Museums and Culture

A City run arts centre inside a historic mansion on wooded grounds in Scarborough, with gallery exhibitions, a pottery studio and gardens to stroll. General admission is free, Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (closed on statutory holidays). Free parking on site.

The Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery, formerly the Art Gallery of York University, presents adventurous contemporary art exhibitions on York's Keele campus, steps from York University subway station. It is always free, Tuesday to Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.

A modern museum that tells the history of the Holocaust through survivor testimony, artifacts and interactive exhibits, on the Sherman Campus in North York. Admission is free for everyone on the third Wednesday of every month from 3 to 8 p.m.; book ahead online with the code compwed (bookings open three weeks before). Other times, adult tickets cost $18.

A stunning museum of Islamic arts and cultures in a striking white building by Fumihiko Maki, surrounded by the formal gardens of Aga Khan Park. General admission is free for everyone every Wednesday evening from 4 to 8 p.m., and always free for youth 25 and under. Other times, adult tickets cost $20.

OCAD University's public gallery for contemporary art, design and new media, in a bright ground floor space on Richmond Street West. Exhibitions and talks change through the year. Free admission, Wednesday noon to 7 p.m. and Thursday to Saturday noon to 5 p.m.

The University of Toronto Scarborough's contemporary art gallery, named after Canadian painter Doris McCarthy, with changing exhibitions, talks and workshops. Admission is always free and all are welcome, Tuesday to Saturday (11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesdays until 7 p.m., Saturdays until 5 p.m.). The gallery is wheelchair accessible.

The 1850s row house of William Lyon Mackenzie, Toronto's first mayor and a fiery rebel, now a City run museum where you can try a working historic printing press. The historic part of the house is under restoration, but drop in printshop workshops are offered. General admission is free, Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A monument to Dr. Camille Laurin, father of the Charter of the French Language, by sculptor Léonard Simard. It stands in the Parc de la Francophonie near the southeast entrance on Grande Allée, steps from the Parliament Building. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze bust of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, father of the Indian nation and symbol of non violence, unveiled on November 2, 2006. It stands on the Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale at the foot of the Porte Saint-Louis city gate. Outdoors and free all year.

A small park in the Lower Town dedicated to Latin America, home to the Simón Bolívar monument (a 1983 gift from Venezuela for the bicentennial of his birth) and busts of figures such as José Martí, Juan Montalvo, Toussaint Louverture, Juana Azurduy, José Artigas, Miguel Grau and Juan Pablo Duarte. A quiet spot for a short history walk. Outdoors and free all year.

An imposing copper statue of Confucius, a gift from the Chinese province of Shandong to Québec as a sign of their lasting friendship, unveiled in 2009. It stands at the corner of rue George-V Est and Grande Allée Est, near the Parliament Building. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A memorial to the Québec City firefighters who died in the line of duty, inaugurated on June 20, 2016. It stands on boulevard Langelier at the corner of boulevard Charest and rue Saint-Vallier, at the edge of Saint-Roch. Outdoors and free to visit any time.