List of museums in Toronto
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This is a list of museums in the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
See also List of museums in Ontario for museums in the rest of the province.
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Name | Neighborhood | Area | Type | Summary |
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48th Highlanders Museum | Moss Park | Downtown Toronto | Military | History of the 48th Highlanders of Canada |
A Space Gallery | Fashion District | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, artist-run contemporary art gallery |
Aga Khan Museum | Don Mills | North York | Art | Muslim arts and culture |
Applewood (Ontario) | Eatonville | Etobicoke | Historic house | website, 1870-1890 period homestead |
Art Gallery of Ontario | Grange Park | Downtown Toronto | Art | Includes Canadian and European art, decorative arts, contemporary art, sculpture |
Art Gallery of York University | York University Heights | North York | Art | website, part of York University, contemporary art |
Art Museum at the University of Toronto | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, contemporary art museum comprising the neighbouring Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at Hart House and the University of Toronto Art Centre at University College |
Bata Shoe Museum | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Fashion | History of footwear from around the world |
Black Creek Pioneer Village | York University Heights | North York | Living | Early-to-mid-19th century village |
Campbell House Museum | Old Town | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | 19th century period house, includes an art gallery |
Canadian Language Museum | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Language | Promotes the languages of Canada and the scientific study of languages. |
Canadian Motorsport Heritage Museum | Automobile | Race cars and Canadian motorsports heritage, museum under development | ||
Canadian Sculpture Centre | Church and Wellesley | Downtown Toronto | Art | Contemporary Canadian sculpture gallery, operated by the Sculptors Society of Canada |
Casa Loma | Casa Loma | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | Early 20th century mansion |
CBC Museum | Entertainment District | Downtown Toronto | Media | Television and radio history of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre | Woburn | Scarborough | Art | website, art centre with exhibit gallery |
Colborne Lodge | Swansea | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | Mid-19th century period cottage, operated by Toronto Culture |
Design Exchange | Financial District | Downtown Toronto | Art | Canadian and international historic and contemporary design |
Doris McCarthy Gallery | University of Toronto Scarborough | Scarborough | Art | Contemporary art gallery of the university[1] |
Enoch Turner Schoolhouse | Corktown | Downtown Toronto | Education | Victorian period schoolhouse, open for group programs |
Eric Arthur Gallery | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, part of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, exhibitions of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and allied design fields |
Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery | Etobicoke | Art | website, local artists | |
Fort York National Historic Site | Fort York | Downtown Toronto | Military | War of 1812 buildings, exhibits and historical re-enactments, operated by Toronto Culture |
Gallery Arcturus | Garden District | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, free, public contemporary art museum with rotating exhibits |
Gardiner Museum | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Art | Ceramic art |
Gibson House | North York Centre | North York | Historic house | Mid-19th century period home, operated by Toronto Culture |
Glendon Gallery | Lawrence Park | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, part of Glendon College of York University, contemporary art |
The Grange | Grange Park | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | 1835-1840 period mansion, operated by the Art Gallery of Ontario |
Historic Zion Schoolhouse | Don Valley Village | North York | Education | website, 1864 one-room schoolhouse, restored to 1910 period, operated by Toronto Culture |
Hockey Hall of Fame | Financial District | Downtown Toronto | Sports | Ice hockey |
InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre | Trinity–Bellwoods | Downtown Toronto | Art | Media arts |
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre | Don Mills | North York | Art | Gendai Gallery presents contemporary art with an East Asian perspective |
Koffler Centre of the Arts | Westminster–Branson | North York | Art | Contemporary arts centre |
Larry Wayne Richards Gallery | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, part of the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design, student and faculty exhibitions of architecture, landscape architecture, urban design and allied design fields |
Mackenzie House | Garden District | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | 1860s Victorian period house, operated by Toronto Culture |
Market Gallery | St. Lawrence | Downtown Toronto | Multiple | Changing exhibits of Toronto's history, art and culture, located at the St. Lawrence Market |
Mercer Union | Dufferin Grove | Downtown Toronto | Art | Artist-run contemporary art centre |
Montgomery's Inn | Islington-City Centre West | Etobicoke | Historic house | 1847 period historic inn, operated by Toronto Culture |
Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum | North York | Jewish | website, located in the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, exhibits of Judaic heritage and culture | |
Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art | Trinity–Bellwoods | Downtown Toronto | Art | Contemporary art, also known as MOCCA |
MZTV Museum of Television | Liberty Village | Downtown Toronto | Media | website, historic television sets and memorabilia |
Neilson Park Creative Centre | Markland Wood | Etobicoke | Art | website, includes two galleries for exhibits of contemporary fine arts and crafts |
Ontario College of Art & Design Galleries | Grange Park | Downtown Toronto | Art | Part of the Ontario College of Art & Design, includes the Graduate and Student galleries |
Ontario Science Centre | Flemingdon Park | North York | Science | Themes include geology, nature, astronomy, music, technology, anatomy, communications |
Open Studio Gallery | Fashion District | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, artist-run printmaking centre |
Oral History Museum | Glen Park | North York | History | website, oral histories of different ethnic peoples of Canada, combining the spoken word with photographs, multi-media and computer simulation |
Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books | Grange Park | Downtown Toronto | Library | website, located in the Lillian H. Smith District Branch of the Toronto Public Library, changing exhibits of books, art, documents and more from the collection |
Parliament Interpretive Centre | Old Town | Downtown Toronto | History | Operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust, history of Toronto's first parliament |
Power Plant | Harbourfront | Downtown Toronto | Art | Contemporary art gallery |
Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum | Casa Loma | Downtown Toronto | Military | History of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada, located on the third floor of Casa Loma |
Redpath Sugar Museum | Harbourfront | Downtown Toronto | Food | Sugar manufacture and industry in Canada |
Reuben & Helene Dennis Museum | Humewood–Cedarvale | York | Jewish | website, located in Beth Tzedec, Jewish art, ceremonial objects and history |
Riverdale Farm | Cabbagetown | Downtown Toronto | Farm | Working heritage farm with an 1860s to 1920s Ontario focus |
Royal Canadian Military Institute Museum | Grange Park | Downtown Toronto | Military | Includes guns, swords, spears, other weapons from around the world, badges, uniforms, medals, art, miniatures, photographs and other military memorabilia |
Royal Ontario Museum | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Multiple | Includes dinosaurs, Near Eastern and African art, East Asian art, European history, and Canadian history |
Royal Regiment of Canada Museum | Fort York | Downtown Toronto | Military | History of The Royal Regiment of Canada, located in the Fort York Armoury |
Ryerson Image Centre | Garden District | Downtown Toronto | Art | Operated by Ryerson University, includes gallery spaces for photography, new media, installation art and film |
Saint Mark's Coptic Museum | Steeles | Scarborough | Art | website, Coptic and Christian art, icons, coins, crosses, manuscripts, pottery, woodwork |
Scarborough Museum | Bendale | Scarborough | History | website, local history, 1910s period house, mid-19th century log house, carriage works, operated by Toronto Culture |
Spadina House | Casa Loma | Downtown Toronto | Historic house | Historic mansion reflecting four generations and periods, operated by Toronto Culture |
Taras Shevchenko Museum | High Park North | Downtown Toronto | Biographical | website, life and works of Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko |
Textile Museum of Canada | Financial District | Downtown Toronto | Textile | Includes fabrics, ceremonial cloths, garments, carpets, quilts and related artifacts |
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library | University of Toronto | Downtown Toronto | Library | Changing exhibits of books, art, documents and other literary works from its collections |
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre | Playter Estates | Downtown Toronto | Multiple | Includes local history and industry museum, art gallery, theatre, operated by Toronto Culture |
Toronto Dominion Gallery of Inuit Art | Financial District | Downtown Toronto | Art | website, located in the Toronto-Dominion Centre, collection of Inuit art, a cooperative project of Cadillac Fairview and the Toronto-Dominion Bank |
Toronto Free Gallery | Dufferin Grove | Downtown Toronto | Art | Issues-oriented experimental art in all media |
Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre | Financial District | Downtown Toronto | Law enforcement | website |
Toronto Railway Museum | Entertainment District | Downtown Toronto | Railway | Located in the John Street Roundhouse |
Toronto Reference Library | Yonge and Bloor | Downtown Toronto | Library | Changing exhibits from its collections in the TD Gallery |
Toronto Scottish Regiment Museum | Etobicoke | Military | History of The Toronto Scottish Regiment (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's Own) | |
Toronto Sculpture Garden | St. Lawrence | Downtown Toronto | Art | Small park with changing sculpture exhibits |
Toronto's First Post Office | Old Town | Downtown Toronto | History | Historic working post office and museum |
Ukrainian Museum of Canada Ontario Branch | Harbord Village | Downtown Toronto | Ethnic | website, located in the St. Vladimir Institute, Ukrainian art, folk art, clothing, jewelry, religious objects, heritage and culture |
York Museum | York | York | History | website, local history, open by appointment, operated by Toronto Culture |
Defunct museums
- Canadian Air and Space Museum, closed in 2011 and currently seeking new home
- Children's Own Museum, currently seeking new home
- McLaughlin Planetarium
- Museum of Inuit Art, closed May 29, 2016[2][3]
- Olympic Spirit Toronto
- Toronto Maritime Museum
References
- ↑ "Doris McCarthy Gallery". University of Toronto Scarborough. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ↑ "'Small but mighty' Canadian Museum of Inuit Art closing its doors". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Museum of Inuit Art". 29 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
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