Davin Henson

Davin Henson is the Director of Digital Programs at Museum of Toronto, where he leads the strategy, creation, and integration of digital storytelling and experiences that connect audiences to Toronto’s histories across exhibitions, platforms, and public programs. His work spans digital infrastructure, exhibition interactives, content production, and audience engagement. Before moving into the cultural sector, Davin began his career in media and production, working across digital, broadcast, and theatrical distribution.

Davin Henson will be speaking at the Digital Exhibitions Summit 2026 :

The Messy Middle: Building a Museum Digital Ecosystem in Practice

Most digital strategy talks skip the hard part: the years of trial and error before the ecosystem exists. This one doesn’t. Davin Henson traces Museum of Toronto’s digital evolution from marketing-led social content to a connected ecosystem built around programming and exhibitions. You’ll get the real sequencing decisions, the lean team tradeoffs, and what years of experimentation taught that no strategy document could. Practical, honest, and built for teams who are somewhere in the middle of figuring it out.