Shari Kasman
@smkasman.bsky.social
Torontonian, artist, writer, Bloordalian, fond of Bloordale Beach, creator of all kinds of stuff, including a book about everyone's favourite mall, the Galleria.
Brunch is only a question, never an answer!
February 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Brunch is only a question, never an answer!
I thought this was the 83 bus stop since it used to be when I was there just 3 weeks ago. The yellow stuff makes it look like a bus stop. Google thinks it’s a bus stop. It looks like a bus stop. It is not a bus stop anymore. I only know this because the bus didn’t stop.
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I thought this was the 83 bus stop since it used to be when I was there just 3 weeks ago. The yellow stuff makes it look like a bus stop. Google thinks it’s a bus stop. It looks like a bus stop. It is not a bus stop anymore. I only know this because the bus didn’t stop.
Let me know if there’s anything I should know about! Weird details, little-known facts, unusual west end stuff, things everyone needs to know about…
NEW YEAR, NEW GOSSIP! West End Whispers, the gossip column from Unofficial Mayor of Bloordale @smkasman.bsky.social will be back in the pages of the February issue of WEP. So if you have any hot neighbourhood tea you are dying to spill, pass it on to Shari!
January 10, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Let me know if there’s anything I should know about! Weird details, little-known facts, unusual west end stuff, things everyone needs to know about…
I embroidered a couple of local (Bloordale/Bloorcourt) characters for this show. You’ll never guess who! The show opens tomorrow.
January 8, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I embroidered a couple of local (Bloordale/Bloorcourt) characters for this show. You’ll never guess who! The show opens tomorrow.
If everyone claims their winning items from the Bad Gift Auction at the Museum of Bad Gifts, we’ll have raised $370 for the Daily Bread Food Bank. $370 from bad gifts! Imagine that!
January 5, 2026 at 8:43 PM
If everyone claims their winning items from the Bad Gift Auction at the Museum of Bad Gifts, we’ll have raised $370 for the Daily Bread Food Bank. $370 from bad gifts! Imagine that!
Yesterday was definitely the busiest day at the museum.
Then we gallery hopped to Northern Contemporary for the show "Museum of Bad Gifts" - caught it before it left!
January 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Yesterday was definitely the busiest day at the museum.
Is he finally turning on the stoplights at Dupont and future Wallace Emerson CC or just playing with the wires?
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Is he finally turning on the stoplights at Dupont and future Wallace Emerson CC or just playing with the wires?
I like this post and I’m sharing it. Thanks to Jode Roberts for this!
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
I like this post and I’m sharing it. Thanks to Jode Roberts for this!
Last day for the Museum of Bad Gifts!
January 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Last day for the Museum of Bad Gifts!
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This weekend is your last chance to see the delightfully whimsical Museum Of Bad Gifts at Northern Contemporary.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
This weekend is your last chance to see the delightfully whimsical Museum Of Bad Gifts at Northern Contemporary.
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Last three days! Come by! 420
Roncesvalles Ave.
Roncesvalles Ave.
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Last three days! Come by! 420
Roncesvalles Ave.
Roncesvalles Ave.
Reposted by Shari Kasman
I went to the Museum of Bad Gifts and all I got was this lousy T shirt/...
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
January 2, 2026 at 10:29 AM
I went to the Museum of Bad Gifts and all I got was this lousy T shirt/...
Thank you, Toronto Sun! Come by 420
Roncesvalles for the last three days of the Museum of Bad Gifts.
Roncesvalles for the last three days of the Museum of Bad Gifts.
January 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Thank you, Toronto Sun! Come by 420
Roncesvalles for the last three days of the Museum of Bad Gifts.
Roncesvalles for the last three days of the Museum of Bad Gifts.
Reposted by Shari Kasman
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
December 31, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
Reposted by Shari Kasman
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
December 30, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🇨🇦 'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
People attend the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts in Toronto, where local artists and community members display notoriously bad gifts they have received over the years.
Reposted by Shari Kasman
Reposted by Shari Kasman
I’m so glad to see local installation artist, multiples maker and all round Bloordale booster hit a goldmine with the Museum of Bad Gifts.
Go and see it at Northern Contemporary Gallery at 420 Roncesvalles until Jan 4th from 12-6 (except New Year’s Day).
Go and see it at Northern Contemporary Gallery at 420 Roncesvalles until Jan 4th from 12-6 (except New Year’s Day).
Global came back yesterday, after their fun first visit to the museum last year during our inaugural show. The museum is closed today but will be open again tomorrow. globalnews.ca/video/115928...
‘Museum of Bad Gifts’ returns to Toronto | Watch News Videos Online
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December 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I’m so glad to see local installation artist, multiples maker and all round Bloordale booster hit a goldmine with the Museum of Bad Gifts.
Go and see it at Northern Contemporary Gallery at 420 Roncesvalles until Jan 4th from 12-6 (except New Year’s Day).
Go and see it at Northern Contemporary Gallery at 420 Roncesvalles until Jan 4th from 12-6 (except New Year’s Day).
Thanks so much to @jotauzeta.bsky.social for coming by the Museum of Bad Gifts on opening night to get footage for AFP. Here's the museum coverage from Belgian's French-language public broadcaster. www.rtbf.be/article/la-m...
La minute insolite : un musée consacré aux cadeaux horribles a ouvert ses portes au Canada - RTBF Actus
Quatre artistes canadiens ont inauguré, fin 2024, le Musée des mauvais cadeaux dans une galerie d'art de Toronto. L'idée...
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December 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thanks so much to @jotauzeta.bsky.social for coming by the Museum of Bad Gifts on opening night to get footage for AFP. Here's the museum coverage from Belgian's French-language public broadcaster. www.rtbf.be/article/la-m...
Global came back yesterday, after their fun first visit to the museum last year during our inaugural show. The museum is closed today but will be open again tomorrow. globalnews.ca/video/115928...
‘Museum of Bad Gifts’ returns to Toronto | Watch News Videos Online
Watch ‘Museum of Bad Gifts’ returns to Toronto Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
globalnews.ca
December 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Global came back yesterday, after their fun first visit to the museum last year during our inaugural show. The museum is closed today but will be open again tomorrow. globalnews.ca/video/115928...
Oh, look, the Museum of Bad Gifts on Asia One News TV. I’m at the gallery until 3 today and back on Tues. Come and visit me 12 to 3 whenever the gallery is open! youtu.be/T8Qu2fjCiaY?...
Toronto’s Museum of Bad Gifts Showcases Unwanted Presents | Asia One News
YouTube video by Asiaonenews
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December 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Oh, look, the Museum of Bad Gifts on Asia One News TV. I’m at the gallery until 3 today and back on Tues. Come and visit me 12 to 3 whenever the gallery is open! youtu.be/T8Qu2fjCiaY?...
Agence-France Presse makes the news go all over the place—India Abroad reported about our museum. youtu.be/HbHxhVmP41o?...
'The Bad Gifts Museum' opens in Toronto
YouTube video by India Abroad
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December 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Agence-France Presse makes the news go all over the place—India Abroad reported about our museum. youtu.be/HbHxhVmP41o?...
Agence-France Presse came to the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts the other night. Come by! We’re open until Jan 4 (closed Monday and Jan 1), 12 to 6 pm, at Northern Contemporary Gallery, 420 Roncesvalles. youtu.be/3Td9JFWMzDM
'The Museum of Bad Gifts' opens in Toronto | AFP
YouTube video by AFP News Agency
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Agence-France Presse came to the opening of the Museum of Bad Gifts the other night. Come by! We’re open until Jan 4 (closed Monday and Jan 1), 12 to 6 pm, at Northern Contemporary Gallery, 420 Roncesvalles. youtu.be/3Td9JFWMzDM
The new tunnel under the Allen at the station formerly known as Eglinton West (Cedarvale!) is a crazy maze! It’s quicker to cross at street level.
December 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The new tunnel under the Allen at the station formerly known as Eglinton West (Cedarvale!) is a crazy maze! It’s quicker to cross at street level.
Why get rid of the CafeTO sign when they would just have to put it up again next year?
December 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Why get rid of the CafeTO sign when they would just have to put it up again next year?