Paris can wait! Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night over the Rhone at Arles (1888). Oil on canvas, 73 x 92 cm. Collection of Musée d’Orsay. Image courtesy the Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France/Bridgeman Images Due to popular demand, Toronto will have an additional two weeks to see the wildly successful exhibition praised as “a feast for […]

Celebrate the year ahead at the AGO’s annual Staff & Volunteer Winter Party on Tuesday, January 17, from 5:00 to 8:00 pm. in Baillie Court. This year’s theme is Après-Ski, so join us at the ‘AGO ski chalet’ in your favourite wintry outfit and you just might win a prize! All staff and volunteers are […]

Hello Everyone, • Yesterday the galleries were bustling. I walked through Mystical Landscapes with a trustee who marvelled at the number of school children and families enjoying the show together. The paintings in the exhibit – many created 100 years ago – demonstrate what great art is: timeless. The Eugène Jansson paintings once again struck […]

Happiest of Holidays, Volunteers! and Thank You for a wonderful year! Your knowledge, energy and enthusiasm bring the Gallery to life! Thank you for everything you do! Holly and Vanessa will be taking some time off during the next couple of weeks, but we know many of you will be here to greet and support our holiday […]

  Though the pull of Netflix and hibernation can be strong in January, don’t forget there are lots of indoor activities that can get your creative juices flowing! Don’t take our word for it though – read this week’s AGOinsider to find out why avid art class-goer Hans Pellikaan has become addicted to our courses, […]

Hello Everyone, This week I spent some time simply wandering around the galleries. I felt an affinity with a large Lawren Harris oil of a forest (below). In the foreground are trees under blankets of fresh snowfall and in the background are older towering pines. It is a glorious painting. Sometimes we all get caught […]

See the stars in the city this December at the AGO’s special planetarium installation. It runs from December 26 to January 8, 11 am to 3 pm, in the Anne Tanenbaum Gallery School. Families can explore the landscapes above us in our unique Pop-Up Planetarium. Designed for children of all ages (and adults!) and presented […]

Hello Everyone, We opened Francis Alÿs this week. The installation is stunning and includes superb technology. Thank you everyone, especially those involved with the installation – it was a race to the finish line! According to Rocco’s preliminary assessment of the mid-year financial review, we are projecting a balanced budget for the end of the […]

Throughout this season of changeable weather, please ensure you have the AGO’s Emergency Hotline 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. Otherwise the AGO will be open for […]

The third annual staff and volunteer AGO Gives Back holiday drive launched this week with an art supply drive, which will run to December 16 when teams across the Gallery will compete in a Gingerbread Create-a-Thon. Art Supply Drive From December 5 to 16, we will be collecting supplies for SKETCH, a community-arts-development initiative based […]