Panel talk: Can you Gender a City?

Museum of Toronto

What if Toronto was built by women? Join leading voices in architecture and planning for a bold conversation on gender and design.

Harbourfront Centre

The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto

A series of five curator-led tours of The 52, Museum of Toronto’s newest exhibition on women who shaped the city—featuring a special Mother’s Day edition with Arlene Chan & Bernice Carnegie. More dates to be announced soon!

<h3>About this Event<br></h3><p>Join us for a provocative panel discussion that brings together leading architects, urban designers, planners, and civic champions to explore this question and its many layers.<br></p><p>Is there something uniquely transformative about women’s leadership in shaping cities? Or does that assumption risk oversimplifying gendered experience? Would women in charge rewrite the urban blueprint or reinforce the status quo?<br></p><p>This conversation digs deep into the past, present, and future of Toronto's built environment, asking whether a city shaped by women would be radically different or just more visible in the stories we tell.<br></p><p>Come ready to rethink what Toronto could be and who gets to design it.<br>The discussion will happen in Studio Theatre, within the main building of Harbourfront Centre.</p>

<h3>About the Exhibition<br></h3><p>Did you know that 52% of Torontonians are women? <a href="https://www.museumoftoronto.com/collection/the-52-stories-of-women-who-transformed-toronto/exhibition/" title="https://www.museumoftoronto.com/collection/the-52-stories-of-women-who-transformed-toronto/exhibition/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The 52: Stories of Women Who Transformed Toronto</a> is Museum of Toronto’s latest exhibition that brings their stories to life. It celebrates the impact women have had on our city, our country, and the world — highlighting 52 individuals whose contributions have shaped Toronto as we know it.</p><p>Spanning from the 1800s to today, the exhibition shines a spotlight on change-makers, rebels, and revolutionaries within Toronto’s 52%. Some names may be familiar; others are being shared widely for the first time. Together, their stories reveal the rich and often overlooked histories of the women who built this city.</p>

<h3>About Musem of Toronto<br></h3><p>Founded in 2015, Museum of Toronto is a growing City Museum dedicated to exploring and sharing the diverse histories of the city. Museum of Toronto’s exhibitions, content, and experiences aim to inspire curiosity and foster deeper connections to our collective histories. With exhibition space at 401 Richmond Street West, partnerships with institutions across the city and a growing digital library of Toronto histories, Museum of Toronto offers a wide range of programming that is accessible to all.</p>

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