TOPHATs Old City Hall, Unearthing the Ward, Textile Museum $$ and The Duke

Join Lawrence, your top hatted host, for a tour of some of our historic buildings and our Textile Museum, before having a late lunch at the Duke of Cornwall.

We will meet at 10 am in the Old City Hall lobby to begin our self-guided tour.

https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/old-city-hall-events/

See an exhibition of Toronto’s Santa Claus Parade in the Main Foyer.
Then we will do the Old City Hall: Self-Guided Tour
On the Second floor we will see Millennium City: Official City Photography 2000-2010

At 11:30 ish we will return to the Main Entrance and walk to the new Ontario Court of Justice to see the Unearthing The Ward, some relics found by archaeologists from pioneers, Chinese and Black residents.

You will need to go through a security check as this building is an active court house.

10 Armoury St, Toronto, ON M7A 0B9

At Noonish we visit our Textile Museum, which has an entrance fee.

https://textilemuseum.ca/visit/#admission

Three exhibits include.

Made By Many: 50 Years of the Textile Museum of Canada
https://textilemuseum.ca/event/made-by-many-50-years-of-the-textile-museum-of-canada/

Taking Shape: Recent Acquisitions
https://textilemuseum.ca/event/taking-shape-recent-acquisitions/

From Cloth to Code: New Media Responses
https://textilemuseum.ca/event/from-cloth-to-code-new-media-responses/

Once we are done visiting, we will head over to the Duke of Cornwall on University for our late lunch.

https://dukepubs.ca/duke-of-cornwall/