Campbell House Museum, located in the oldest surviving building from the Town of York, is a vibrant public space that inspires and educates visitors through its history, collections, and unique context in the heart of downtown Toronto.
Due to several private events and theatrical presentations, the museum will be Pay-What-You-Can on August 30 and all of September-October 2024. Please note that limited rooms and artifacts are available for viewing. The museum will be fully closed the following dates:
The Campbell House Museum presents Vienna-based Daniel Adam Maltz performing on a 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Mozart and Beethoven knew it. Doors open at 6:30 pm with the performance beginning at 7 pm.
The concert is part of Maltz’ 70-city North American tour. “Hearing these pieces on a Viennese fortepiano in a more intimate space like the Campbell House helps the music come alive in a new, extraordinary way” says Maltz, adding, “I’ll introduce each piece and, post-concert, the audience can ask me questions and see this rare instrument up close.”
Called “master of the Viennese fortepiano” (The Common Reader) and “the foremost performer in the world of the fortepiano” (Aspen Daily News), critics say about Maltz, “The recital was a triumph… It was a privilege to hear an artist of this caliber” (Marblehead Current).
Visit the home of Judge Campbell and his wife, Hannah, to experience the interactive exhibit, “PLACE SETTINGS: Food and Status in 1820s York.” Hold a 200-year-old teacup; match a scent to a kitchen utensil; and stand in the footsteps of the Campbells’ servants!
“While she was dreaming, the window blew open, and a boy dropped to the floor. He was accompanied by a strange light, no bigger than your fist, which darted about the room like a living thing. It must have been this light that woke her … “
When her dreams invade the waking world, a misfit storyteller leaves high society behind as she’s whisked away to a universe of her own making. Joined by a quarrelsome fairy and the boy who taught her to fly, she quickly discovers that a life of adventure comes at a price. With the memory of her family fading, she and her companions must outwit a hungry crocodile, brawl with pirates, and find the magic within themselves to return home again, or remain in the land of make-believe forever.
An immersive glimpse of Edwardian Toronto featuring the music of Strauss, Rachmaninoff, and Vivaldi, Peter Pan and the Wendy Lady invites you to take flight and join Wendy on a journey of self-discovery amidst the historic backdrop of Campbell House Museum. With just a pinch of faith and fairy dust, this whimsical adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale takes audiences on a moonlit voyage past the second star to the right, then straight on till morning.
Now in its fifth year, the Three Ships Collective’s immersive and award-winning smash-hit, A Christmas Carol is returning to enchant Toronto audiences for another festive season!
Set in the historic and picturesque Campbell House Museum located in the heart of downtown Toronto and brought to life by a stellar cast, this unique and critically-acclaimed theatrical experience invites audience members to step into the world of Victorian England and follow flinty miser Ebenezer Scrooge on his ghostly journey of redemption. A mirthful medley of magic, music, and the macabre, this adaptation of Charles Dickens’ story features original scenes, characters, and songs, making it a retelling of the beloved holiday tale unlike any other!
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—while I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—only this and nothing more …”
An immersive horror opera, Tales of the Grotesque invites visitors to explore Victorian Toronto through the eyes of literature’s most twisted author, Edgar Allan Poe, and come tapping at the door to the unknown.
In this haunting adaptation of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, join the visitors of the melancholy House of Usher on a candlelit journey into the macabre. Despite their apprehensions, a stubborn doctor, a resentful medium, and a murderer attend the funeral of an eccentric recluse—only to question the circumstances surrounding her untimely death. As they begin to outstay their welcome, they uncover evidence of a connection between their disturbing pasts and the sinister presence stalking their every move. With their secrets exposed, they must be willing to summon their ghosts to survive the supernatural forces at work, and confront the meddlesome housekeeper who knows more than she claims.