Aga Khan Museum Museum

Address: 77 Wynford Drive, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 1K1, Canada

Website: https://www.agakhanmuseum.org

Hours: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm, Thu 10am-8pm, closed Mondays

Admission: Adult CAD 20 (~$15); seniors/students CAD 15; youth (13-17) CAD 10; under 12 free

The Aga Khan Museum is a museum of Islamic art, culture, and history located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and it opened in 2014. The building was designed by architect Fumihiko Maki.

Exhibition galleries display works from across the Muslim world alongside rotating temporary exhibitions; the museum also runs public programs, concerts, and lectures. The complex includes a research library and purpose-built education and performance spaces, and is set within a landscaped campus adjacent to the Ismaili Centre.

The museum was established by the Aga Khan Development Network to preserve, study, and exhibit material from Islamic cultures and to promote intercultural understanding. Its construction and opening in the 2010s created a new cultural hub in Toronto for scholarly work and public programs.

The museum sits in the North York district of Toronto, near the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue, and is accessible by car and public transit from central Toronto.

• Opening and design: Designed by architect Fumihiko Maki and opened to the public in 2014, making it a recent purpose-built museum for Islamic arts in Toronto.
• Location and campus: Located in North York near Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue, the site combines galleries, a research library, and public-program spaces within a landscaped campus.

What to See#

• Galleries: Houses the museums exhibition spaces with galleries for permanent and temporary displays of Islamic and Muslim-related arts, designed to accommodate objects ranging from manuscripts to ceramics and textiles.
• Auditorium and education spaces: The adjacent purpose-built building hosts public programs, a auditorium for lectures and performances, and facilities for education and research tied to the museums collections.
• Ismaili Centre and gardens: An Ismaili Centre sits next to the museum as a landscaped complementary building, forming a cultural complex that includes public gardens and outdoor spaces.

From Toronto’s Don Mills station take the 25 or 39 bus toward Don Mills and walk about 10-15 minutes, or drive via Don Mills Road and take Wynford Drive; there is on-site parking. The museum is adjacent to the Ismaili Centre and Aga Khan Park.

• Book tickets online to avoid weekend lines, especially during special exhibitions.
• Arrive just before a docent talk or film screening - they are concise and illuminate the objects better than labels.
• Combine a visit with the Ismaili Centre next door; the campus was designed to be experienced as a calm architectural promenade.