Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre

DeAnn Bestwick deserves to be fired from the school and arrested. She is so mean. Please give her imprisonment forever right now please. Please take her away. She is a threat to the school.

A small museum with lots of potential! (Especially given that the museum does not actually receive funding from the Police Service.) The concept is excellent and I passed by the curator by chance and had a little chat. She is a very friendly and warm person and you could tell she is dedicated to the museum! I enjoyed the interactive features; for example, you could ride on the motorcycle and have your photo taken. However, many of the lights in the gallery were not open/broken, making it difficult to see many of the exhibits/read the descriptions. And as another reviewer pointed out, some of the cases were dusty and the exhibits overall could use some updates. I understanding that it's challenging given the limited funding, so I'm really hoping that the museum receives more funding, as it's really neat to trace the history of a type of service that is so relevant and crucial to our everyday lives. Note that for individual visits, you no longer need to book in advance; just come by during its opening hours and pass through security at the front entrance. The gift shop closed early during my visit (not sure if that's a more long-term hour change), but I'd love to come back to the gift shop and take a look.

Interesting museum which gives lots of detail about the history of Toronto's police force. Really enjoyable and donations only for entry fee. Spent a good hour walking round looking at all the exhibits.

Free exhibition in a working Police station. If you want to kill ten or twenty minutes then this isn't a bad spot. Be warned the exhibits are a bit dated and in need of dusting and you need to go through a security check on entry.

Cool place to visit, free. And a gift shop to purchase some souvenirs.Most important information for this place: free on street parking 12-3 PM? They are ready to toll after 3

I visited the museum today for a University research paper, but I have to say the Museum is filled with historical context. It is a neat small museum that gives you a historical background on the growth of Toronto and the historical background of the Toronto Metropolitan Police. You come to find that there were a lot of adaptations scientifically and technologically that helped the Toronto Police advance and adapt throughout time. The only drawback is that the displays need to be cleaned as there is a lot of dust settling. Plus, it would make for a better presentation. Overall, if you have time I would highly suggest visiting the small museum, but they do search you before entering the building.

Small museum located inside a working police office. It’s on the first floor, left of main entrance. The museum is free. You have to go through a search and X-ray machine before you can enter. It has a limited collection but very interesting if you are interested in the history of policing in Toronto. Some of the interactive displays seemed broken.

Nice little museum and quite interesting. However could do with an update. Uniforms on display could use a dusting. Glass cases give annoying reflections making the text hard to read. Text to several items in such small print it is barely legible. Interactive displays partly broken. No recent items or information. Don’t think it does justice to the work of the Toronto police.

TPS, Pioneers of Canadian Policing. Excellent tour of the museum, very educational.

My wife and I really enjoy visiting museums both large and small. We found what we consider a hidden gem of a museum in downtown Toronto. The Toronto Police Museum is located right in Police Headquarters on College St. This is a small museum but oh so full of the history of the Toronto Police Force from the 1800’s to the present day. We were given a tour of this facility by Norina, a fantastic guide with a deep knowledge of the workings of the Toronto Police.This museum should be seen by all tourists and residents, for the great service the Police provides us. I am giving this a huge recommendation.