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Check out exhibits, events, and resources to learn more about the fascinating history of the Ontario Society of Artists (OSA) – Canada’s oldest continuously operating professional art society. Click to learn how the Government of Ontario Art Collection and Archives of Ontario are supporting creativity in Ontario.
It’s showtime! Explore our latest online exhibit that traces the development of Ontario’s live theatre scene over the past 200 years and puts the past and present importance of the dramatic arts at centre stage.
We’re pleased to share that the Alvin D. McCurdy fonds (F 2076) has been inscribed on the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the World Register. This is a first for one of our collections and demonstrates the importance of the McCurdy fonds to the collective history of Canada.
Explore some of our most popular microfilm collections online! FamilySearch International has digitized these collections for you to access free of charge through the FamilySearch website. Learn more.
Discover amazing records from the Archives of Ontario’s collections and put your puzzling skills to the test.
Exciting news, researchers! We’re giving our research guides an updated look and added a new one to help you locate popular ethno-cultural records from our collections. Click here to take a look!