Posts by HollyProcktor

AGOinsider: Looking Ahead to 2018

This week, AGOinsider explores what’s coming up in 2018 to make this a year full of artful experiences at the AGO. The top 10 list of amazing things to come includes feeling “forever” in Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors; an exciting collaboration 25 years in the making; getting more digital, and more – all in this week’s AGOinsider. Subscribe to […]

AGOinsider: Looking back on 2017

This week, AGOinsider looks back on the top 10 from 2017. Take a look to see what was chosen! Subscribe to our e-newsletters and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at news in and around the AGO each week.

Happiest Holidays!

Thank You to all of the volunteers who are joining us over the Holiday Break, to welcome our members and visitors through the next busy week. Your Staff & Volunteer Resources office will be open (just up the stairs from the volunteer lounge), though Holly will be taking a break with her family. If you […]

Holiday Hours

Please note that the AGO will be closed on Christmas Day – and open on Monday, December 26. Other holiday hours are as follows: Friday, December 22: Gallery open 10:30am – 9pm / Administrative offices closed Saturday, December 23: Regular Gallery hours Sunday, December 24: Gallery open 10:30am – 3pm Monday, December 25, Christmas Day: CLOSED […]

Weekly Message from Our Director and CEO

Hello Everyone, 2017 was a tremendous year at the AGO – from Look:Forward to Francis Alÿs: A Story of Negotiation to Mystical Landscapes to Georgia O’Keeffe to Every. Now. Then. to Free Black North to GDT… there was no shortage of amazing exhibition and programming activity. THANK YOU everyone for your contributions to our shared […]

Winter Weather Reminder: AGO Emergency Line

Throughout this season of changeable weather, please ensure you have the AGO’s emergency number with you: 416-977-5249. This line will be updated immediately if a decision is made that will affect our hours or operations. Should there be a closure, the message will explicitly indicate that we’re closed due to weather conditions. Otherwise the AGO will be […]

AGOinsider: Don’t Breathe, Don’t Drink

This week, AGOinsider explores a new acquisition from artist Ruth Cuthand that blends the beauty of Indigenous beadwork with the deplorable conditions of many First Nations’ communities. Plus: read more about our new Online Collection, look back on Look:Forward, and more – all in this week’s AGOinsider. Subscribe to our e-newsletters and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at news in […]

Get Your Winter Party Tickets Now

Tickets are now available for the AGO’s annual Staff & Volunteer Winter Party: Tuesday, January 9 5 to 8 pm Baillie Court, (third floor event space),  AGO All staff and volunteers are invited to attend. Due to limited space outside guests cannot be accommodated. Tickets are free, but they are limited so get yours as soon […]

Weekly Update from Our Director and CEO

Hello Everyone, A big shout-out to everyone on the team who was involved in the selling of Yayoi Kusama tickets. While our technology was slower than we expected, our systems did not crash like those of several other museums that hosted the exhibition. I am impressed at how hard folks worked, how we maintained our […]

‘Tis the Season: AGO Holiday E-Card

This year’s AGO Holiday E-Card is now available for staff and volunteers who want to send holiday greetings to external clients, vendors and colleagues. To send the animated gif below, drag the image or copy and paste it into the body of an email, or save to your desk top and attach to an email – feel free […]