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Museum membership guide
Top 7 locations in Toronto
byShiry
Live update: Updated February 15, 2022Copy link
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ShiryThe museum website: TIFF.net
2. Mercer Union
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryMercer Union, A Centre for Contemporary Art, is an artist-run centre dedicated to the advancement of contemporary art. We support the production and presentation of Canadian and international critical artistic practices, often premiering artists’ work to local and international audiences. Founded by artists in 1979, the production and commissioning of new work is at the core of our program, supporting artists from project inception to realization with substantial support and strong curatorial vision. We enable emerging or established artists to pursue important new directions or ambitions in their work.
3. Craft Ontario
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryCraft Ontario offers the public opportunities to engage with craft through exhibitions, our retail shop, and Studio Magazine, Canada’s only national magazine on craft. We also partner with other art-based organizations, institutions, and trade shows to deliver craft focused content province wide.
4. The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryFor more than three decades, Harbourfront Centre has been at the cutting edge of all that is current and creative, bringing together the best in both Canadian culture and the rich mosaic of cultures from across our nation and around the world. Harbourfront Centre works with over 450 community organizations and hosts more than 4,000 events a year. Approximately 12.5 million people visit the site annually, cementing Harbourfront Centre's position as a leading international showcase for theatre, dance, literature, music, film, visual arts, and fine craft.
5. Bata Shoe Museum
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryLocated in Toronto, Canada, the Bata Shoe Museum (BSM) regularly displays over a thousand shoes and related artifacts, chosen from a collection of over 13,000 objects, in architect Raymond Moriyama’s iconic, award-winning building. The BSM celebrates the style, development and function of footwear across four impressive galleries, with displays ranging from Chinese bound-foot shoes and ancient Egyptian sandals to chestnut-crushing clogs and glamorous platforms. Over 4,500 years of history are reflected in our permanent exhibition, All About Shoes while our three other galleries feature changing exhibitions – so there’s always something new to see.
6. Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto Canada (MOCA)
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryMOCA is motivated by our belief that museums can be culturally and socially useful. We promote exceptional artistic thinking and provide a community space for discourse and creativity. Working across all contemporary art forms, we empower the local Toronto art scene, while informing the international. MOCA is an accessible, welcoming hub rooted and engaged in a culturally rich neighbourhood; it is here, through art, that you can feel the specialness of this invigorating and hyper-diverse city.
7. Toronto Zoo
PEOPLE ARE SAYING:ShiryThe Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Encompassing 287 hectares, the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada. It is divided into seven zoogeographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia, and the Canadian Domain.
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