Much as I would *not* like to rag upon museums a little bit more on the access front, it behooves me to do so again today.
As of July 1, adult admission at the Ontario Science Centre has been raised from $20 to $22. (HST included.)
Granted, it was the Ontario Government, of which the OSC is an agency, which mandated this change, not the OSC itself. Sadly, however, it gives the OSC the dubious honour of being the most expensive museum to visit in Ontario (as far as I know, feel free to correct me)--a mantle once worn by the ROM, which was $24 for adults to visit until it dropped its prices last fall.
Also, there are no free hours at the OSC to provide community access, though it does participate to a limited extent in the Toronto Public Library's Museum Arts Pass program.
It is especially sad to me that an institution which trumpets "40 Years of Innovation" can't innovate to improve its community access.
(Image of the OSC from its website)
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