There are a variety of different museums in Toronto. Types of museums located in

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include agricultural museums,

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s, fashion museums, food museums, history museums (including

historic house A historic house generally meets several criteria before being listed by an official body as "historic." Generally the building is at least a certain age, depending on the rules for the individual list. A second factor is that the building be in ...

s and living museums), military museums (including local

regimental museum In countries whose armies are organised on a regimental basis, such as the army of the United Kingdom, a regimental museum is a military museum dedicated to the history of a specific army regiment. List of regimental museums in the UK In addition ...

s), railway museums,

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s, and textile museums.

Current museums

The following is a list of museums current located in Toronto. The following list does not include

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that do not have physical galleries, regardless if they're based in Toronto.

Non-permanent museums

of Toronto is a " pop-up" museum that provides exhibitions throughout the

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, and does not have a physical location. It attempts to celebration the evolution of local communities, cultures, and urban and natural spaces of Toronto. Theatre Museum Canada presently hosts travelling exhibits in various venues in Toronto. The museum's administrative offices are located in Toronto. In 2011, the museum announced it would move into a permanent facility at 355 King Street West. The museum would be situated inside the King Blue condominium development in the Entertainment District.

Former museums

Relocated

The following table includes museums whose facilities were formerly located in Toronto, although have since moved beyond the city limits.

Defunct

The following list includes former museums in Toronto that were closed.

Notes

References

External links

Ontario Museum Association
{{Museums and galleries in Toronto * Toronto

Museums in Toronto There are a variety of different museums in Toronto. Types of museums located in Toronto include agricultural museums, art museums, fashion museums, food museums, history museums (including historic houses and living museums), military museums ( ...