EXHIBITIONS
Our exhibition spaces showcase the work of artists highlighting the history and culture of working people, as well as objects from labour and social movements.
All Together Now: Banners from the Permanent Collection
OPSEU/SEFPO GalleryLabour banners demonstrate collective strength. Carried in parades, brandished at protests and hung in union halls, they convey messages of common purpose, pride, unity and the dignity of work.Located on […]
Off The Beaten Path: Mapping Labour and Race in Hamilton
Teamsters Local Union 879 HubOff the Beaten Path Hamilton is a mapping database that collects personal stories and historical events of everyday Hamiltonians through the lens of labour and race.As an open living project, […]
Thirty for Thirty
CUPE/SCFP Gallery30 Objects for 30 Years of the Workers Arts & Heritage Centre Curated by Sylvia Nickerson and Tara BurseyDrawing on WAHC’s collection of heritage objects, this exhibition commemorates our 30th […]
Solidari-TEES: T-Shirts of the Labour Movement
Ontario Building Trades GalleryAs articles of clothing associated with the working class, t-shirts are vehicles of political and cultural communication through design, image, and text. Within the labour movement, t-shirts help working people […]
Work In Progress: Fightbacks!
CBTU/SMCC Hall of LabourFor centuries, working people have found ways of pushing back against injustice on the job, and in society. The labour “fightbacks” explored in this first instalment of Work In Progress […]
