Rush's Alex Lifeson along with Jully Black, Kairo McLean, Stephen Page, Lorraine Segato, and others gathered over the weekend at Live Nation's The Lounge in Toronto to celebrate the launch of the Toronto Music Experience - a first-of-its-kind destination that will celebrate the city's unparalleled contributions to music in Canada and around the world. From the announcement:

... TME will take a storytelling-driven approach to explore Toronto's musical past, present, and future through immersive exhibits, pop-up activations, live performances, and education initiatives. From the Indigenous peoples who first made music on this land, to the musical legacy of the Underground Railroad, Yorkville's folk scene, Michie Mee's pioneering hip hop, and global icons like Drake, The Weeknd, Gordon Lightfoot, and Rush - TME will spotlight the artists and movements that shaped the city's music scene, celebrating the diversity that makes Toronto a cultural powerhouse. While music education will be a core tenet of TME, the experience will be immersive and interactive and display instruments, lyrics, costumes and rare artifacts from Toronto artists and the city's live music scene, and it won't stop there. TME will include multi-use performance and production spaces for artists at all stages of their careers, retail and café spaces that double as creative hubs, and ongoing educational programming designed to foster appreciation and access to music for everyone. It will also house a rotating calendar of temporary exhibitions, developed in partnership with other leading music institutions in Canada and beyond. ...

The Toronto Music Experience has a five-year plan guiding its path to opening a permanent cultural home by 2029. The organization is currently focused on building momentum through fundraising, partnerships, and community engagement to bring this bold cultural vision to life. For all the details visit torontomusicexperience.com.