Top museums and art galleries to visit in Toronto
Looking south over Fort York, the Gardiner Expressway and the Toronto Island Airport. (photo credit: The City of Toronto)
If you are visiting Toronto, or live here, and want ideas for cultural activities to do this season, here is a list of top museums and galleries in the Toronto area to check out. The museums range from history to living museums, and the galleries are primarily the major ones (there are oodles of smaller ones scattered across the city that are also well worth a visit).
Note that at the time of writing, Toronto is still currently not fully opened due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so please check the respective websites for updates, opening hours and public safety guidelines for visitors.
Royal Ontario Museum (photo credit: Taxiarchos228)
Top museums and galleries list (in alphabetical order):
Art Gallery of York University
Art Museum at University of Toronto
Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery
First Floor Gallery and Architecture & Design Gallery
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Gallery
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
Market Gallery, St. Lawrence Market
Morris and Sally Justein Heritage Museum
Orborne Collection of Early Children’s Books
Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum
Royal Canadian Military Institute Museum
Royal Regiment of Canada Museum
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre
TD Gallery at Toronto Reference Library
Toronto Scottish Regiment Museum
Ukrainian Museum of Canada, Ontario Branch
As well, the city of Toronto holds Virtual Exhibits. For more info, visit Ontario Museum Association and Toronto Tourism.
Railway Museum (photo credit: Arild Vågen)
Ancient Chinese art at ROM (photo credit: Wladyslaw)
Resources: Ontario Museum Association, Toronto Tourism, Ontario Tourism
Sources: Wiki
