Posts by Volunteers_admin

I See iPads!

You’ve probably noticed some  Gallery Guides are going about their work with an iPad tucked under one arm. The AGO is in the early, but already rewarding, stages of a project that will encourage and train GGs to use this technology as an additional resource. “It’s so cool,” says Jessica Duarte, who is both the […]

Open training sessions – Opportunities to Learn more about upcoming exhibitions; all volunteers are invited to attend

The following training sessions, organized by Doris Van Den Brekel (who coordinates our Gallery Guides),  are open to all volunteers and will be held in Jackman Hall: Lloyd DeWitt, Curator, European Art on 19th Century French Art  Monday, January 21 at 10:00am -12:00pm and again (same day) from 6:30pm-8:30pm   Sasha Suda, Assistant Curator, European, […]

Frida & Diego: Ofrenda Messages

The wonderful ofrenda at the exit to Frida & Diego, built for us by an artist from Oaxaca, has really engaged our visitors.  They are invited to leave little tributes, and they are responding with great warmth and emotion. If you haven’t dropped by recently, here’s how the shrine looks now — the original, artist-created adornments are almost buried […]