Exhibits at Toronto’s First Post Office
Permanent Exhibits
Royal Mail: Postal Service 1830-1840
Your primer on the Royal Mail period in Canada, including the basics of writing a letter, mail delivery, colonial control, and postage and payment.
Temporary Exhibits
The Secret Postcard Society Exhibit:
October 24th, 2023 to March 27th, 2024
This exhibit features artwork from members of the Women’s Art Association of Canada, who created and mailed handcrafted postcards to one another during the isolation of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also features works that were inspired by the postcard creations.
Virtual Exhibits
James Scott Howard: Postmaster
Part 1: Howard and Toronto’s First Post Office
Part 2: After Howard
Toronto 1837: A Model City
The online version of our scale model of Toronto of 1837. Explore the map to find out more about some of Toronto’s earliest locales.
Out of the Ashes (PDF will open in a new window)
The story of how Toronto’s First Post Office, the Bank of Upper Canada, and the De La Salle Institute were rediscovered and resurrected.