Stephan Jost celebrates his first year by sharing his thoughts on life in Toronto, leading the AGO and what excites him the most about the future. Plus food as art, the opening of the O’Keeffe,exhibition, and why you need to attend Creative Minds – all in this week’s AGOinsider! If you haven’t done so yet, […]

Hello Everyone, The numbers are in! Our attendance for 2016/17 was 965,589. This is the highest attendance since we re-opened in 2008 and the third highest in AGO history (after the Barnes show in 1994/95 – 1,004,000 – and King Tut in 1979/80 – 1,000,000+). To me, this signals a great mix of high-level exhibitions […]

Did you know that volunteers receive free and complimentary admissions across the city? Just check out the AGO reciprocal agreement, linked here , to see where you can take advantage of freebies, discounts and more. Remember to present your AGO volunteer badge to secure the deal. And here’s another hot tip:  Upcoming travel plans? It’s always […]

Throughout the Look:Forward project we’ll be keeping you in the loop with regular updates so you know when galleries are closing and re-opening. Open: Walker Court. Stop by Walker Court to see the newly installed selection of contemporary Inuit artworks.  These 22 distinctive works showcase a broad range of styles and materials, each telling a unique story. Open: Margaret […]

Hello Everyone, I took a sneak peek at the Georgia O’Keeffe exhibition in Zacks. It is incredible – 80 works by O’Keeffe for the first time on view in Canada and one of the largest O’Keeffe shows ever. I want to congratulate Georgiana Uhlyairk on leading this project, and I look forward to her Curators’ […]

Hello Volunteers!   We are really looking forward to seeing you all at the AGO Volunteer Annual Party Monday April 24 6:00pm – 8:30pm here at the AGO!    Thanks to so many of you who have already confirmed your attendance. If you haven’t done so already, please RSVP here so that we can make […]

A reminder that the Gallery will be operating on Holiday hours during Easter, as follows: Good Friday, April 14: Galleries open 10:30 am to 4 pm Administrative offices closed Saturday, April 15 and Sunday, April 16: Galleries open regular weekend hours, 10:30 am to 5:30 pm  Easter Monday, April 17: Galleries open 10:30 am to […]

Some of us love scents, while others are more sensitive to them. Did you know that some people can experience severe and long lasting health effects when they are exposed to scented products? Symptoms may include headache, sore throat, runny nose, sinus congestion, wheezing, shortness of breath, dizziness, anxiety, irritability, nausea, fatigue, visual disturbances, mental […]

In part one of the AGOinsider’s new Art on the Go feature we asked a few of our colleagues to share their favourite visual art Instagram accounts to help you turn your phone into a pocket-sized museum. Learn more about this project, plus hear Matthew Israel’s talk about iconic contemporary works, explore Canada through Mark […]

We’re excited to let you know that the South Entrance Project is 70% complete. We’re on track to wrap up the project this spring and wanted to share some updates with you about the construction in the entrance area: •Drywall is being done and painting will begin on the walls this week. •Concrete floor preparations […]