Open House 2026

Visit Canada’s largest independent 2SLGBTQIA+ archives for our annual open house.

Learn more about The ArQuives through guided house tours, meet the curator behind our latest exhibition, browse a special duplicate poster and book sale, and participate in activities about preserving queer and trans histories through community archiving.

Programmed activities:

• 11:00am House Tour (begins in our foyer)
• 12:30pm Curator tour w/ The Wild and the Weeds curator McKenna Gray
• 2:00pm House Tour (begins in our foyer)
• All day: Duplicate poster and book sale
• All day: How would you archive?
• All day: Things you wish you could have in your collection but lost?
• All day: The Wild and the Weeds exhibition

Refreshments and cake will be served throughout the day.

Learn more about how to get to us and accessibility at The ArQuives.