Hello Everyone,

• The renovated Museum of Modern Art opened earlier this week and I was pleased to attend one of the opening events. The installation is much more inclusive and diverse and there were many works on view by artists I hadn’t heard of but look forward to learning more about. The main lobby displays sculptures by Hague Yang and Hito Steyerl was one of the featured artists.

• The Norma Ridley Members’ Lounge is open for extended hours on Friday evenings for AGO Members who are here to explore Early Rubens. The lounge is open until 8pm now through till January 2020. With about 100,000 Members, we have one of the largest memberships of any museum in North America.

• The pop-up life drawing in Walker Court for Early Rubens is a great way to engage visitors and looks fun! If you want to practice drawing, feel free to join in.

• Next week is a busy one as we open Hito Steyerl: The Future is Now and celebrate 20 years of Art Toronto. Thank you to everyone who has been busy preparing for these two key activities.

Enjoy the weekend,

Stephan