Museum of Bad Gifts
Where awkward presents have a presence.
Presented in Dec 2024 to Jan 2025 and Dec 2025 to Jan 2026 at
Northern Contemporary Gallery
420 Roncesvalles Avenue
Toronto, Canada2025-2026 exhibit curated by Stephanie Avery and Shari Kasman
From the 2025-2026 show—December 26, 2025 to January 4, 2026:
Original/unique coverage:
- Agence France-Presse
- Global News (Canada)
- France 24
- Le Figaro (France)
- El Economista (Mexico)
- India Abroad
- Asia One News TV
- Myanmar International TV
- Pakistan TV
- 8TV Mandarin News (Malaysia)
- TV5 Monde (France)
- Amelia Rueda (Costa Rica)
- Diario Libre (Dominican Republic)
- El Tiempo (Colombia)
- Teletrece (Chile)
- Metrópoles (Brazil)
- Pulse in DC (USA)
- Toronto Sun
Wire pickups/syndicated:
- Barron's
- National Post
Featured in Creative Thailand Magazine, July 2025
Press from the 2024-2025 show—December 26, 2024 to January 12, 2025:
- Smithsonian Magazine
- CBC News
- Toronto Star
- Toronto Today
- Niezalezna (Poland)
- Red Deer Advocate (Alberta)
- CityTV
- Global News
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- El Trece (Argentina)
- Radio Télévision Belge de la
Communauté Français (Belgium)
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Member of the Canadian Museums AssociationThis museum is the brainchild of artists Stephanie Avery, Shari Kasman, Martin Reis, and Sean Martindale.
Here are some of the items featured at last year's Museum of Bad Gifts exhibit:
