by Renee Tratch | Oct 8, 2025 | Free, Museum
Free exhibit about the demolition and construction of Toronto’s downtown in the 1960s, 70s & 80s After a ‘what did you do today?’ swapping of stories, my son asked me, ‘why didn’t you study history in university?’ I had just finished telling him about my excursion...
by Renee Tratch | Jun 17, 2025 | Museum
One of the City of Toronto’s historic museums My teens love the mall. I love museums. I recently tagged along on a trip to the Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto. As we made our way home along Bond St. we stumbled upon Mackenzie House, one of the 10 City of Toronto’s 10...
by Renee Tratch | May 28, 2025 | Museum
New exhibit at the Museum of Toronto For someone who loves learning about Toronto history and everyday stories about the city, it has taken me way too long to check out the Museum of Toronto. Founded in 2014 (and originally named the Myseum of Toronto), the...
by Renee Tratch | Dec 15, 2021 | Museum
Oh, it feels good to be back. It’s been almost two years since we visited a museum or gallery. As I looked back at our wanderings, our last exhibition visits were the Illusions: The Art of Magic at the AGO (March 2020) and Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches at the ROM...
by Renee Tratch | Mar 9, 2020 | Art, Museum
Every kids goes through a magic stage, right? Well, you can revive or kickstart this phase by a visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario’s newest exhibition ILLUSIONS: THE ART OF MAGIC. While it’s not an exhibition just for kids, it definitely has elements that will wow...
by Renee Tratch | Dec 2, 2019 | Museum
“Do we have to read everything?” says my 10-year-old as we entered Bloodsuckers: Legends to Leeches that just opened at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Our family explores museums in very different ways. One like a pinball machine, the other beelining it to...
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