Heidi Reitmaier has been appointed Deputy Director and Richard & Elizabeth Currie Chief, Public Programming & Learning. She will become our third Deputy Director, reflecting the critical role that programming and public engagement play at the AGO. Heidi – who is currently Executive Director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto (MOCA) – […]

Dear Colleagues, I wanted to thank everyone from Security, I.T., Conservation and Plant Operations who quickly mobilized on Friday afternoon and came in very, very early on Sunday morning in response to the Toronto Hydro emergency shutdown.  Your nimbleness and strategic thinking ensured that all systems were ready to go in time for our visitors […]

Congratulations to everyone involved in the Into the Anthropocene: Our Impact on Earth, podcast, which made Apple Podcasts’ Best of 2018 list! The podcast, produced by AGO Interpretive Planners Shiralee Hudson Hill and Nadia Abraham and AGO Media Producer Matthew Scott, tackles critical topics around the significant impact humans are having on the Earth. The seven-episode series hosted […]

Celebrate the year ahead at the AGO’s Annual Staff & Volunteer Winter Party Date: Thursday, January 24 Time: 5:00 to 8:00 pm Location: Baillie Court (3rd Floor Event Space) at the AGO This year’s theme is The Enchanted Forest, so enter ‘the woods’ in a charming costume and you just might win a prize! Tickets include entry, […]

Hello Everyone, Our annual AGO Gives Back campaign has started. Until December 19th, we’re gathering art supplies (or cash towards a group purchase of art supplies) in support of Fort Frances High School – one of the schools that participated in Connected North. Connected North fosters student engagement and enhanced education outcomes in remote Indigenous […]

Congratulations to Keri Ryan, who will be leaving the AGO in the new year to take on an extraordinary new opportunity as Curator, Learning and Interpretation at the M+ Museum in Hong Kong. Currently under construction, the M+ Museum will be one of the largest museums of modern and contemporary visual culture in the world when completed […]

In this week’s AGOinsider, see a new side of the Impressionists in Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more. Plus – the work of Kara Walker on view now, upcoming film screenings for January, and more – all in this week’s AGOinsider. Subscribe to our e-newsletters and enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at news in and around the […]

Holiday joy in each and every bite! AGO Staff and Volunteers are invited to pre-order exclusive sweets and treats during our annual Holiday Bake Sale. Let us do the work for you this year so you’ll have more time to spend with your family and friends! AGO classics like French Canadian tourtière, and mincemeat tarts […]

Staff & Volunteer Resources is working to make things simpler and more efficient. Effective today, the department name is changing from Staff & Volunteer Resources to People. This new name is easier to understand and easier to say. While we have a new name, our department will continue to: Partner across the organization to support […]

Congratulations to AGO staff who brought home two Ontario Association of Art Galleries (OAAG) Awards from the Gala this month. Here are the winners of the First Exhibition in a Public Art Gallery Award for their work on the exhibition Free Black North: Julie Crooks, Assistant Curator, Photography Flavio Trevisan, Exhibition Designer Valentine Moreno, Project Manager, Exhibitions Laura […]