Located at 11342 64 Street in the beautiful historic Highlands neighborhood, McLuhan House was restored by Arts Habitat Edmonton, with support from the City of Edmonton, Edmonton Arts Council, and the Social Enterprise Fund. The home was given a new name, ArtsHub McLuhan House, in alignment with the rest of Arts Habitat’s property naming system. This project afforded us a wealth of knowledge in the restoration of a heritage building. We worked diligently to rezone the property as a commercial building and are pleased to show how a commercial property with ties to the arts can be successful in a residential area.
The house features an interpretative display celebrating Dr. Marshall McLuhan and is dedicated to his life, research, and relationship to Edmonton. The gallery contains private family photos donated by Michael McLuhan on behalf of the McLuhan Estate. The house and gallery are available for viewing upon request or appointment.
Because of McLuhan’s connection to communication, Arts Habitat envisioned McLuhan House for use by Edmonton’s literary community. Today the property itself is a metaphor of Dr. Marshall McLuhan’s theory “the medium, is the message,” in which the home itself is a vessel for contemporary and community conversations. ArtsHub McLuhan House has been home to the Edmonton Poetry Festival since 2011 and in the final quarter of 2020, we were delighted to welcome YouthWrite, whereby they relocated their organization’s office to the home.
Learn more about Marshall McLuhan
Learn more about the Garage Studio Program at ArtsHub McLuhan House
Learn more about previous Garage Studio Program artists and artist collectives