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  • A large mural of a human face wearing glasses surrounded by other graphics is illustrated on the side of a tall multi-story building. There is a storefront awning on the left side of the image with a
  • A water fountain with several streams of water flowing in and out of the two basins stacked above a concrete pond of water. The fountain has several dog sculpture features with water flowing into the fountain basins and pond. There are trees and a large building in the background. The image is in black and white.

German Walk TO, a project nominated for the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Image by Liam Maloney.

German Walk TO, a project nominated for the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Image by Liam Maloney.

German Walk TO, a project nominated for the 2022 Heritage Toronto Awards. Image by Liam Maloney.

  • German Walk TO

    The project is an interactive website that is accompanied by an immersive mobile app that provides an audio driven tour of this fantastic city focusing on the influence of German immigration and culture on the city’s colourful fabric.

    The individual walks were created and narrated in English by Toronto writer and columnist Shawn Micallef, an authority on Canadian urbanism. The German-speaking walks are narrated by Tanja Matuszis, a journalist and former editor for Germany’s public broadcaster WDR and now the Press Attaché at the German Consulate General in Toronto. The photography and audio engineering for this project was provided by Liam Maloney, a documentary photographer and educator.


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  • Project Team Members

    Creator: Michael Carter-Arlt (Toronto Metropolitan University Library)

    Creator, Narrator (English), and Editor: Shawn Micallef

    Project Manager, Narrator (German), and Producer: Tanja Matuszis

    Photographer and Audio Engineer: Liam Maloney

    Additional Photography: Neal Rockwell

    Additional Support: Florian Schrieverhoff (Consulate General Toronto)

    Organizational Support: Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries, Spacing Magazine


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