Expanded Glass Room Moves to the London Public Library

Details at a Glance:
Central Branch, London Public Library
251 Dundas Street London, ON

Sept. 20 – Dec. 31 2025 

Today more than ever, we need to reflect critically on our relationship with technology. How do technologies impact the way we get informed and make decisions? How can we as a society face the ‘side-effects’ of an increasingly AI driven world? 

The Glass Room is a public exhibition that provides an interactive way for people to investigate the social impacts of technologies like Artificial Intelligence and social media platforms and explore practical solutions to mitigate these impacts. 

The Glass Room was developed by Tactical Tech, a creative international non-profit organization based in Berlin with decades of experience exploring the profound impact of technology on our lives. The exhibition has been shown in 71 countries with more than 500,000 people taking part. It was first brought to Canada and London Ontario by the Starling Centre in October 2024 and has been shown at the Satellite Project Space and Western University’s Weldon Library. 

In partnership with the London Public Library, the Starling Centre is opening an expanded Glass Room exhibition on the main floor of the Central Branch location on 251 Dundas Street. Designed for all ages, the expanded Glass Room features a new immersive self-learning section of the exhibition that has been co-developed with 300 young adults and 100 educators worldwide to help teens (13-19) and their families foster critical conversations about technology. These resources guide teens to explore crucial topics like understanding how AI chatbots work and the hidden labour behind technology, recognizing the attention-grabbing designs behind popular games, and learning about the physical infrastructures that power the internet, among many other topics. Another new addition to the exhibition focuses on how AI is supercharging the influence industry. The exhibition also features information about how our data is shared, design tricks to keep us on our cell phones and a data detox kit with tips to gain more control over the technologies we use every day.