Toronto's outdoor museum for street art is a perfect activity for these pandemic times
Dundas West Open Air Museum, a collection of murals clustered in a Toronto neighbourhood, opened about a year ago, but they've been very busy during that time.
Around 20 murals have been painted around the Dundas West area from Shaw to Lansdowne by local artists such as Jieun June Kim, Jose Ortega and Pablo Gomez.
All murals can be explored virtually on the museum's website, which includes info about the works and artists.
The initiative was spearheaded by the artists along with Little Portugal and Dundas West BIAs, Lula Lounge, Toronto Arts Council and Creativo Arts.
It was inspired by similar public space projects in places like The Bronx and Berlin.
One of the new initiatives from the museum is an app that you can download to your phone and use to make your way among the murals, finding out information about each piece and the artists that created it as you go.
As COVID-19 numbers continue to rise, finding safe, outdoor activities in Toronto is on many people's to-do list and this outdoor museum might just be one that's perfectly suited to the times.
Dundas West Museum
