Hello Everyone, Last weekend, we hopped on the ferry and visited the Toronto Islands. Thanks for the tip! The view of Toronto from Wards Island is stunning. I also went to the Taste of Italy festival near our house and ate a delicious porchetta sandwich! I viewed one of the prayer beads made from boxwood […]

AGO staff and volunteers are invited to join in a community event to celebrate the progress of the construction project, thank The W. Garfield Weston Foundation and the City of Toronto for their financial support, and learn about next steps. ·         Monday, June 27 ·         12:30-1:30 pm ·         New south promenade (gather at north end, […]

Sherry Phillips, Conservator, Contemporary Art, shares her insights on preparing Pierre Huyghe’s “Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt)” — a statue that contains live beehive — for display during Luminato Festival 2016. (Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt), 2012, Concrete cast with beehive structure, wax sculpture: 75 x 145 x 45 cm, Beehive dimensions variable, Collection Art Gallery of Ontario, Purchased with […]

All volunteers will be receiving two free passes from their staff coordinator beginning this week, for the exhibition The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren Harris. You will also be able to offer 35% discount e-coupons to forward via email to your friends and family. Paper discount coupons are also available if you prefer; just drop […]

Hello Everyone, On Wednesday night, I gave a public talk, which was an interview with Sean O’Neill. If you have an hour to kill, here is the link: http://livestream.com/AGO/events/5604499 I met a number of volunteers this week who are making sure our benefit reception at Art Toronto and the Mystical Landscapes Gala will be successful. […]

​All Staff and Volunteers are invited to attend the AGO’s Annual General Meeting: · Wednesday, June 22 · 4:00 to 5:00 pm · Seminar Room #3, Weston Family Learning Centre Join us for a Year in Review of the many achievements of 2015-16! The meeting will also cover the audited financial statements for the year […]

Hello Everyone, I have an upcoming meeting about the re-configuration of Maxine Granovsky & Ira Gluskin Hall to make it a more welcoming place for visitors. I admit that I lifted ideas generated by a staff member (which were shared with me by a Protection Service Officer during one of my 1-on-1 sessions). I’m glad […]

Free Talk with Stephan Jost Join the Gallery for a free public talk by Stephan Jost, our new Michael and Sonja Koerner Director, and CEO, to hear about the experiences that led him to the AGO, his perspectives on Toronto, and how he envisions the future of art museums in the 21st century. Wednesday, June 15 […]

Did you know that the AGO is a partner of the Cultural Access Pass administered by the Institute of Canadian Citizenship? Through this program, new Canadian citizens may obtain a year-long free pass to key cultural attractions, including the AGO. This unprecedented program started off as a pilot project in 2007 created by the AGO. Titled “Citizen AGO”, it […]