Hours
Monday: 10 am – 5 pm (including holidays)
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 10 am – 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am – 5 pm
Friday: 10 am – 9 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 10 am – 5 pm
Closures and Notices
- Floor 5 is closed for installation.
- Floors 2 and 3 will be closed for installation from January 7 to February 13, 2019.
- Please note filming will take place in the Light Therapy room, January 19 from 10:30am-12:30pm. The exhibit will still be open, but there will be increased activity. If you would not like to be filmed, please chat with one of our Visitor Experience team members.
Admission
Includes access to programming on all exhibiting floors. Events, talks and other programming may require additional fees.
Adult: $10
Student with ID (18+): $5
Group of 10 or more (self-guided): $8 per person
Senior (65+): $5
Under 18: Free
Floor 1 is always free to the public and includes a café by Forno Cultura, the Art Metropole bookstore and the Invitation Project, a series of site-responsive installations.
PWYC at MOCA: January 7-February 13, 2019
Join us at MOCA in winter 2019 as we bring you special pay-what-you-can pricing for the brief pause between our major exhibition programs.
MOCA is a charitable organization that relies on the support of our visitors, members and community to help fulfil our mandate of bringing groundbreaking work from Canadian and international artists.
This is a great time to come to MOCA and bring your friends. Regular admission prices will resume on February 14. Remember, Floor 1 is always free.
Thank you for the ongoing support and we look forward to bringing you more amazing MOCA programming in 2019.
Programs on view Jan. 7 – Feb. 13.:
- DEMOS – A Reconstruction by Andreas Angelidakis
- Light Therapy by Apolonija Šušteršič
- Scaffold and Horizons (Earth and Sky) by Adrian Blackwell
- kiya itako (be you) by Joi T. Arcand
Recommended donation: $10
Stay tuned for our new exhibitions in February. See all our upcoming programming here.
Guided Tours
If you are interested in a guided tour, please contact info@moca.ca with your preferred date, time and number of people.
Groups
Does your group (10 people or more) want to visit MOCA? Group bookings are easy. For groups 10 people or more, please follow the two steps below. The group rate of $8/adult will be applied.
- Provide details about your group visit here.
- Book your tickets online (group discount will be applied automatically at the check out). Select the day you wish to come and enter the number of people visiting.
A follow-up will be sent if required only.
School groups: MOCA is planning to launch a fulsome school visit and educational program in 2019, so stay tuned. In the meantime, youth under the age of 18 are free to visit MOCA, and tickets for self-guided visits can be booked online by following the above steps. Any adults with the group would receive the group rate of $8/ticket. We recommend a ratio of 1 supervisor for every 10 students and booking in advance to make your arrival quick and easy.
Please see our gallery guidelines for help planning your visit.
Also at MOCA
Eat
Forno Cultura: A local bakery that serves as our café partner (opening later this fall)
Shop
Art Metropole: Artists’ books and publications available for purchase
Local Partnerships
Akin: A Toronto-based collective managing a studio space for 32 artists who will be actively producing work on Floor 4
Ontario Science Centre: A studio collaboration to produce works that explore the intersections of art, science and technology for display at the Ontario Science Centre.
Accessibility
MOCA Toronto is a barrier-free and accessible museum for all.
We are located on Floors 1 to 5 of the Tower Automotive Building. Each floor has elevator access. Two walkers and two wheelchairs are available to borrow. Service animals are welcome.
We are in the process of updating our website to ensure full accessibility.
If you have other needs we should know about, contact us at info@moca.ca in advance of your visit to make arrangements.
See MOCA’s full Accessible Customer Service Plan.
Please review our FAQs and Visitor Guidelines.
Getting Here
We are located at 158 Sterling Road, Toronto, Ontario.
By Transit
Subway:
We are conveniently located near Lansdowne and Dundas West Station on the Bloor subway line. From either station, we are a 10-minute walk away.
Streetcar:
The closest streetcar stop is at Dundas St. West and Sterling Rd., which can be reached by the 505 Dundas and 506 Carlton streetcars. The museum is a 5-minute walk north from the stop.
UP Express:
The UP Express is Toronto’s rail link between Toronto Pearson Airport and Union Station. MOCA is located nearby Bloor Station. From Pearson, it is two stops away and from Union Station, it is only one stop away. From Bloor Station, we are located 10-minutes away on foot.
By Bike or Foot
Just behind MOCA is the West Toronto Railpath. Running north-south between Dupont St. and Dundas St. West, the Railpath is the perfect place to walk or bike. You can access MOCA from the Railpath via a pathway between MOCA and Henderson Brewery.
You may also walk along Sterling Rd. to reach MOCA’s front entrance.
There is bike parking on the east side of Sterling Rd.
Road and Construction Alerts
Please Note
Currently, these road closures are in effect:
- Lansdowne Avenue and Dundas Street West: Intersection closed September 2–October 5
- Dufferin Street between Bloor Street and Dundas Street West: Lane reductions from September 10–November 30
- Please visit the City of Toronto website for the most up-to-date road restrictions and closures.
By Car
MOCA can be accessed from Sterling Rd.
The nearest Green P parking lots are at Dundas St. and Roncesvalles Ave., Bloor St. and Lansdowne Ave. (northeast corner), and Margueretta St. and Bloor St. There is limited parking available in the neighbourhood.
September 22 onwards, limited paid parking can be found across MOCA.
Visiting Toronto?
Stay at the Kimpton Saint George nearby, a boutique hotel with a bohemian spirit. Relax in their living room among original pieces by local artists. MOCA visitors receive a 20% reduced rate from our Best Flexible rate.
Kimpton Saint George Hotel
280 Bloor St W.
Toronto, ON M5S 1V8
Get in Touch
General: info@moca.ca
Membership: membership@moca.ca
Rentals: rentals@moca.ca
Telephone
416 530 2500
Address
158 Sterling Road
Toronto, ON
M6R 2B2
Canada
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Inside MOCA
Image: Foreground: Dineo Seshee Bopape, And-In. The Light of This._ , 2017/2018. Background: Matilda Aslizadeh, Resort, 2016. Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto. Photo by Toni Hafkenscheid.