The Power Plant Art Gallery

231 Queens Quay West
Toronto ON
M5J 2B8

Wednesday–Sunday: 11am–6pm
Monday–Tuesday: Closed

  • Accessibility

    Accessibility: Entrance, Elevator

    AODA: Yes

    Bathrooms: On the second floor which can be reached via the stairwell and also an elevator. Access to the public bathrooms on the first floor of the building will also be temporarily unavailable. The nearest wheelchair-accessible washroom on campus is situated at 207 Queens Quay West. Please see CAMPUS MAP for detailed instructions on how to find these offsite bathrooms.

    Parking: Limited Paid. Underground parking is available directly in front of the gallery and above ground at Queens Quay West and Rees Street.

  • Getting There

    By subway: Union Station is the closest stop. If you are walking from Union Station, walk south down York Street from Union Station. Turn right on Queens Quay West, walk west for about two minutes, and The Power Plant will be on your left at 231 Queens Quay West., next to Ontario Square

    By streetcar: Both the 509 Harbourfront or 510 Spadina streetcars service the Harbourfront Centre stop. You can take either streetcar from Union, and arrive at Harbourfront Centre in two stops.

About The Power Plant Art Gallery

Exterior view of The Power Plant

The Power Plant is Canada’s leading art gallery devoted exclusively to contemporary art by artists from Canada and the world. Market by its tall smokestack, the gallery is situated in an old 1920s power plant, which was operational until 1980.

Since 1987, The Power Plant has been on a mission to create an open culture and community with inspiring contemporary art and ideas.

Artworks at The Power Plant Art Gallery

how many colours has the sea

how many colours has the sea (2024) is a commissioned work that pays tribute to the spirits lost in the Middle Passage—the harrowing journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic.…

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