Aga Khan Museum Joins Sun Life Financial Museum + Arts Pass
Program
Toronto Public Library offers free access to 18 museums and cultural
institutions
The Aga Khan Museum has joined Toronto
Public Library’s Sun Life Financial Museum + Arts Pass (MAP) program and now
offers five passes per week at 50 library branches across Toronto. The pass
grants a free family pass for two adults and three children to the Museum, and
can be borrowed from Toronto Public Library using a valid adult library card,
much the way someone might borrow a book from the Library’s collection. For a list
of the 50 branches that now offer the Aga Khan Museum passes, visit torontopubliclibrary.ca/mappass
“The MAP program offers unparalleled access to Toronto’s art galleries, museums
and attractions,” said Vickery Bowles, City Librarian, Toronto Public Library.
“We’re thrilled to welcome the Aga Khan Museum to the program. Families across
this city can experience this wonderful addition to Toronto’s rich cultural
landscape.”
The Sun Life Financial Museum + Arts Pass provides full admission to families
of two adults and up to five children (admission restrictions vary by venue) to
a wide and eclectic range of venues, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Bata
Shoe Museum, Black Creek Pioneer Village, City of Toronto Historic Sites,
Gardiner Museum, Museum of Inuit Art, Ontario Science Centre, Royal Ontario
Museum, Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto Zoo and now, the Aga Khan Museum.
“The Aga Khan Museum shares the Toronto Public Library’s commitment to make
knowledge, experience, and information accessible to all,” said Henry Kim,
Director and CEO, Aga Khan Museum. “We are at our core an educational
institution that aims to show connections between cultures across geography and
across time. Joining the MAP program will go a long way in encouraging
Torontonians to see the Museum as a shared space where people and ideas come
together.”
“At Sun Life, we recognize the importance of the arts in our society and the
extraordinary impact they have on our communities,” said Paul Joliat, Assistant
Vice-President, Philanthropy and Sponsorships, Sun Life Financial. “As part of
our award-winning Making the Arts More Accessible® program, the Sun Life
Financial Museum + Arts Pass program helps make the arts available to everyone,
regardless of their means.”
Since its inception eight years ago, the Sun Life Financial Museum + Arts Pass
program has become increasingly popular with over 545,000 passes borrowed
resulting in over 1 million Torontonians visiting the participating venues.
Several program partners offer passes at all 99 Toronto Public Library
branches. Full borrowing rules are listed at torontopubliclibrary.ca/mappass.
Sun Life Financial has generously supported this program since 2007, continuing
its long-standing commitment to arts and culture.
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