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All-Day Drop-In Tribute Event
#DeadRaccoonTO Memorial
Nine years ago, a lifeless raccoon was found in downtown Toronto. Citizens came together to create a vigil that would stay in our hearts forever.
Remember the 9th anniversary of the anonymous hero #DeadRaccoonTO with a day-long memorial within the Toronto Gone Wild exhibition.
The #DeadRaccoonTO memorial is to pay tribute to ‘Conrad’, the lifeless raccoon found on the corner of Yonge and Church in the early morning hours of July 9th, 2015. For over 12 hours, Conrad lay on the sidewalk and unified the people of Toronto through a memorial shrine complete with photos, cards, candles, roses, and a trending hashtag – #DeadRaccoonTO.
The memorial at the Museum of Toronto, will allow Torontoians to revisit that moment and let Conrad know he will not be forgotten.
Notice: This event has passed.
WHEN
Tuesday, July 9th, 2024 12pm – 5pm
TICKETS
This is an all-day drop-in event within our Toronto Gone Wild exhibition. Feel free to register below.
LOCATION
401 Richmond Street West
Eastern Entrance
Learn More
Learn more about this anniversary memorial.
About the Conrad the Raccoon
“A dead raccoon dubbed Conrad on Twitter may be gone, but certainly won’t be forgotten, according to one tweet. The animal was left on a Toronto sidewalk for 14 hours before Toronto’s animal services unit was pressed to take it away. (@jasonwagar/Twitter)” — CBC News, July 10, 2015
“The homage began with a harmless tweet to the city, after Jason Wagar came across a lifeless raccoon on the sidewalk near the intersection of Yonge and Church streets shortly after 9 a.m. ET.”
About Museum of Toronto
We are Toronto’s city museum. We offer experiences that tell the histories of Toronto. Enjoy our programming in our downtown exhibition space, throughout the city, and online.
Museum of Toronto is Getting Toronto, Together. We are made possible with the generous support of Diane Blake and Stephen Smith.
About Our Current Exhibition
This memorial is a public event that is part of the Museum of Toronto’s latest exhibition, Toronto Gone Wild, an exhibition exploring the city as a habitat – not only for humans, but for all the animal and plant life, including the unofficial mascot of Toronto, raccoons.
Toronto is a habitat for a vast and intersecting community of living things. Our feelings about urban animals are far from neutral. Toronto Gone Wild explores how the city functions as an urban ecosystem. Beginning with the familiar built environment of brick and pavement, the exhibit will invite visitors into increasingly ‘natural’ settings like burrows, hives and nests as they experience how struggles for food, housing and community show how much humans have in common with other urban animals.
How to Find Us
Intersections
Find the 401 Richmond on Richmond Street West between Spadina Avenue and Peter Street.
The Building
Find our gallery space at the Eastern Entrance of the building, next to the Spacing Store. This entrance is wheelchair accessible.
The 401 Richmond Building is a bustling hub, we invite you to explore after your time at Museum of Toronto!
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Content
Toronto Gone Wild
It's about nature.