A list of Museums and Art Galleries in Canada
Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Ontario; Toronto; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon;
A list of Museums and Art Galleries in Ontario, Toronto
Toronto - Museums and Art Galleries in Ontario, Toronto including non-profit art centers and galleries, government entities, and private businesses.
| NAME | LOCATION | TELEPHONE & WEBSITE | SUMMARY |
| A Space Gallery | 401 Richmond St W, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 | Telephone: +1 416-979-9633 aspacegallery.org |
Founded in 1971, A Space Gallery is one of the oldest artist-run centres in Canada. A Space has played a significant role in the evolution of contemporary art in Canada. |
| Aga Khan Museum | 77 Wynford Dr, North York, ON M3C 1K1 | Telephone: +1 416-646-4677 agakhanmuseum.org |
With artifacts dating from the 8th century through to the 21st century and covering a broad geography from Spain to Southeast Asia, the Aga Khan Museum’s collection encompasses many renowned works of art. Selected works from the Museum’s unparalleled manuscripts, drawings, paintings, decorated ceramics, metalwork, and architectural ornamentation are on display in permanent gallery spaces to inform, educate, and inspire audiences about the arts of Muslim civilizations. |
| Art Gallery of Ontario | 317 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON M5T 1G4 | Telephone: +1 416-979-6648 http://ago.ca/ |
AGO’s collection of close to 95,000 works ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art such as Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt) by Pierre Huyghe to European masterpieces such as Peter Paul Rubens’s The Massacre of The Innocents; from the vast collection by the Group of Seven to works by established and emerging Indigenous Canadian artists; with a photography collection that tracks the impact of the medium with deep holdings of works by artists such as Garry Winogrand and Diane Arbus; and with focused collections in Gothic boxwood miniatures and Western and Central African art. |
| Art Gallery of York University | 8 Accolade East Building, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 | Telephone: +1 416-736-5169 theagyuisoutthere.org |
Part of York University, contemporary art. The middle of every narrative represents a moment of uncertainty before an arrival or change. Most artists and curators understand well that this is a productive process—and purgatory. This is because arrival and change are also ruptures. So, what if one used this time-before-the-arrival to shape the change-about-to-happen? “All the way out there?” |
| Art Museum at the University of Toronto | Justina M. Barnicke Gallery 7 Hart House Circle Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H3 | Telephone: +1 416-978-8398 artmuseum.utoronto.ca |
Contemporary art museum comprising the neighbouring Justina M. Barnicke Gallery at Hart House and the University of Toronto Art Centre at University College |
| Canadian Sculpture Centre | 500 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2C8 | Telephone: +1 647-435-5858 cansculpt.org |
The Sculptors Society of Canada (SSC) is solely dedicated to the education, promotion and exhibition of contemporary Canadian sculpture. Founded by some of the most prestigious sculptors in Canadian art history, the Sculptors Society of Canada has been exhibiting and raising the profile of sculpture in Canada for more than 75 years. |
| Cedar Ridge Creative Centre | 225 Confederation Dr, Scarborough, ON M1G 1B2 | Telephone: +1 416-396-4026 toronto.ca |
The Cedar Ridge Creative Centre is nestled within lush gardens enjoyed by the public and often rented for weddings and special events. Explore the main house and the Cedar Ridge Gallery which exhibits contemporary and classic visual and folk art. The upper floor of the main house and the adjacent carriage house contain working studio spaces where we welcome all ages in our hands-on creative arts programs |
| Design Exchange | 234 Bay St, Toronto, ON M5K 1B2 | Telephone: +1 416-363-6121 dx.org |
Design Exchange's permanent collection celebrates Canada's rich industrial design history from 1945 to the present, and has recently expanded to include international design objects of beauty, innovation and historical relevance. |
| Doris McCarthy Gallery | 1265 Military Trail, Scarborough, ON M1C 1A4 | Telephone: +1 416-287-7007 utsc.utoronto.ca |
The mandate of the Doris McCarthy Gallery is to be a visionary professional art gallery dedicated to the collection, presentation and dissemination of contemporary art in all media. |
| Eric Arthur Gallery | 230 College St, Toronto, ON M5T 1R2 | Telephone: +1 416-978-5038 daniels.utoronto.ca |
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at the University of Toronto offers professional graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and visual studies — as well as unique undergraduate programs that use architectural studies and visual studies as a lens through which students may pursue a broad, liberal arts-based education. |
| Etobicoke Civic Centre Gallery | 399 The West Mall, Etobicoke, ON M9C 2Y2 | Telephone: +1 416-394-8628 toronto.ca |
The Etobicoke Civic Centre Art Gallery was established in 1976 and exhibits art by local, national and international art organizations. The art gallery is operated by the City of Toronto and has presented more than 400 art exhibitions throughout its history. Browse through exhibits at the gallery where select groups of artists share their inspiring artistic visions. |
| Gallery Arcturus | 80 Gerrard St E, Toronto, ON M5B 1G6 | Telephone: +1 416-977-1077 http://arcturus.ca/ |
Entering the gallery there is a sense of entering a sanctuary for seeing, a space to be explored and contemplated. The works exhibited are placed intentionally and in relationship to each other so that the individual works, while significant in themselves, also help to shape a larger experience. The writing on the walls suggest a context or question through which to view the work. |
| Gardiner Museum | 111 Queens Park, Toronto, ON M5S 2C7 | Telephone: +1 416-586-8080 gardinermuseum.on.ca |
The Gardiner Museum is Canada’s national museum of ceramics. It is one of a small number of specialized museums of ceramics in the world. |
| Glendon Gallery | 2275 Bayview Ave, North York, ON M4N 3M6 | Telephone: +1 647-785-1012 glendon.yorku.ca |
The Canadian Language Museum was established in 2011 to promote an appreciation of all of the languages spoken in Canada and of their role in the development of this nation. Few countries can match Canada’s rich and varied language heritage, which includes Aboriginal languages from coast to coast, the official languages of French and English and their regional dialects, and the many languages brought to this country by more recent immigrants. |
| InterAccess Electronic Media Arts Centre | 950 Dupont St Unit 1, Toronto, ON M6H 1Z2 | Telephone: +1 416-532-0597 http://interaccess.org/ |
Founded in 1983 as Toronto Community-Videotex, InterAccess is a non-profit gallery, educational facility, production studio, and festival dedicated to emerging practices in art and technology. |
| Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre | 6 Garamond Ct, North York, ON M3C 1Z5 | Telephone: +1 416-441-2345 jcccaikikai.ca |
Gendai Gallery presents contemporary art with an East Asian perspective. |
| Koffler Centre of the Arts | 180 Shaw St, Toronto, ON M6J 2W5 | Telephone: +1 647-925-0643 http://kofflerarts.org/ |
The Koffler Centre of the Arts is a cultural platform that engages audiences of all ages and backgrounds in a vibrant dialogue exploring critical ideas and concerns of our time. |
| Larry Wayne Richards Gallery | 1 Spadina Crescent Toronto, ON M5S 2J5 | Telephone: +1 416-978-5038 daniels.utoronto.ca |
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 |
| Mercer Union | 1286 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H | Telephone: +1 416-536-1519 mercerunion.org |
Mercer Union is a non-profit, artist-centred space in Toronto. We have a unique track record of presenting innovative exhibitions by diverse Canadian and international artists in formative and established stages of their careers. We are dedicated to supporting the production of new and experimental work, assisting artists in realizing pivotal projects. |
| Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art | 80 Ward Street, Unit 99 Toronto, Ontario M6H 4A6 | Telephone: +1 416-395-0067 museumof contemporaryart.ca |
The Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA) is in a defining phase of its evolution, as it moves into a landmark heritage building and further advances 20 years of exhibiting, collecting and nurturing innovative contemporary art and cultural practices. The museum is currently creating a new home for contemporary art that will reflect and bolster the city and country’s reputations as stimulating places to think, create and shape the future. |
| Neilson Park Creative Centre | 56 Neilson Dr, Etobicoke, ON M9C 1V7 | Telephone: +1 416-622-5294 neilsonpark creativecentre.com |
Includes two galleries for exhibits of contemporary fine arts and crafts. |
| Ontario College of Art & Design Galleries | 100 McCaul St, Toronto, ON M5T 1W1 | Telephone: +1 416-977-6000 ocadu.ca |
Part of the Ontario College of Art & Design, includes the Graduate and Student galleries |
| Open Studio Gallery | 401 Richmond St W #104, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 | Telephone: +1 416-504-8238 openstudio.ca |
Open Studio, Canada’s leading printmaking centre, is a charitable, non-profit, artist-run centre dedicated to the production, preservation and promotion of contemporary original fine art prints. Open Studio is a comprehensive artist-run centre for contemporary printmaking practice, providing multi-faceted services, programs and information to artists and the public alike. |
| Power Plant | 231 Queens Quay West Toronto, Ontario M5J 2G8 | Telephone: +1 416-973-4949 thepowerplant.org |
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Canada's leading public gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary visual art. |
| Ryerson Image Centre | 33 Gould St, Toronto, ON M5B 1E9 | Telephone: +1 416-979-5164 ryersonimagecentre.ca |
Since 1969, the photographs collection at the Ryerson Image Centre has comprised a teaching and research resource unique in Canada. Nearly 375,000 objects objects offer researchers the remarkable opportunity to study firsthand works by photographers of international status. |
| Saint Mark's Coptic Museum | 41 Glendinning Ave, Scarborough, ON M1W 3E2 | Telephone: +1 416-494-4449 stmarkstoronto.ca |
Coptic and Christian art, icons, coins, crosses, manuscripts, pottery, woodwork. |
| Toronto Dominion Gallery of Inuit Art | 79 Wellington St W, Toronto, ON M5K 1B1 | Telephone: +1 416-982-8473 art.td.com |
The Inuit Collection was first assembled by the Bank to mark Canada's Centennial in 1967, with the idea of honouring Canada's past but also looking ahead to its future. The collection was also the vision of Allen Lambert, who developed a deep respect for Canada's North, its people, and its art when he served as a branch manager in Yellowknife in 1946-47. |
| Toronto Sculpture Garden | 115 King St E, Toronto, ON M5C 1G6 | Telephone: +1 416-515-965 - |
The Toronto Sculpture Garden is located at 115 King Street East in a small 80 by 100 foot (25 by 30 m) park directly across the street from Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operated as a distinct entity from 1981 to 2014 and is administered by the city's parks department. |