Pink Floyd exhibit comes to Toronto with a display of 350 artifacts

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The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains is coming to Toronto’s Better Living Centre at Exhibition Place, starting June 16.

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The 20,000-square-foot exhibit is described in a release as an “audio-visual sensorial experience” and features more than 350 Pink Floyd artifacts and objects from the band’s five-decade career.

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It will include “handwritten lyrics, musical instruments, stage props, and items from the personal collections of the band members, while combining art, design, music, sound and visual technology.”

The exhibit comes on the heels of the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon.

Presented by Toronto promoter Michael Cohl’s S2BN Entertainment and the
Canadian National Exhibition Association (CNEA), Their Mortal Remains has welcomed over 500,000 visitors worldwide since opening in London at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 2017 and travelling to Rome, Madrid, Los Angeles, Montreal, and Dortmund, Germany.

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“After a hugely successful run in Montreal this past year, it was time to bring The Pink Floyd Exhibition to Toronto to rock the summer,” said Cohl in a statement.

“It’s only fitting since Pink Floyd has such strong ties to the city, notably the sold out 1987 shows that launched the next phase of their storied career. I am thrilled to be able to present this exhibition in my hometown where we can all celebrate Pink Floyd’s legacy.”

CNEA CEO Darrell Brown added in a statement: “Pink Floyd has an enduring history in Toronto, starting with their premiere concert in 1973 at Maple Leaf Gardens, and having performed at Exhibition Stadium seven times during the 80s and 90s. The CNE has a rich musical legacy, and we are honoured to be hosting this incredible retrospective on the grounds where many of their most memorable Toronto concerts took place.”

The show was co-produced by Cohl and creative director Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, who worked with the band on many of their most famous album covers, in collaboration with Pink Floyd’s drummer, Nick Mason.

Tickets go on sale this Friday (May 26) at 10 a.m. at www.pinkfloydexhibition.com.