Toronto History Museums To Honour Black History Month

TORONTO: The City of Toronto has announced month-long programming at three Toronto History Museums to honour Black History Month in the city. Through its museums, the City will deliver a free event series in February that will honour Black Freedom through music, culture and storytelling that will uplift and warm the soul of those who experiences it. Programming will be hosted at Spadina Museum (285 Spadina Rd.), Mackenzie House (82 Bond St.) and Todmorden Mills (67 Pottery Rd.).

The month-long programming series includes: Dis/Mantle – discuss their contributions to Dis/ extended through to May 28 at mantle on February 4, from 1 to 3 Spadina Museum :As part of the p.m. at Spadina Museum Awakenings program, Dis/Mantle Musical Performance by is the immersive reimagining LOKRE – February 11 at Spadina of Spadina Museum using an Afrofuturism Museum - Singer and songwriter narrative inspired by LOKRE presents a journey Black abolitionists: Mrs. Pipkin, of generations with reflections the formerly enslaved freedom on family, legacy and culture seeker who worked as a laundress through live music in Spadina in the house, is now the homeowner Museum's historic Palm Room and the house is a haven on February 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. for those seeking freedom iva the Musical Performance by akaMatisse Underground Railroad. – February 25 at Todmorden

The multi-disciplinary exhibition Mills - Set in the Papermill with lead artist Gordon Theatre, producer, composer Shadrach, and artists Christine and instrumentalist akaMatisse Nawuchi, Sharon Norwood, presents his interpretation of Jabari "Elicser" Elliott, Moraa iconic pieces of music representing Stump and more, includes portraits Black culture from the powfeaturing prominent Black erful mediums of film, reflecting Canadians in culture, including on the hero's journey and that of Tanisha Scott, Julien Christian his own. The performance occurs Lutz pka Director X and Toronto at Todmorden Mills on February Raptors players. The exhibit 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. is open during regular museum Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Breaking hours (Wednesday to Sunday, the Editorial Ice – Mackenzie 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) until May 28 House - In 2023, Toronto History at Spadina Museum (www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/historyart-culture/museums/spadinamuseum/?accordion=dismantle). Museums will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the first Black woman to publish a newspaper

Dis/Mantle: Meet the Artists – in North America. In 1854, February 4 at Spadina Museum Mary Ann published The Provincial

Artist Gordon Shadrach, Christine Freeman from King Street in Nnawuchi and Moraa Stump Toronto. Visitors can go to the

Mackenzie House print shop to print a customized copy of Mary Ann's newspaper and a bookmark featuring one of her most famous quotes. This program will run Wednesday to Sunday throughout February at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 2:30 p.m.

Identity Quilt Making – Spadina Museum – throughout February -This audience-led programming will create an Identity Quilt to accompany the Awakeningsrelated exhibition Dis/mantle at Spadina Museum. The Identity Quilt program supports the contributions of written reflections to the Dis/Mantle exhibition. This program is available by drop-in during regular Museum hours

Awakenings Reflections: Dis/ Mantle - Toronto History Museums presents a new four-part video series, Dis/Mantle Reflections, that takes viewers behind the scenes and in conversation with Dis/Mantle lead artist Gordon Shadrach to learn more about the artistic process and reimagined Spadina Museum.

Black History Month YouTube playlist - Torontonians are invited to explore virtual content through the Black History Month YouTube playlist (www.youtube. com/