Museums

 

Museums Category

Toronto and the GTA are blessed with numerous world-class museums. Check out some of their regular collections, plus special exhibits and events!

Bata Shoe Museum: Lunar New Year at the BSM

Bata Shoe Museum kicks off Lunar New Year and the year of the Horse with a joyful day of culture, colour, and celebration. Along with free admission, activities include special performances from Lion Dance Toronto and the Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada, plus family-friendly crafts to take home, inspired
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Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO): Family Day Weekend Events

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) offers three days of art and fun throughout Family Day Weekend, with free admission for visitors aged 25 and under, as well as Indigenous Peoples, AGO Members and Annual Pass holders. This year’s special events include activities inspired by the “David Blackwood: Myth & Legend”
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Bata Shoe Museum: Family Day at the BSM

Stomp over to the Bata Shoe Museum and spend Family Day at the BSM by taking a self-guided tour of current exhibitions and making fun crafts. Find your next favourite footwear look in the Try-On Shoes area, and play games with your family throughout the museum, such as iSpy with
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Toronto History Museums: Family Day Weekend Events

Learn more about our city over Family Day Weekend at Toronto History Museums to enjoy special guided tours of Toronto’s historic sites, and participate in artistic activities while also celebrating Black History Month. Most events are free, including storytelling and drop-in workshops on baking and crafting, plus outdoor activities. 401
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Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives: Family Day at PAMA

Spend Family Day in Brampton at Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives, for a free day of wonder and whimsy, where art, history and culture come alive, with the theme of “The Magic of Makem Believe”. Families are welcome to use their imagination and sparking their creativity through colourful stories,
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Bata Shoe Museum: Black History Month Exhibition Tours

Every Saturday throughout February, Bata Shoe Museum hosts family-friendly Exhibition Tours and creative activities in honour of Black History Month to focus on Black excellence and contributions to culture through footwear by Black artists, workers, and diasporic communities. Before or after the tour, families can get creative at self-guided activity stations
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Ontario Science Centre: KidSpark at Harbourfront Centre

Ontario Science Centre brings its popular KidSpark play space to Harbourfront Centre, where families can rediscover their favourite learn-through-play activities, made specially for children ages 10 and under. Here, kids can care for a stuffed animal at the pretend vet clinic, listen to the sounds of Ontario’s varied wildlife, shop
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Free Cheap Winter
Guide to the Best Cheap and Free Winter Activities in Toronto and the GTA (Updated for 2025-26 Season)

It happens every year: you’ve spent all month buying your holiday presents, decorating the house and baking goodies… and now you have to keep the kids busy and entertained for two or three months more of cold weather?! It’s a daunting task, but never fear, you and your family this
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McMichael Canadian Art Collection: Family Sundays at the McMichael

McMichael Canadian Art Collection invites art lovers to visit Family Sundays, where every third Sunday of the month is FREE at the McMichael! Located in the picturesque town of Kleinburg, you can enjoy different themed family fun activities all day, including interactive tours and storytelling circles created just for families
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Village Black Creek
Village at Black Creek Lets You Travel Back in Time While Still in the City

Village at Black Creek has it all: activities, food, fun and learning that will engage and entertain the whole family. This recreated 1860’s village is one of those rare and special places that provides an authentic historical experience. It is also now easily accessible by TTC near a new subway
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