The AGO Collection is now available online, supporting the AGO’s commitment to art, access and learning and providing unprecedented access to over 3000 objects currently on display as part of Look:Forward. Using the award-winning prototype developed for Small Wonders: Gothic Boxwood Miniatures, we developed this site, which features high-resolution images and the ability to deep zoom and compare objects from all […]

​TTC Discount Metropasses for January 2018 are now available for staff and volunteers for $131.75 (regular price $146.25). Passes can be purchased at the ticket stations in GG Hall (cash or debit only) during Gallery hours. Staff and volunteers must present their I.D. badge (one purchase per person). Get yours early to avoid disappointment. Passes will be on sale […]

Thanks to everyone who came out today, for the special edition of Coffee & Conversations, where we collected art supplies for children to use at Ronald McDonald House – this year’s chosen charity for AGO Gives Back. Ronald McDonald House provides a “home away from home” for seriously ill children and their families to heal […]

This week, AGOinsider explores the AGO’s partnership with OCAD University, whose grad students were tasked developing seven different multisensory interpretive projects inspired by artwork in the AGO’s Collection. Our visitors had the chance to look, touch, smell and listen to works of art. Plus: wrap up your last-minute shopping at shopAGO with amazing stocking stuffers, find out about […]

Staff and volunteers can enjoy the holidays at AGO Bistro and get a 20% discount from December 19 to 22. Book by December 15th for that time period, and mention “Staff & Volunteer Holiday Promotion” when you make your booking. Discount is on food only (excludes alcohol and Cinq a Sept). Reserve now or call […]

Hello Everyone, On Sunday I returned from a trip to Europe. In Vienna Sasha and I spent our time meeting with museum directors and curators to request loans of Rubens paintings for an upcoming exhibition. In Berlin Kitty, Adelina, Angela and I hosted a group of major donors and visited artists, galleries, private collections and […]

​The first Members’ ticket booking window for Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors starts on Tuesday, December 12, 2017, at noon. As both the ago.ca webpage and our phone system will be receiving an influx of activity due to the popularity of this exhibition, here are some things we need your help with on the day: Phone calls Staff:  please avoid […]

Staff and volunteers are invited to pre-order sweets and treats during Food & Beverage’s annual Bake Sale. Let us do the work for you this year so you’ll have more time to spend with your family and friends! Order now! Enjoy AGO classics – French Canadian tourtière and mincemeat tarts are just a few of […]

​This week, AGOinsider interviews Tracy Moore, host of Cityline, about her experience as a model for the photo series Wanted, part of the AGO’s Every. Now. Then. exhibition.  Plus: find out who is the winner of the Aimia | AGO Photography Prize, experience a drinkable art made by AGO mixologist Stephen Gaessler, and more – all in this week’s AGOinsider. Subscribe to our e-newsletters […]

​Congratulations to Hank Willis Thomas, winner of the 2017 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize. His win marks the 10th anniversary of Canada’s most significant award for photography, and the culmination of the Prize and the Aimia | AGO partnership. Thank you to everyone who has worked on this project over the last decade to make […]