Mark your calendars for the next staff and volunteer barbecue: Wednesday, August 10 4:30 – 6:30 Jackman Hall Pit (behind the Henry Moore sculpture, McCaul street entrance) The menu features pork, chicken or vegetarian souvlaki and salads, with ice cream cones and watermelon for dessert. To ensure there is food left for those with later […]

The Gallery will be OPEN on the August Civic Holiday – Monday, August 1 – from 10:30 am to 4 pm. The administrative offices (including Staff & Volunteer Resources) however, will be closed. Thank you to all the volunteers who will be providing a warm welcome to visitors that day!

AGO staff and volunteers are invited to take advantage of discount rates on the Canadian National Exhibition this summer from August 19 to September 5. Simply click here and use the access code (if requested): 2016ART195735 Admission Pass: all ages; grounds admission ·  Corporate Price until Aug 18: $13 ·  Corporate Price Aug 19 to Sept 5: […]

The Henry Moore Sculpture Centre will be closed to the public on Tuesday, August 2 and Wednesday, August 3 to prepare for the reopening of Irina Moore East Gallery on Thursday, August. 4. Stay tuned for more details on the opening of the new gallery space this fall!

Hello Everyone, • On Wednesday evening, the AGO was bustling with guests. We had 6,500 people come through (a record!) to enjoy the new Theaster Gates exhibition. It is a high quality and ambitious project – thank you to everyone who worked on this show for bringing it all together. • Also on Wednesday, the […]

Contemporary American artist Theaster Gates makes his Canadian debut this summer with an ambitious solo exhibition here the AGO. In a series of large-scale installations, Gates creates symbolic spaces in the tradition of the house museum, each dedicated to the potential of Black creativity and freedom – past, present and future. Theaster Gates: How to Build […]

Did you know that the AGO offers 10 free Summer Art Camp spots each year to children in our neighbourhood? We work in partnership with our five local elementary schools – Orde Street Public School, Ogden Junior Public School, Ryerson Community School, Lord Lansdowne Public School, and St. Mary Elementary School – to assign these […]

Hello Everyone, The Leadership Team (LT) had an off-site retreat at the ROM on Wednesday. I believe that we can always learn from others and being at the ROM was a treat. We systemically discussed each facet of our museum and focused on identifying things we do at an extraordinary level. I wanted to make […]

Summer BBQs! Come out and celebrate the season with your staff and volunteer colleagues at this summer’s barbecues!  Mark your calendars with these dates: ·  Wednesday, July 20, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm ·  Wednesday, August 10, 4:30 – 6:30 pm  The menu features pork, chicken or vegetarian souvlaki, with salads, ice cream cones and watermelon.   All […]

Enjoy Canada Day Family Activities at the AGO Friday, July 1 10:30 am – 4 pm The AGO will be open on Canada Day! Join us for a fun-filled, family-friendly holiday at the AGO, as we mark the opening of the Canadian exhibition The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris! TICKETS Members: Buy […]