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McMichael Canadian Art Collection

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McMichael Canadian Art Collection, an art gallery with a focus on the Group of Seven

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Handcrafted buildings (including painter Tom Thomson’s cabin, moved from its original location), set amid 40 hectares of conservation trails, contain works by Canada’s best-known landscape painters, the Group of Seven, as well as works by First Nations, Inuit, Métis and other acclaimed Canadian artists. It's a 34km, 45-minute drive from Toronto and totally worth the trip. A sculpture garden and the graves of gallery co-founders Robert and Signe McMichaels and six of the Group of Seven artists are also on-site.

Free tours are included with admission Wednesday to Sunday. Parking is $7.

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