Join us for a program in the galleries once a month when we discuss the life and times of a famous or infamous person or event from the past. Free admission. No reservations required.
When the Arts Canada Institute wanted to commission a series of new books about the history of art and artists across Canada, it began by approaching Jim Burant to write a book about the art and artists of Ottawa. The comprehensive book that resulted from Jim's work is a spectacular illustrated tour of Ottawa's surprising...
Join writer and researcher Lorna Poplak as she presents facts behind the Don Jail's location and construction and shares tales about inmates, guards, governors, gangs, officials and even a pair of star-crossed lovers whose doomed romance unfolded in the shadow of the gallows. The illustrated talk will highlight the Don's tumultuous descent from palace to...
Presented by presented by Liz Vlossak, Brock University history professor with an interest in local sport and co-director of the Sport Oral History Archive via Zoom. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82274108094 
Toronto Branch is excited to announce our next online series, which will focus on Black history in Ontario. If you’re interested in learning more about this topic you’ll want to join us on April 13, 20 and 27 at 7:30 pm EDT. Three speakers will tell us about their extensive research into the history of...
