The best museums in Toronto
The top 3 according to 221 votes from people: Royal Ontario Museum · Bata Shoe Museum · Art Gallery of Ontario. (Updated Oct 2, 2024.)
The ROM's crystal, Gehry's AGO and some delightfully specific collections.
Top 10
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1
Royal Ontario Museum
Canada's largest museum, with the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal.
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2
Bata Shoe Museum
4,500 years of footwear.
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3
Art Gallery of Ontario
Over 90,000 works in Frank Gehry's building.
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4
Aga Khan Museum
Islamic art in a Fumihiko Maki building.
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5
Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
In a former aluminium factory.
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6
Hockey Hall of Fame
The Stanley Cup in an old bank.
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7
Textile Museum of Canada
Textiles from around the world.
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8
Casa Loma
Gothic Revival castle and gardens.
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9
Gardiner Museum
Ceramics opposite the ROM.
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10
Fort York
Site of the 1813 Battle of York.
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Comments (1)
Bata Shoe Museum sounds silly but it's genuinely one of the best museums in the city