Hello everyone, This week we opened an extraordinary exhibition, What Matters Most: Photographs of Black Life. The show asks us a very important and relatable question. What matters most is often family, friends and meaningful work. This weekend I will be visiting my ageing parents, who matter deeply to me. As we mark Labour Day […]

Hello Everyone, This week started off with a torrential downpour on Monday evening. It impacted the lower level of the concourse area close to the Facility Services offices where there was a pretty massive flood. There was A LOT of water coming into the building, and I’d like to thank Protection Services, Plant Operations and […]

Hello everyone, Last month, there was an incident of anti-Semitic graffiti outside the AGO building. While the suspect was later identified and arrested and the graffiti removed, such hateful behaviour is not uncommon. Hate has no place at the AGO. It’s important to continue educating ourselves about the Holocaust and the roots of anti-Semitism. To […]

Dear Volunteers, What’s happening?  Starting on Monday, August 22, the annual building façade maintenance will begin on the east side of the AGO building. The work on the east side of the building will take approximately two weeks to finish before moving on to the west side of the building, which should take a similar amount […]

Hello Everyone, Today I am travelling to see my family for a vacation in Switzerland. I know many of you have enjoyed some holiday time during these summer months and I encourage everyone to plan for days off if you haven’t already done so. On Wednesday evening I was at the museum late and there […]

The Gallery’s getting ready to launch our Fall exhibitions! As such, we’re seeing three popular shows closing soon. Now’s your chance to see them before they are gone – Jorian Charlton: Out of Many (closes August 7) Explore the fluidity of the immigrant story and consider new ways of thinking about the family photo album […]

Hello everyone, This week I spent 3 days in New York City visiting with the AGO Global Contemporary architect team as well as a few museum directors. It is always energizing to see great art and talk to peers. Things are proceeding well with the design process for our new expansion. It was very HOT […]

From 2021 Sobey Art Award-winner ᓛᒃᑯᓗᒃ Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory comes Naak silavit qeqqa?, a multimedia installation exploring the Inuit concept of sila – the life forces of the land (knowledge of the land, water, ice and environment). The title of the exhibition, which translated to English from Kalaallisut (Greenlandic Inuktitut) means ‘Where is the middle […]

Hello everyone, If you are here onsite today, be sure to head to the Signy Eaton Gallery and check out JÓNSI: HRAFNTINNA (OBSIDIAN). AGO staff and volunteers can enjoy it right now through till 5pm, before it opens to our Members tonight and then to the public this weekend. Xiaoyu Weng introduced this work to […]

AGOinsider spoke to Matt Ryle, a project manager at Walla Walla Foundry, about the intricacies of casting artist Brian Jungen’s massive public artwork, Couch Monster: Sadzěʔ yaaghęhch’ill, in bronze. Since its installation a month ago, renowned contemporary artist Brian Jungen’s massive public artwork – Couch Monster: Sadzěʔ yaaghęhch’ill – has dramatically changed the corner of […]