The Glass Room

An engaging exhibition exploring data and privacy, The Glass Room offers diverse perspectives on how emerging technologies and data practices are transforming our daily lives.

Developed by Tactical Tech, a creative international non-profit based in Berlin with two decades of experience exploring the profound impact of technology on our lives, the exhibition has been a tremendous success. Since 2016, it has been hosted in 71 countries, attracting over 500,000 participants. It made its debut in Canada as part of Starling’s official launch in October 2024.

Fall 2025 Programming

The Starling Centre has paired up with the London Public Library to bring the Glass Room to the downtown London branch. It will be housed on the second floor of the library, near the entrance to the children’s section, offering us a unique opportunity to craft displays and programming specific to parents, youth, and children.

Canada’s First Glass Room

In October 2024, the Starling Centre hosted Canada’s first Glass Room at Satellite Project Space in downtown London, Ontario. Over the course of two weeks, more than 200 community members and several school groups visited the exhibition. The Glass Room aims to demystify technology and empower visitors with practical information, helping them take both immediate and long-term actions to gain greater control over their relationships with technology.

The Glass Room Moves to Weldon

Following the success of our Glass Room Exhibition at Project Satellite Space, Starling linked up with the Weldon Library at Western to make the exhibit available to students from January to April 2025.

“We are Cooked” — Student, Anonymous Submission

Tucked into the Library Learning Commons, members of the Western community could walk through the interactive exhibition to learn what power they have to shape their technology. One of the pillars of Starling is to foster community awareness and engagement in emerging tech, like artificial intelligence, as well as technologies already embedded in our every day lives, like cell phones. The exhibition asked students to consider: what happens when they rely on social media for information? How do they know if a picture is truthful? What data is being collected about them — and why?

Like our exhibition at Project Satellite, visitors were encouraged to leave feedback about their experiences and perspectives of the space. True to form, the students offered thoughtful and candid reflections that truly enriched the dialogue.