Inuit Art Museum

Inuit Art Museum

The Inuit Art Museum is located at the Queen's Quay Terminal in Toronto. Established in 2007 by a teacher from Nunavut named David Harris, it is a museum dedicated to collecting, preserving, and showcasing Inuit art and culture.

The Inuit Art Museum is the only museum in southern Canada dedicated to Inuit art. It features an exhibition space of approximately 560 square meters and houses a collection of over a thousand Inuit artworks, including exquisite sculptures carved from stone, bone, ivory, and antler, as well as pottery and wall hangings. The permanent exhibitions are displayed across four themed galleries, covering the history and themes of Inuit art, artistic diversity and expression, contemporary sculpture and masterpieces, and special exhibitions—offering visitors a comprehensive view of the history, development, and various forms of Inuit art.

The museum enjoys a strong academic and artistic reputation, presenting the ethnic crafts created by the Inuit people as some of Canada’s most representative original artworks, making it highly popular among visitors.

Museum of Inuit Art

Reason to visit: The only museum in southern Canada dedicated to Inuit art

Continent: North America [North America]

Country/Region: Canada [Canada]

Province/State: Ontario [Ontario]

City: Toronto [Toronto]