Toronto Ward Museum

Our work is founded on three major principles, which are embedded in our working processes and program design — reflection, dialogue, and co-creative action. Using these principles our programs ask: What can we learn from  stories of migration and settlement on traditional territories that have been inhabited by diverse Indigenous peoples? How can these stories, which serve as evidence of settler-colonialism and Canadian nation-building, contribute towards a more inclusive future?

MISSION

The Toronto Ward Museum is a community-engaged museum that facilitates the preservation and sharing of personal stories of migrants in Toronto’s history. We utilize collaborative processes to identify community needs and opportunities, then use those insights to create programming that promotes empathy and curiosity between storytellers, community members and the larger public. The museum also creates forums for dialogue relevant to migration, citizenship and pluralism within an urban context. Finally, we act as a catalyst in community initiatives and forge partnerships between individuals, communities, and organizations toward our collective empowerment.

VISION

The Toronto Ward Museum envisions a society that values immigrants as makers of Toronto’s past and present, bringing together people of all backgrounds to shape a more just, equitable and sustainable future.