Inspired by the wedding dresses from their historic collection, the Museums of Mississauga is curating an exhibition on love stories from Mississauga. This exhibition, Love Stories, explores the many manifestations of romantic love from historic and contemporary Mississauga.
The exhibition opens this spring on May 28 at both the Benares Historic House and the Bradley Museum’s Anchorage Galleries and will remain on display until September 6th.

 The Love Stories exhibition explores topics including the history of romantic relationships, traditional gender roles, dating and courtship customs and more. Alongside their fantastic collection of wedding dresses, the exhibition will also showcase artifacts on loan from Mississauga’s residents to help shed light on what love looks like in modern Mississauga.

 Join them this summer at the Museums of Mississauga’s Love Stories exhibition where you will be invited to share your own romantic regrets, try on ceremony attire, strike a pose at one of our unique photo ops and learn what love language you speak.

Key dates:

-          The Call for Community Objects closes on March 27, 2020

-          They will respond to all applications by April 15

-          The exhibition opens Thursday May 28 at both Benares Historic House and the Anchorage Galleries at Bradley Museum

-          Exhibition closes Sunday September 6th

 As part of the exhibition, they will have lots of exciting programming throughout the summer including but not limited to:

-          Speaker events (details released in the coming weeks…stay tuned!)

-          Two “Smooches and Smoores” events at Bradley Museum on Friday July 24 and Friday August 21 at 8pm

-          Mississauga Love Stories Walking Tour on Saturday August 1.

-          Blooms and Berries two-day event on sustainable urban agriculture, which will be hosted on the grounds at Benares Historic House – July 18th and 19 from 12pm – 4pm

o   This event will have guided tours throughout the historic house where the wedding dresses from their collection will be on display

-          The 25th Anniversary of Benares Historic House, June 13th – they will have lots of exciting activities including an archaeological dig at the Benares Historic House and grounds and of course there will be guided tours throughout the historic house.

The Open Museum storytelling program will be hosted at Mississauga’s library branches. from May through June, with the theme “Share your love story” where attendees will be invited to share their own love stories and personal “artifacts” that will later be featured as part of the exhibition.

To make your submission, click here!