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Opening May 15: Kimsooja, Sara Cwynar, and Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi
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Welcome to MOCA Toronto, your destination for contemporary art!

06/01/2026

MOCA's June lineup is full of ways to connect. Discover our exhibitions through hands-on workshops, community programming, and more!

There’s something for everyone this month. Swipe to see what’s coming up.

Learn more: https://moca.ca/events/
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📸1,3. Spring Season Preview, MOCA Toronto, 2026. Photo: Dean Tomlinson.
2. PA Days at MOCA, MOCA Toronto, 2025.
4. Alek Phan, Presentation in Mississauga, Photo: Tori Lambermont.
5. Alek Phan, “Once Upon a Time.” Image courtesy of the artist.
6. January TD Community Sunday, MOCA Toronto, 2025.
7. Art Hive at MOCA, MOCA Toronto, 2026.
8. Alek Phan, Linocut. Image courtesy of the artist.
9. Art Hive at MOCA, MOCA Toronto, 2026.

05/28/2026

Ever tried painting on silk?

Join MOCA and newcomer artist and educator Alek Phan on Saturday, June 6 for a Vietnamese silk painting workshop. Learn traditional techniques and create your own silk painting in this workshop inspired by the textiles and meditative qualities of Kimsooja’s “Dimensions of a Needle.” Watch how water and pigment move across silk to build soft layers of colour and light.

Make a day of it: start with a free artist talk with Alek Phan, “Cross Cultural Practice in Contemporary Art,” grab a coffee at Forno Cultura, then settle in for an afternoon of hands-on making.

Part of MOCA Community Weekend—slow down, try something new, and leave with your own artwork.

Spots are limited. Book now via our link in bio.

📸 1. Alek Phan, "Blossoming." Image courtesy of the artist.
2. Alek Phan, "Once Upon a Time." Image courtesy of the artist.
3. Self Portrait. Photo: Courtesy of Alek Phan.
4. Alek Phan Presentation, Mississauga. Photo: Tori Lambermont.

05/25/2026

Art Hives at MOCA are back—starting with this Thursday, May 28!

As the weather warms up, it's the perfect excuse to spend your evenings making art, meeting new people, and getting a little creative reset in. Guided by art therapy students, no experience needed—just drop in and create.

Painting, drawing, collage, and more. Bring a work-in-progress or start fresh. Everyone’s welcome.

See the full schedule: https://moca.ca/art-hive-at-moca/

📸 1–7. Art Hives at MOCA, MOCA Toronto, 2025, 2026.

05/21/2026

Join us for a very special solo performance by renowned choreographer and dancer Christopher House, presented within Kimsooja’s “Dimensions of a Needle” on Fri May 29 at 7 pm and Sat May 30 at 3 pm.

Nearly three decades after their first collaboration on “Bottari” at Toronto Dance Theatre, House and Kimsooja meet again—this time at MOCA.

Held within the quiet intensity of Kimsooja’s installation “Meta Painting,” this is a rare, intimate experience with limited capacity.

Reserve your spot today: https://moca.ca/events/performances/a-solo-performance-by-christopher-house/

📸 1. Christopher House, “News,” choreography by Deborah Hay, Photo: Guntar Kravis.
2,4. Spring Preview, MOCA Toronto, 2026. Photos: Dean Tomlinson.
3. Christopher House, “New Tricks.” Photo: Omer Yukseker.

05/18/2026

A good month to visit a museum? Definitely.

With Museum Month underway in Ontario, is the perfect time to celebrate the 700+ museums, galleries, and heritage sites that make this province such an inspiring place to explore. We’re proud to be part of that at MOCA. From monumental installations to conversation sparking exhibitions, there’s always something new to experience. ✨📍

📸: Hot Pizza to Go, MOCA Toronto, 2024. Photo: Vlad Lunin.

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05/16/2026

Doors Open Toronto is back at MOCA and on May 23–24 admission is free all weekend!

Experience three floors of art, activities, and drop-in tours—all inside the historic Auto BLDG, once Toronto’s tallest building and a WWII-era aluminium factory.

When it opened over 100 years ago, the Auto BLDG was considered a feat of innovation, using reinforced concrete slabs and mushroom-shaped columns to distribute weight instead of support beams.

Today, it’s home to some of the most exciting contemporary art on view in the city. Join us and experience powerful works by Kimsooja, Sara Cwynar, and Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi’s.

Check out our neighbourhood map and make a day of it—there’s lots to discover: https://bit.ly/4uaMThb

Doors Open Schedule:

Saturday + Sunday
🕑 12 + 2 pm: Drop-in exhibition tours
🖍️ 10 am - 5 pm: All-ages drop-in workshop
🏛️ Ongoing: Drop-in historical tours

05/15/2026

🙌🏼 We’re Open! Welcome back to MOCA.

Explore our new exhibitions by Kimsooja and Sara Cwynar that shift between meditative stillness and the unrelenting speed and excess of our image-saturated world. Don’t miss a powerful and transfixing audiovisual work by Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi in our South Stairwell.

Opening Weekend activities start today! Enjoy a drop-in collage workshop tonight at 5–8 pm, as well as drop in tours on Saturday at 12 and 2 pm, and an all-ages friendship bracelet workshop on Sunday, May 17—all activities are free with admission.

It’s a full week of exciting events—see the complete schedule: https://moca.ca/events/
Book your visit today: https://bit.ly/3A252TX

📸1.Kimsooja, Dimensions of a Needle, installation view, MOCA Toronto, 2026. Courtesy of Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Studio Kimsooja. Photo: LF Documentation.
2. Sara Cwynar, Baby Blue Benzo Beta, installation view, MOCA Toronto, 2026. Courtesy of the artist, Cooper Cole, Toronto, and The Approach, London. Photo: LF Documentation.
3. Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi, Suspension (Sierra Brooks, Daisha Cannon, Luci Collins, Olivia Courtney, Naveen Daries …), 2020. installation view, MOCA Toronto, 2026. Courtesy of the artist. Photo: LF Documentation.

05/14/2026

✨Members Exclusive! Join Kathleen Bartels, MOCA Executive Director, for a tour of Kimsooja’s “Dimensions of a Needle.”

Explore the exhibition through a curatorial lens, gaining unique insight into one of today’s leading conceptual artists.

The exhibition unfolds through Kimsooja’s enduring metaphor of the needle—an axis, threshold, and point of encounter. Discover how Kimsooja engages themes of handcraft traditions, female labour, nomadism, memory, and transformation.

Book your ticket today: https://bit.ly/4uDV7OQ

Not a member yet? You still have one day left to get 15% off Individual and Family/Dual Memberships with promo code MOCA15 until May 15: https://moca.ca/membership/

📸1. Kimsooja, “Meta-Painting,” 2020, Linen canvases stretched on wooden frame and bottari made of linen canvases, used local clothes. Installation View, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium, 2025, Courtesy of Wanås Konst, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Kimsooja Studio. Photo: Janliegeois.
2. Kimsooja, “A Needle Woman – Paris” (clip), 2009, Single Channel Performance Video, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD
Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris. Courtesy of Fond Municipal d’art contemporain de la Ville de Paris, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Studio Kimsooja.
3. Kimsooja, Deductive Object – Bottari, 2023, Bisque porcelain
Courtesy of Studio Kimsooja. Photo: Kyuho Shim.
4. Kimsooja, “To Breathe – Mokum,” 2025, Poetic Installation about migration, displacement and the idea of home, Site specific installation consisting of diffraction grating film and Bottari. Commissioned by Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. Courtesy of Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Studio Kimsooja. Photo: Natascha Libbert.

05/12/2026

MOCA's Spring 2026 season is opening in a few days (Friday, May 15) and we can’t wait to share our new exhibitions with you!

Explore Kimsooja's immersive, meditative environments in “Dimensions of a Needle” and Sara Cwynar's fast-flowing, image-saturated worlds in “Baby Blue Benzo Beta.” In the Stairwell, Thenjiwe Niki Nkosi's “Suspension” captures athletes on the world stage in charged moments of intense focus.

Join us for our Opening Weekend with drop-in activities for all ages, workshops, and tours—all free with admission.

See you soon!

📹: Kimsooja, “A Needle Woman – Paris” (clip), 2009, Single Channel Performance Video, 25:00 loop, Silent, HD, Performed and filmed in Paris, 2009, Commissioned by Nuit Blanche Paris Courtesy of Fond Municipal d’art contemporain de la Ville de Paris, Axel Vervoordt Gallery and Studio Kimsooja.

05/09/2026

📣 Looking for your next career move? MOCA Toronto is hiring!

We’re on the lookout for part-time Visitor Experience Guides to join our team. As front line ambassadors for MOCA, Visitor Experience Guides are responsible for all public facing aspects of the museum experience, including visitor orientation, admissions, membership and merchandise sales, tours, wayfinding, in gallery engagement, safety, and security.

If you're passionate about contemporary art and have strong communication skills, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now! https://bit.ly/4d8QxB2

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