May 9, 2022

City of Toronto announced the lineup of buildings, city-wide walking tours and special programs for this year’s Doors Open Toronto presented by Great Gulf. The free weekend-long celebration of architecture and public space taking place Saturday, May 28 and Sunday, May 29 will feature more than 100 sites for exploration, a talk series, walking tours and more. This year, Doors Open Toronto will incorporate both in-person and virtual experiences. Details are now available on the City’s Doors Open Toronto webpage: www.toronto.ca/doorsopen.

This year’s theme “Renewal” touches on the world’s awakening to deeply-rooted social, cultural and environmental inequity, injustice and imbalance. Doors Open Toronto 2022 participating sites and programs are guided by their interpretation of renewal.

This year, visitors to the Toronto City Hall will gain rare access to the Mayor’s Office, Council Chambers, Podium Green Roof and the Hall of Memory.

Activities at City Hall will include:

• Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada Giant Floor Map display and interpretation

• Daily opening smudging ceremony and welcome song by Indigenous Knowledge Keepers

Nathan Phillips Square Doors Open Toronto has increased outdoor programming at Nathan Phillips Square to provide additional ways for people of all ages to experience the event: • Shine On: Photographs from The BIPOC Photo Mentorship Program, a large-scale photo exhibit presented in partnership with CONTACT Photography Festival and curated by Michèle Pearson Clarke, Photo Laureate of Toronto

• Project T-Dot by Ajani Charles, a large-scale ArtworxTO photo exhibit on Toronto’s hip-hop scene

• OVER FLOE sculpture installation by artist John Notten as part of ArtworxTO

• Mural Routes artists will work with visitors to recreate a living garden through chalk

• Live music presented in collaboration with City Hall Live

• David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway Project display and information

• Hourly guided walking tour

Doors Open Toronto Talks The Talks program provides an inside glimpse into the creative process and community building approach of architects, urban designers and social service organizations through a series of talks and panel discussions. Explore ground-breaking concepts for urban and social renewal through a curated program of four intriguing talks, including a featured opening night event on Friday, May 27, which will be livestreamed.

Tours

Nine free guided walking tours will take place throughout the weekend, delving deep into the history and architecture of a variety of neighbourhoods. Registration is mandatory as space is limited. Tour descriptions are available on the City’s website: www.toronto.ca/doorsopen. Reaching 140 Toronto neighbourhoods, self-guided neighbourhood tours are available through StrollTO: www.strollto.com.

The City has partnered with Driftscape, local community artists and arts organizations to curate free public art tours all across the City. Fifty ArtworxTO self-guided public art walking tours are available on the ArtworxTO website: www.artworxto.ca/tours.

Films on Demand

The Doors Open Toronto film series curated for the weekend event, showcases social change, architecture, urban design, diverse voices and more. The three full-length feature documentaries all consider this year’s theme of “Renewal.” Films include: From Earth to Sky; Magical Imperfection: The Life and Architecture of Raymond Moriyama; and There’s No Place Like This Place, Anyplace.

Virtual Experiences

Doors Open Toronto can also be enjoyed from the comfort of home through virtual experiences from Art Gallery of Ontario, Royal Conservatory of Music, Lieutenant Governor’s Suite, Myseum, AFROWAVETO, Ontario Science Centre, Honey Jam Canada, Shea’s Victoria, The ArQuives, Toronto Zoo, a 10-minute virtual tour of City Hall and more: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/doors-open-toronto/virtual-experiences.

The City is grateful to presenting sponsor Great Gulf, Carpenters Union Local 27 and Schlage Canada for their support of Doors Open Toronto 2022. The City is proud to have the Toronto Star and ZoomerMedia as media partners.

Building Accessibility Information about accessible barrier-free buildings and sites is available on the Doors Open Buildings & Sites webpage: www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/doors-open-toronto/doors-open-buildings-sites. Listings include information on whether buildings and sites are fully or partially accessible.