Exhibits and Special Events

 

Exhibitions

Current Exhibitions

Each year, The ArQuives hosts multiple exhibitions, including at least one exhibition from The ArQuives’ Curatorial Committee. These exhibitions focus on 2SLGBTQIA+ storytelling and history, often featuring The ArQuives collections and art.

Digital Exhibitions

Our digital exhibitions highlight resources from our collection. We curate items from our collection into themes. In 2025, over 27,000 people visited our Digital Exhibitions from around the world.

Past Exhibitions

We’ve hosted and held a number of exhibitions including Black Queer Toronto: Legacies in Motion; Where the Shoreline Meets the Water: The Intergenerational LGBT Artist Residency Retrospective; Onstage/Offstage; and Meet Me In Leather.

Special Events

Join The ArQuives to celebrate storytelling, history, and 2SLGBTQIA+ lives through various panels, community film screenings, and book launches.

  • Book and Zine Launches: The ArQuives is pleased to support authors and independent publishers who tell the stories of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
  • Screenings: Celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ storytelling through film screens at The ArQuives and in partnership with community events around the country.
  • Talks and Panels: Invited guests and The ArQuives’ staff and volunteers participate in a variety of talks and panels each year. These events take place both at The ArQuives and with partner organizations.
  • Trivia: Join The ArQuives Community Engagement Committee to put your knowledge of 2SLGBTQIA+ history in Canada and from around the world to the test. Join special guests from the Community and engage with a different theme each time. Participants are welcome to join as a team or as a solo participant.

Interested in partnering with The ArQuives for an event?

Reach out to outreach@arquives.ca if you are interested in partnering on an event.