The Canadian Air and Space Museum (formerly the Toronto Aerospace Museum) is an aviation museum featuring artifacts, exhibits and stories illustrating a century of Canadian aviation heritage and achievements. The museum was located in a hangar that once housed the original de Havilland Canada aircraft manufacturing building, but in September 2011 the museum was evicted by the owner of the building, who decided to use it for a new sports centre instead. The museum is actively seeking a new location.
Located in what is now known as Downsview Park, the hangar was later appropriated by the Royal Canadian Air Force as a part of RCAF Station Downsview, and then later as CFB Toronto, which was closed in April 1996. On September 20, 2011, the museum was served an eviction notice by Downsview Park for non-payment of rent.
The institution is largely run by volunteers and has the goal of educating visitors on the Canadian aerospace industry and technology. The museum has an ongoing, interactive educational program for K-12, and post-secondary students. It is a registered Canadian non-profit organization.
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