We were very excited to go to your Sports exhibit at Myseum yesterday -- I subscribe to your substack on Toronto history because you are a marvelous story teller of unusual stories.
So, what happened here?
I have to tell you we were all (3) deeply disappointed by the exhibit, which has no evident curatorial point of view or vision. It is deeply incoherent, and not in an avant garde kind of way. You offer up recycled tired stories about the Leafs and the Raptors, throw in a bit of lacrosse and boxing, the odd tidbit (Christie Pitts riot) and so clearly have not considered women as participants that we get a lime green bristel board on Angela James and the CWHL taped to the door, that looks and reads as if you found it in the hallway of an elementary school. I felt embarrassed for you.
You've written interesting pieces on Toronto's deep history in women's sport in your substack. Your exhibit was preceded by the "52 Remarkable Women who Changed Toronto" exhibit that featured 5 women in Toronto sport -- you could just have included them. if you and Morgan couldn't be bothered to do original research.
Honestly, in this day and age if you choose not to include the stories of women in anything you do, you are really messing up. Really, deeply, seriously messing up.
I would immediately rename the exhibit "(Yet Another) look at men's pro sport in Toronto".
Even then, it is a boring look. Too much writing. Almost no interaction with the visitor.
For the life of me, I can't figure out why you would have put your name to this.
The Winners and Losers display was an amateurish disappointment. I expected way better from a good chronicler of Toronto history. Toronto has such a rich depth of sports stories and interesting characters and odd happenings. None of these were covered. Instead it was basically a Sportsnet exhibit for kids.
Good morning, Adam:
We were very excited to go to your Sports exhibit at Myseum yesterday -- I subscribe to your substack on Toronto history because you are a marvelous story teller of unusual stories.
So, what happened here?
I have to tell you we were all (3) deeply disappointed by the exhibit, which has no evident curatorial point of view or vision. It is deeply incoherent, and not in an avant garde kind of way. You offer up recycled tired stories about the Leafs and the Raptors, throw in a bit of lacrosse and boxing, the odd tidbit (Christie Pitts riot) and so clearly have not considered women as participants that we get a lime green bristel board on Angela James and the CWHL taped to the door, that looks and reads as if you found it in the hallway of an elementary school. I felt embarrassed for you.
You've written interesting pieces on Toronto's deep history in women's sport in your substack. Your exhibit was preceded by the "52 Remarkable Women who Changed Toronto" exhibit that featured 5 women in Toronto sport -- you could just have included them. if you and Morgan couldn't be bothered to do original research.
Honestly, in this day and age if you choose not to include the stories of women in anything you do, you are really messing up. Really, deeply, seriously messing up.
I would immediately rename the exhibit "(Yet Another) look at men's pro sport in Toronto".
Even then, it is a boring look. Too much writing. Almost no interaction with the visitor.
For the life of me, I can't figure out why you would have put your name to this.
Sincerely, Ann Peel, Toronto
The Winners and Losers display was an amateurish disappointment. I expected way better from a good chronicler of Toronto history. Toronto has such a rich depth of sports stories and interesting characters and odd happenings. None of these were covered. Instead it was basically a Sportsnet exhibit for kids.