The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor

158 Sterling Road, 9th Floor
Toronto ON
M6R 2B7

Tuesday–Thursday: 10am–6pm
Friday: 10am–9pm
Saturday–Sunday: 10am–6pm
Monday: Closed

  • Accessibility
    • Accessible entrance
    • Accessible washrooms
    • Elevator
    • AODA-compliant building

    Parking: Located at 152 Sterling Road in the Hines Parking Garage, just west of the museum. This is an underground parking lot. Hourly and daily rates apply.

    Note: When exiting the parking lot, please use stairwell D for the most convenient access to the Auto BLDG.

  • Getting There

    By subway: The Auto BLDG is a 10-minute walk from both Lansdowne Station and Dundas West Station.

    By streetcar: The Auto BLDG is a 5-minute walk from the closest streetcar stop at Dundas St West and Sterling Rd. This can be reached by the 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton streetcars.

    UP Express: The Auto BLDG is a 10-minute walk from Bloor Station, which is two stops on the UP Express from Toronto Pearson Airport and one stop from Union Station.

About The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor

Exterior view of the Auto BLDG

The Auto BLDG at 158 Sterling Road was built in 1919 by Northern Aluminum (now Alcan) as an aluminium foundry. A reminder of Toronto’s Industrial past, the building was rumoured to be the tallest in the city upon its completion. In 2015, after the closing of the foundry, Castlepoint Numa re-developed the building. The first three floors are now the home of Toronto’s Museum of Contemporary Art, and many other floors have been subdivided as office spaces, but the 9th floor remains vacant.

The Biennial’s exhibition on the 9th floor of The Auto BLDG showcases the work of ten artists, including new commissions of video and photo installations, paintings, sculptures, and commissioned textile works by nine contemporary artists.

Note: Entrance to the 9th floor is on Sterling Road, to the left of the main MoCA entrance.

This venue is generously provided by Castlepoint Numa.

Artworks at The Auto BLDG, 9th Floor

The Other Home

The Other Home (2024) is a large-scale textile installation that examines ideas of exile and migration. The artwork, composed of various vertical panels, addresses a range of emotions associated with…

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Works by Angélica Serech

El viaje de Yibo [Yibo’s Journey] (2024) is a newly commissioned large-scale textile that continues Angélica’s investigation of blending tradition and experimentation. The introduction of new techniques and complex compositions…

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