Hello everyone, Last week I attended the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Spring Summit in St. Louis, MO. Just over 200 museum directors from Mexico, Canada, and the US are members. In the US there are serious issues as the current administration has cut all three federal agencies that fund museums, including the National […]

Hello Volunteers, I hope you’ve had time to visit Recuerdo: Latin American Photography at the AGO, on now until October, and installed on the main level (in galleries 128 & 129- replacing the Sonia Boyce exhibition). We wanted to draw you attention to the exhibition page, where you can download a copy of the catalogue, […]

Happy Monday, volunteers! and thank you to everyone who came to our National Volunteer Week volunteer party, celebrating YOU – your community, commitment and years of service, held this past Wednesday evening in the AGO Bistro. If you missed us (and we missed you, too!) we will continue to distribute years of service certificates and […]

Hello Everyone, National Volunteer Week begins this Sunday. We benefit from the contributions of hundreds of volunteers at the AGO; many long-serving, and many new. Our volunteers are an important part of our culture and legacy. They help welcome and support our visitors in areas across the museum, including as Gallery Guides and Information Guides, […]

Happy Long Weekend, volunteers! Please be advised of our hours this weekend:

Hello everyone, I am just in from my bi-weekly “hard hat” tour of the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery construction site. In the last two weeks, two more floors of steel have been erected. The outline of the building is really taking shape. There are many people who are working on this expansion project, […]

Hello Everyone, This week I have had the Prince song – Sometimes it Snows in April – on repeat in my head. I know real Spring will be here soon. I am very ready for warmer weather. I look for moments of joy to balance out the weather – we had a great profile on […]

Hello everyone, This week marked the end of one fiscal year and the start of another. I want to take a moment to acknowledge that we ended 2024/2025 with a balanced budget. Thank you, everyone. This was a tough year financially and it required a huge amount of collective effort to consider revenue opportunities and […]

Hello Volunteers! This National Volunteer Week, we are so excited to once again be hosting the Volunteer Annual Party, in honour of your commitment and contributions to the Gallery: Wednesday April 30 5:30pm -7:30pm AGO Bistro Please join me, Volunteer President Barbara Glaser, your fellow volunteers, staff supports and special guests as we come together […]

The award-winning image-maker looks back on 50 years of practice before his solo exhibition opens at the AGO After 50 years of practice, Tim Whiten reflects on his body of work with a succinct understanding: “They are living organic materials that are informing us about what we are and how we do things.” Since the […]