Hello everyone,

This week we opened an extraordinary exhibition, What Matters Most: Photographs of Black Life. The show asks us a very important and relatable question. What matters most is often family, friends and meaningful work. This weekend I will be visiting my ageing parents, who matter deeply to me. As we mark Labour Day on Monday, thank you to everyone for the work you do at the AGO.  

A reminder that as part of our DEIA learning program, there will be a special webinar next Thursday, September 8 at 1pm on the topic of Jewish history and culture in Toronto. All are invited to attend. It will be led by Dara Solomon, Executive Director of the Toronto Holocaust Museum. In other words, a museum person talking to museum people about an important topic that is relevant to each of us and the people who live in our city. If you can’t join by Zoom, it will also be live-screened in Seminar Room 1 for those that are working or volunteering on-site.

• The webinar will take place over Zoom on Thursday, September 8, 2022 from 1 pm to 1:50 pm 
• Please click on the following zoom link to join (a reminder: you cannot pre-register for the webinar, simply click on the link below at 1pm on Thursday September 8 to view)
• ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85688965473

Take care,

Stephan