ideas, knowledge and values; it connects people, inspiring them to recall aspects of their history and to see different perspectives. Our stories provide an intangible link to the past which continues to shape our communities today.

Toronto is a city with many stories – capturing the complete story of this city is an exciting challenge. This panel explored how the narrative of Toronto’s story changes when different voices add their stories. How can we use different understandings to broaden our interpretation of this city to tell a richer, more complex story? How can we bring multiple stories from communities together in a way that invites everyone to learn?

Moderator: Cheryl Thompson

Panelists: Maggie Hutcheson, John Lorinc

 

Accolades

Hidden Toronto: our annual summer ode to the city’s best-kept secrets

Grapevine-crowned head of Bacchus, Roman god of wine, from the arch of the Ontario Bank (1868-1964) at Guild Park. Image Credit: Richard Longley

Click HERE to read the summer 2018 feature in NOW Magazine.