The Education & Programming team is looking forward to running AGO art camps again this year! To learn more about how this year’s camps may affect staff, please read this message from Brit Higgens, Manager, Camp, Courses and Studio Programming.   When do camps begin?   How might camps affect staff and volunteers?   The camps will […]

Hello Everyone, Thank you to all of the team members who are helping to take down the Paul McCartney exhibit and install the next big show at the AGO – The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art. Our audience is in for a real treat – lots of stunning Impressionist paintings […]

Starting Monday, June 22, the AGO Bistro will temporarily close while the Shop undergoes a retail refresh.  While the Bistro is not being renovated, its closure is needed to accommodate the extensive renovation work in the Shop.  It will reopen at the same time as the Shop, this coming Fall. Changes to the Grange House and Norma Ridley Members’ Lounge Questions? If you have any questions about these changes, […]

The Volunteer Endowment Trust (VET) is a fund created and sustained through the continued financial support of the Volunteers of the Art Gallery of Ontario. The fund is held in Trust by the AGO Foundation, which holds all AGO endowment funds. The AGO is pleased to offer the following recognition and stewardship opportunities in acknowledgement […]

Did you know? AGO Volunteers receive complimentary and discounted admission at museums & galleries, cultural institutions, and participating organizations all across Toronto, the GTA, and throughout Ontario – just by showing their AGO volunteer badge. This is one of our most wonderful volunteer perks -so read on! Please go online to search and confirm the […]

The AGO’s CNE corporate discount provides staff & volunteers with discounted passes and admission to the CNE, which runs from August 21 to September 7, 2026. These are dates to keep in mind: Until August 20, staff and volunteers can purchase: From August 21 until September 7, staff and volunteers can purchase: How to Redeem […]

As part of Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery (DRMCG) construction, EllisDon will be removing the crane from the construction site on Monday, June 1, and Tuesday, June 2.   McCaul Street will be closed to vehicle and foot traffic from Dundas Street West to Grange Road starting on Sunday, May 31, from 11 pm until Tuesday, June 2, at 7 pm.   Staff and volunteers can continue to […]

Hello Everyone, Next week, the AGO is hosting museum directors from the top 40 largest museums in the world. The group will be in Toronto from Wednesday to Saturday and the program features a discussion with Margaret Atwood and a tour of the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery led by architect Anabelle Selldorf, who is […]

Derived from the design of First Nations canoes, Makinaw boats were popular fishing vessels used in Odawa Mnis (Manitoulin Island) before the Second World War. From 1845 to 1939, these boats were built by five generations of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Pottawatomi (Anishnaabe) makers. Makinaw boats were used for long-line, bottom-net, and pond-net fishing, as well […]

Members’ Access: Jun 3–5, 2026Public Access: Saturday June 6, 2026 Located on Level 1, Philip B. Lind Gallery, #131 and #132 Making his Canadian debut at the AGO, Diego Marcon’s cinematic vision draws on Hollywood musicals, horror films, melodrama, and slapstick, to present films both unsettling and tender. Incorporating CGI, prosthetics, and robotics, Marcon achieves […]