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Week of May 11 - May 17, 2026

Opening times this week: 11th – 17th May
Monday
Closed
Except holiday Mondays
Tuesday
10am – 5:30pm
Wednesday
10am – 8pm
BMO Free Wednesdays 4 – 8 pm
Thursday
10am – 5:30pm
Friday
10am – 5:30pm
Saturday
10am – 5:30pm
Sunday
10am – 5:30pm

Open all statutory holidays, except Dec 25.

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Lunchtime Lecture: Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with Dr. Alexandra Gillespie

Discover the back story behind Hidden Stories: Books Along the Silk Roads with an enthralling talk featuring the leader of the Toronto-based research team whose cutting-edge work made the exhibition possible. Dr. Alexandra Gillespie delves into the deep explorations and important discoveries of the University of Toronto’s Mellon Foundation-funded Books and the Silks Roads project.

In her Lunchtime Lecture from October 28, 2021, she illuminates the art, science, and inspiration driving the initiative, which “maps connections between parts of the premodern world by describing the technology of the book.”