What on Earth Is This?
These intriguing objects from across U of T’s three campuses reveal stories of discovery, creativity and Canadian firsts. Can you tell what they are? Read More
Collections
Ode to Ingenuity
U of T’s collection of scientific artifacts shows how researchers pursued discovery – and sometimes made history Read More
Three Moments from Fall 2021
Testing out new technologies – and collecting an old one Read More
Charting Hip Hop’s Course
Professor Mark V. Campbell grew up during the early years of rap music. Now, he is helping preserve Canadian hip-hop culture for future generations Read More
Meet Anne Dale, Dentistry’s Unofficial Historian
The museum she curates at the Faculty of Dentistry holds thousands of objects that tell the story of the profession in Canada Read More
You Can Learn More Than You Think from a Beer Label
In U of T Libraries’ collections, scholars find the raw material for their research Read More
U of T’s World Wide Web
The university’s scholars are collaborating with partners in every region of the globe to answer questions that challenge us all Read More
36 Amazing Facts about U of T
A celebration of unique, extraordinary and record-breaking feats and factoids from the university’s 187-year history Read More
The Beat Goes On
U of T acquires the “ultimate insider” collection of Allen Ginsberg photos of key pop-culture figures from the 1950s–1990s Read More
An Artist’s Legacy
Doris McCarthy’s life’s work finds a permanent home at U of T Scarborough Read More
Battle on Vimy Ridge and Other Stories
What a bullet-scarred book and eight other intriguing objects tell us about U of T Read More
Meet the Press
John M.Kelly Library is home to a 6,000-pound, hand-operated flatbed Reliance printing press Read More
Stand and Deliver
Trinity lectern is a "curiosity" Read More
Dental Floss
The Rolls Royce of dentist's chairs, circa 1880 Read More
The True North?
J.E.H. MacDonald's view of the Algoma region Read More