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Onsite programming

Visit the Archives in person to uncover Ontario’s documentary heritage year-round. We offer onsite exhibits and engaging activities and events that connect you directly with the province’s history. 

Visitors reading historical museum exhibition panels and cultural heritage displays behind glass.
  • The Illuminate Black exhibit logo with the exhibit name displayed in English and French over a collage of archival records. The black text is set on a multi-coloured ray of light, shining from the left. The background is a black circle.

    Illuminate Black: Shining Light on the Black Presence in Ontario

    Experience Ontario’s Black histories in a whole new light  Come visit the Archives of Ontario to experience a groundbreaking new exhibit!  Illuminate Black: Shining Light on the Black Presence in Ontario explores the rich, complex histories…

  • Six black-and-white photographs of Black musicians arranged in two rows of three. White text that reads “B’LACK THEN” is at centre, over the photographs.

    B’LACK THEN: Muted Melodies

    Exhibit on now We are thrilled to invite the public to B’LACK THEN: Muted Melodies, our new in-person exhibit curated by the Canada Black Music Archives (CBMA) that delves into…

  • Grey map of Toronto with pins of different colours and a menu on the left side.

    Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto

    Exhibit on now Listen to the diverse personal stories of Toronto’s Black community by visiting the Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto exhibition in our reading room. This community-made oral narrative exhibition project…

  • White banner reading ‘Doors Open Toronto.’ Below the text, four hands wearing purple gloves are shown: one giving a thumbs-up, one holding a photographic negative, and one holding a magnifying glass.

    Doors Open at the Archives of Ontario 2026  

    Get hands-on at the Archives: Doors Open Toronto 2026  We’re thrilled to be taking part in the City of Toronto’s annual event. This year we’re taking a new approach that lets you explore freely while meeting…

Past onsite programming

Updated: June 16, 2026 11:02 AM
Published: June 16, 2026