Join us for a special Open Door Exhibtion: Mapping Toronto’s 19th-Century Studio Photography. This presentation explores the rise of photography studios in Toronto in the mid- to late 1800s, with a focus on the popular carte-de-visite format and its role in a rapidly growing industry. 

The presentation is curated by graduate students in the Film + Photography Preservation and Collections Management program at Toronto Metropolitan University, with guidance from instructor Sara Knelman and AGO staff Sophie Hackett and Tal-Or Ben-Choreen. It builds on the research and curatorial work of F+PPCM students Olivia Boccia, Conor Gray, Madison Hall, Jules Keenan, Marisa Kelly, Kelsey Myler, Shaw Quan, Valencia Sipes, and Tasha Yokoyama-Ramsay.

A selection of original photographs will be on view, and students will be on hand to provide additional information, context and insight into the practices of Toronto’s photography studios more than 150 years ago.