Reviews of Gibson House Museum (Museum)

Greg Hardwick

Great for kids to experience life before iPads. Wonderful aroma when the fireplace is in full glory!

Nataliia Sievierienko

It's nice place! Stuff is the best!

Diyar Akcan

Super Boring

linda hayden

wonderful creations

Serena Joy

A lovely and well maintained museum. Very knowledgeable staff.

Philipe Couto

(Translated) Interesting story. Incredible service! Spotless guides! Perfect! (Original) História interessante. Atendimento incrível! Guias impecáveis! Perfeito!

Kurt Kaschke

Nice place to go to discover a part of Canada's history.

Don Jesso

It's a great place for kids to learn about the past

Dana

I went here today witn our girl. We had an amazing tour with Diane. This is a great way to spend a summer afternoon ; )

Tim Muise

Nice Place

Ariel Lin

Really good place and I had a great experience with it!

freya Sun

(Translated) Very friendly front desk and tour guide, The biscuits and black tea make from receipt almost two hundred years ago. I have been to many museums, but I really like it. Here, I feel like I’m really in middle centuries. Very friendly front desk and tour guide, especially for centuries of ancient biscuits and black tea. It is highly recommended to visit here. The house is small, probably less than an hour, but it is very warm and especially cured. (Original) Very friendly front desk and tour guide, The biscuits and black tea make from receipt almost two hundred years ago. I have been to many museums, but I really like it. Here, I feel like I’m really in middle centuries. 非常友好的前台和导游，特别传承百年的古方饼干和红茶。非常推荐来这里参观。房屋很小，大概就1个小时不到，但是很温馨，特别治愈。

Joe C

Cool to see historical home. The staff is great at explaining how old kitchen works.

Slade Shiloh

A Sunny Day, Scottish Tea & 51 Reasons To Enjoy This Site.

Razmig Bertizian

Good place with much history

Isabelle Henderson

Loved this workshop on Scottish Cookery. Great teacher and wonderful group. We made a great team cooking creations from the 1800's. Looking forward to future workshops!

Ketaminic Sheep

Good shot location for student films

Ketaminic Sheep

Good shot location for student films

John Hiebert

Great place to visit!!!

Charlotte Bowman

Had a wonderful valuable and informative experience! The tour guide was great and so was the front reception. So friendly and inviting. I will be back to see it again!

中村陽子

Recommended their summer programs for kids

Anna Kania

It's a great option for Sunday afternoon. The guides tell the Gibson's story and many facts about the Victorian era in an engaging way. Plus you are offered delicious tee and oat cookie. Love this place already :)

Agnes Li

Love this place. Good for learning Toronto history

Simon Wong

Great hospitality and very knowledgeable tour guide that provides a wonderful walking tour

Maxim Boiko

Cozy place on the heart of Toronto on Yonge street. Unfortunately, very small.

Elsa Buendia Beneda

Nice place

Kelly SF

Absolutely love this place! Great as a little museum in the city but the best is for anyone that has young children. They have camps every year! Educational, creative and lots of fun! They grow a vegetable garden every year and make their own jams etc. Check it out!

Kelly SF

Absolutely love this place! Great as a little museum in the city but the best is for anyone that has young children. They have camps every year! Educational, creative and lots of fun! They grow a vegetable garden every year and make their own jams etc. Check it out!

Kate Blackport

Had a lovely time visiting, getting a tour, a demonstration of cherry pitting to make sour cherry syrup and got to taste their marmalade ice cream which was delicious. Hearing about the history of the house, the Gibson family and the area was very interesting.

Kate Blackport

Had a lovely time visiting, getting a tour, a demonstration of cherry pitting to make sour cherry syrup and got to taste their marmalade ice cream which was delicious. Hearing about the history of the house, the Gibson family and the area was very interesting.

Phillip Perl

Excellent history piece

Forouzan D

We had cookie and lemonade in the kitchen. Everything was just great.The gift shop was small but very nice. We bought some stuff.

Terence Chee

Interesting look into the life of Gibson and his contributions to the area surveying and the history of the family. Tour to be done together with the John Mckenzie House about 5mins stroll away.

Tim S.

very well maintained

Shemar

Good place

International Reviews

10/10

Oláguer Chacón Maldonado

Great museum

Yahya (King Of The Goats)

I LOVED IT. A GREAT LEARNING OPPORTUNITY . EVERYTHING WAS GOOD (THE COOKIES) AND IT WAS SO EASY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY SAID AND LEARN IT. LOVED IT SIKE I HATED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sayak S-G

Have gone many year and love it!

Melony Duranovich

Fantastic Museum with amazing programs all year round. Something for everyone. Fantastic staff that make this museum come to life! Highly recommend!

Kim Sartor

Really cool hearth cooking classes.

Mark Ebden

Easy to get to, knowledgable staff, important mission!

Dmytro Orzhekhovskyi

Excellent place. I highly recommend it.

Ashley Fox-Corlett

Cool seance. Wonderful staff!

Margaret Anthony

We had the entire place to ourselves. Sam our tour guide was very friendly and knowledgeable of Gibson House and the family that previously lived here. We learned valuable information of the area and the era of the house. The staff were very helpful and professional. They are abiding by health and safety protocols. We were given ginger bread on our way out. Thank you so much! I highly recommend coming here, the tour is about an hour.

First For Love

Very nice piece of history

Synthia S

Historical family museum. Talks a fair bit about pioneer life. Been here some years ago.

Anton Plitko

A very interesting experience and friendly staff! Thank you girls!

Suzanne Fullo

It was okay... i guess

Cheryl Moscoe

Excellent museum with great programs.

Mosayeb Saadat

Great

Dustin Fortier

Great little museum! the tour guides are amazing! Great history of Willowdale!

David Beckham

Very beautiful place. Hope, it will be enjoyable for you and your family.

Life is Better On Vacation

We enjoyed our Valentine's Sweetheart Tea by the warmth of a fire. We also toured the home and got a glimpse of what it was like to live back in the 1850s. It was a special experience as all the staff were wonderful.

Lana Koshkareva (Lana)

Adorable spirit, living history

Helena Amaral

It's a lovely place as all the historic sites of Toronto!

amruta gundawar

We had wonderful time along with kids. Museum has lots of antique old style items for display. We were fortunate to have tea leaf reading. Would definitely like to visit again!

Pam Aggelakos

Historic landmark in North York. Great staff offer authentic time period experience.

Francesco Colarieti

The Gibson House is set back on Yonge Street, in North York, close to the subway station. Great tour of the historic house built in 1851 by David Gibson, a Scottish immigrant. Lots of activities to engage kids in learning about the history

Lina Sharifi

Guides are very friendly. Plan for a fun and memorable 2-hours in your Sunday afternoon ...

RSH DVP

A historical museum in a condo jungle. Unpredictable hours and locked doors make it that more memorable. Run by the City of Toronto. Minutes away from Empress Walk & North York Centre Subway Station.

Jennifer Dewling

Very nice place to see history

Sarah Lampson

Wonderful to have a beautiful historic spot preserved in an area where so much has been lost

Mariya Zherebkina

Absolutely great and amazing. We went there with kids over the holidays. Our tour guide was absolutely amazing! He knew a lot of information and made the tour very interesting and engaging. We will definetly visit again over the summer!

Celeste Xi

Kids loved it

Scott Middleton

Meh, cute, staff knew their stuff, great activities for kids, but likely won't return!

Tom Nowers

Really wonderful 3500 sq. ft. Farm house built in 1851. It sits in lovely meadow now surrounded by high rise condos. Located just a few minutes walk north of the North York Central subway line #1. Excellent explanatory notes to tell the Gibson House self-guided story. Also a small museum with interesting rotating displays is attached where the barn once was.

Jamie Beus

great museum

Liza Yakubovsky

Great exhibit on life in 1850's toronto. Excellent staff and summer camps!

tapme tags24

Noticing the lack of one race is extremely racist. Not an appropriate comment.

edyshok

It was snow storm, we were the only one visitors so we got special attention from bored staff...kids like it but honestly there is not much to see. Xtra star for super friendly staff!

Northeastern Shore

Excellent tour guide gave a very informative tour highlighting the history of the time and the area as well as Mr. Gibson's story. Interesting layout - the house is bigger than it looks!

omar qoys

Nice place, thanks

james white

great experience . i like such places a lot. everything is explained nicely.

Natalie D'Orazio

An absolutely lovely experience at the Gibson House Museum. They have the kindest ladies working there, Diane at the front, Jennifer in the kitchen and Sheena (sorry if I spelled your name incorrectly) giving a tour of the house. Went there on a Saturday and these three ladies gave my niece and I so much one on one. A beautiful experience in the kitchen, having tea (Jennifer even warmed the tea cup and saucer by the fire) and watching the baking process with recipes from cook books over a hundred years old, then the tasting, so delicious! I think you guys should sell your baked goods, they would be a big seller. All staff are very knowledgeable and do not rush you through your visit.

Sangwon Lee

This building is a historic house.

Christine Nguyen

Great little historical museum in the heart of north york. We went this past sunday and kids really enjoyed learning about how they cooked in the 17th and 18th century, learned to play croquet, and enjoyed watering the outdoor garden. Lots of games organized in bins inside too.

Cesira Ciroli

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Very knowledgeable staff available to answer any questions you may have.

Arezoo Azarbayi

Interesting experience, I love learning more about the history of my beautiful country. Dian gave me a tour and trust me she was the best story teller ever. Very nice and patient. She answered all my questions with an amaizing smile and made me a cup of tea as a cherry on top ???? I learned a lot and had a very good time exploring the house. I wish u all can have the chance to allocate some time to visit this historical house and beautiful people working inside it.

Amanda Hill

Excellent tour today by knowledgeable staff. Kids were kept interested, and loved making cookies.

Diana

I had a wonderful guided tour. Lots of interesting historical details.

G Nvs

Great programs for history lovers. The tour is very instructive and the artifacts inside make you feel like you're in 1861 again. Is also affordable and offers good souvenirs.

kael finley

nice place and staff! not a large place, but has its taste

Liu Thomas

A great place to learn Canadian history.

Fred Ting

Home of the Gibson's frozen in 1850 viewable with a small admission fee. Great learning about the kitchen and the differences in how we live today. Access to the living and bedrooms with views into the dining, writing and master bedroom. Small giftshop inside too. Elevator access to the first floor (living, dining and writing rooms).

Laura Noetzel

Gibson House is a beautiful home and museum ! My friend and I had Meredith as our guide and she was an incredible historian and very personable ! We were allowed to explore the second floor on our own which was great ! We ended off the tour with a spot of tea and some delicious baking! We both enjoyed our time here and would gladly reccomend taking this step back in time and learning a little bit more of the history of North York / Toronto.

Steve Woolf

Gibson house is a great place to bring young children to experience the way people,loved in the 1800's

Richard Fiennes-Clinton

I've been to Gibson House before, but took a group of new visitors who had never been there before. We went in December, when we got a seasonal themed tour, plus a tea break in the dining room, all for the price of general admission, which was already pretty inexpensive. Everybody who came with me says they want to do the same thing again next year (or, way before then!).

bev Dune

Nice place Beverley Dunne