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Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Pass

Your journey through arts and culture in Toronto starts at the Library.

With the Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Pass (MAP), you and your family can explore the best of Toronto's arts and cultural treasures for free.

With a valid adult Toronto Public Library card, you can borrow a MAP for your family at any Toronto Public Library branch. Quantities are limited and borrowing rules apply.

Each week, new passes are distributed on Saturday mornings, with the exception of the following branches:


MAP Saturday Programs

NEW: Now we're bringing the museums to you! On Saturdays in October and November, library branches around the city will host family events featuring activities and exhibits from Toronto's museums. Click here for more information.

 

Where Can I Visit?

As of Saturday, March 7th, 2009, the following passes will be available at all 99 Toronto Public Library branches:

  • Pass admits two adults and up to five children under age 18.
  • Five passes available per branch per week.
Art Gallery of Ontario
  • Pass admits two adults and up to four children under age 18.
  • Five passes available per branch per week.
  • Excludes March Break and Family Day.
The Bata Shoe Museum
  • Pass admits two adults and up to two children under age 15.
  • Three passes available per branch per week.
  • Open March 14-22 and May 1- December 31.

Black Creek Pioneer Village

  • Pass admits two adults and up to three children under age 18.
  • Five passes available per branch per week.
Gardiner Museum
Museum of Inuit Art
  • Pass admits two adults and up to three children under age 12.
  • Three passes available per branch per week.
Museum of Inuit Art
Textile Museum of Canada
  • Pass admits two adults and up to three children under age 12.
  • Five passes available per branch per week.
Textile Museum of Canada
  • Colborne Lodge in High Park
  • Fort York National Historic Site
  • Gibson House Museum
  • Mackenzie House
  • Montgomery's Inn
  • Scarborough Historical Museum
  • Spadina Museum: Historic House & Gardens
  • Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum and Arts Centre
City of Toronto's Historic Museums


Science Centre, Casa Loma, and ROM Passes

The following passes are also available at select library branches (see below for a list of branches):

  • Pass admits two adults and three children under age 17.
  • Five passes per week available at 32 branches.
  • Not valid for OMNIMAX presentations, parking or separately priced exhibitions.
Ontario Science Centre
  • Pass admits two adults and two children under age 14.
  • Three passes per week available at 32 branches.
  • Excludes Christmas and March Break.
Casa Loma
  • Pass admits two adults and two children under age 14.
  • Five passes per week available at 32 branches.
Royal Ontario Museum

Branches offering Science Centre, ROM and Casa Loma passes:


Agincourt Branch*

Maria A. Shchuka Branch

Albert Campbell Branch

McGregor Park Branch

Albion Branch

Morningside Branch

Barbara Frum Branch

Mount Dennis Branch

Bendale Branch

Parkdale Branch

Bridlewood Branch

Parliament Branch

Cedarbrae Branch

Richview Branch

Centennial Branch

S. Walter Stewart Branch

Dawes Road Branch

St. James Town Branch

Eatonville Branch

Sanderson Branch

Flemingdon Park Branch

Steeles Branch

Humber Summit Branch

Thorncliffe Branch

Jane/Sheppard Branch

Victoria Village Branch

Kennedy Eglinton Branch

Weston Branch

Lillian H. Smith Branch

Woodview Park Branch

Malvern Branch

York Woods Branch

* During the closure of Agincourt Branch in October and November, its MAP passes will be distributed at Bridlewood branch.


Borrowing Rules

A valid adult Toronto Public Library card is all that you need to borrow a Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Pass (MAP) for your family.

  • One pass per valid adult library card per week – each pass admits one family.

  • Admission parameters vary by organisation, but most venues provide access for up to two adults and up to four children during regular operating hours. The back of each pass specifies details and restrictions. Each pass is good for one visit only.

  • Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Passes cannot be renewed or reserved. They are available only on a first-come, first-served basis in limited quantities.

  • You can borrow passes to any of the participating venues, and you can borrow them more than once.

  • Passes do not have to be returned to the Library but instead are surrendered at the venue. There are no overdue fines or fees on the Sun Life Financial Museum and Arts Pass.
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Upcoming Programs
 

For more information about these programs, contact the program's branch.
Programs are on a first come, first serve basis unless a registration requirement is noted in the program description.