Read Between the Signs, a project nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Awards.
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Resource ID
356
Access
Open
Award Status
Nominee
Credit Line
City of Toronto Archives; Canadian Language Museum
Date of Creation
03 May 2017
Keywords
linguistic heritage, Chinese-Canadian heritage, street signs
Program Category
Heritage Toronto Awards
Rights
City of Toronto Archives; Canadian Language Museum
Caption
Read Between the Signs, a project nominated for the 2018 Heritage Toronto Awards.
Description
This bilingual exhibit exploring Toronto's changing linguistic heritage illustrates the city’s multilingual makeup from Confederation to the present. Curators from the Canadian Language Museum combined archival and contemporary photographs of street-signage with explanatory panels and video material to explore themes of linguistic hierarchies and power relations. Designed as a touring exhibit, it has been on display at York University and Ryerson University.