Art & exhibitions in Toronto

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A Story of Survival at the ROM

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – Sunday, October 18, 2026
Where
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
Price
Included with admission, plus a surcharge; varies by date

Closes October 18. The Dawn of Life galleries downstairs are included, and are the better hour anyway.

Melissa Auf der Maur: My ’90s Rock Photographs

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – Wednesday, June 30, 2027
Where
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4
Price
$30 general admission; free for Ontarians 14 to 24

A backstage pass to the last analogue decade, shot by the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist. Opens to the public today; runs into next summer.

Returning to Ourselves

Art & exhibitions
When
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 – Saturday, January 30, 2027
Where
Onsite Gallery, OCAD University, 199 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 0H4
Price
Free

Forty years of Rebecca Baird and Kenny Alvin Baird, shown alongside work by Inuk artist Michael Massie. Free, and usually empty on a weekday afternoon.

The Image Centre fall exhibitions

Art & exhibitions
When
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 – Saturday, December 5, 2026
Where
The Image Centre, Toronto Metropolitan University, 33 Gould St, Toronto, ON M5B 1W1
Price
Free

The Main and University galleries reopen after installation, with a fall opening reception on September 9, 6–8pm. Free, two minutes from Dundas station.

The Allegorical Archipelago of Abya Yala opens

Art & exhibitions
When
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Where
Royal Ontario Museum, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C6
Price
Included with general admission, which varies by date

Opening day of the ROM’s new fall exhibition. Closing date had not been posted when this was checked.

Nuit Blanche Toronto

Art & exhibitions
When
Saturday, October 3, 2026, 7pm–7am
Where
Across the city, Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2
Price
Free

Free contemporary art from 7pm to 7am. Pick one neighbourhood and walk it properly instead of chasing the map.

MOCA fall season opens

Art & exhibitions
When
Sunday, October 4, 2026
Where
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto, 158 Sterling Rd, Toronto, ON M6R 2B7
Price
$14; free for 18 and under

Bharti Kher and Delcy Morelos, with Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s Light of the Heavens, across two floors of a converted aluminium factory. Free for anyone eighteen and under.

Sunday Best: The Power & The Glory of Black Style

Art & exhibitions
When
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 – Sunday, February 28, 2027
Where
Art Gallery of Ontario, 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4
Price
$30 general admission; free for Ontarians 14 to 24

Ritual and rebellion in Black style and self-fashioning. Members from October 7, passholders October 9, everyone else from October 13.

Art Toronto

Art & exhibitions
When
Thursday, October 29, 2026 – Sunday, November 1, 2026
Where
Metro Toronto Convention Centre, 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6
Price
$35 to October 1, then $40, plus HST and a $2 fee

The country’s art fair. A day pass runs past twenty dollars, but it is the entire scene in one room.

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