Toronto Police Museum and Discovery Centre

Conservation / Preservation:

Artefacts

Many artefacts related to policing and the administration of justice in Toronto from 1834 to the present, including police weapons, uniforms, vehicles, and other policing technology, and police station furniture.

Archives

A small, on-site archive containing photographs, newspaper clippings, Chief annual reports, police reports, log-books, and other documents.  Museum staff is available to assist with research requests for a fee/donation, but archive materials are not accessible to the public. Requests must be made by email.

Public Programming:

Exhibitions

  • Displays of artefacts, such as weapons and uniforms, from the collection that illustrate the changing nature of policing from 1834 to the present; vehicles in particular are accessible to young children.
  • Recreations of crime scenes, jail cells, police stations, and court rooms.