Hello Volunteers,

The Gallery is busily preparing to celebrate the AGO’s 125th birthday over the coming months, with much programming launching over the summer season. A reminder, we are all invited to attend the staff & volunteer celebration, on Monday June 23, at 10:00am, in Baillie Court (our third floor event space) with details and an RSVP (to help us plan for numbers), to follow. Save the Date!

Volunteers will also be interested in this visual timeline that shares important moments in AGO history through the years, just launched, HERE: (Scroll down the page to the “Discover 125 Years of History” feature, and click on the “Walk Down Memory Lane” banner to view).

1964: The Art Gallery of Toronto thrilled audiences with Canada’s first-ever retrospective of Pablo Picasso’s work. This month-long visual spectacle featured 270 artworks from around the world and was visited by a staggering 107, 214 visitors.