Hello Everyone,   Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre looks amazing. It is the definition of cool. Next week we have two big openings: the Curators’ Circle event on Tuesday evening and the public opening and artist’s talk on Wednesday. Please take time to visit the show – in addition to sculptures made out of Nike sneakers […]

Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre Chatbot FAQs Introducing HARK (Humanish Art Robot, ‘Kay), the AGO’s first chatbot! In the exhibition Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre, we will be piloting HARK, testing how it works and how its content resonates with our visitors. What is exactly is a chatbot, anyway? A chatbot is a computer program designed to […]

It’s that time of year, again! The Print and Drawing Study Centre will be closed to the public in July & August, 2019. Wednesday Open Door programming resumes after Labour Day, on Wednesday September 4 from 1-4:30pm. For questions or more information, please contact Brenda Rix, Manager, Print & Drawing Study Centre,  416 979 6660 […]

In this week’s AGOinsider, we spoke to experts about the newest inhabitants of Grange Park. Plus – learn more about The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs, see some “Pop” art this Father’s Day, and more – all in the latest edition of AGOinsider. Subscribe to our e-newsletter and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at stories in and around the AGO each week.  

Effective July 1, Kenneth Brummel, Julie Crooks, Alexa Greist and Caroline Shields will each receive promotions. Their new titles are listed below: Kenneth Brummel, Associate Curator, Modern Art Julie Crooks, Associate Curator, Photography Alexa Greist, Associate Curator and R. Fraser Elliott Chair, Prints & Drawings Caroline Shields, Associate Curator and Head of European Art Alexa and Caroline will report […]

Hello Everyone,   The Brian Jungen installation is going smoothly. It is an amazing exhibition of sculpture, video and a basketball court. I look forward to having our public see it on June 19. I am excited to share the news that we have acquired The Montgomery Collection of Caribbean Photographs. Sophie Hackett and Julie […]

This AGO acquisition is one of the largest, most significant collections of more than 3,500 historical images from 34 countries including Jamaica, Barbados and Trinidad. This incredible visual record includes compelling photographs spanning from the 1840s to the 1940s, including prints, postcards, daguerreotypes, lantern slides, albums, and stereographs. It contains studio portraits, landscapes and tourist […]

Hello Everyone, Last Saturday was a BIG day for the AGO. There was no shortage of patience, good humour and excitement as we launched the new access model. A giant team of people helped develop the strategy and I’m grateful to everyone, employees and volunteers, who were here to ensure a great kick-off and warm […]

Don’t miss this special sale! Join the Collections Department for a frame sale: between 10 am and 2 pm  Monday, June 3 in Seminar Room 3 Frames of all shapes and sizes will be available for purchase throughout the day for $5 to $20 a piece. Please note: all purchased frames must be removed from […]

All Volunteers are invited to attend a talk with Kitty Scott, Curator, Modern & Contemporary Art, on Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre Monday June 3 6:30pm – 8:30pm Jackman Hall This talk is given in thanks for the AGO volunteers’ financial support of the exhibition, through the Volunteer Endowment Trust. Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre invites a […]