The AGO Library & Archives will undergo annual collections maintenance from Monday, August 21, to Friday, September 1. The Library & Archives will be closed to the public during this time, re-opening on Wednesday, September 6, at 1 pm.   What does this mean for AGO staff and volunteers?  Questions? 

Hello Everyone, As we head into the final weeks of August, many of you are preparing for upcoming fall exhibitions. Our Marketing team and Designers are working on shows featuring art by KAWS, Keith Haring, Arnold Newman, and others. I expect that the period of September through to the end of the year will be […]

We want to take this opportunity to thank and acknowledge the contributions of our outgoing Volunteer President, Maya Kotlarenko. Maya began volunteering at the AGO in 2008, as part of Transformation AGO. She’s been a Gallery Guide – sharing her passion, growing expertise and a true love of art – ever since. In 2019, she […]

In these summer months of tourist season, Foyer suggests some sightseeing, past and present Like any city, the look and feel of Toronto’s urban landscape has changed drastically over the years. In the haste of rapid development, important opportunities to document the cultural history of a city are often missed. Recently, ERA Architects in partnership […]

AGO employees and volunteers are invited to take advantage of discounted rates on the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) this summer from August 18 to September 4. The discount is only available online through the AGO’s corporate link. Click here for the discount.  Note: If you are using your home computer to order tickets, follow this link or use […]

A first-person perspective submitted by Shelagh Barrington, Gallery Guide and National Docent Symposium (NDS) Director for Canada A July 19, 2023 meeting with Gallery Guides was arranged by Natalie Lam and Paola Poletto, who introduced new staff support Danah Abusido, Curatorial Associate, Artist in Residence program. Danah’s duties have expanded to include assisting with the […]

Hello Everyone, One thing I love about Toronto is the abundance of culture and creativity – whether one experiences it here at the museum or at art-making studios, at the theatre, through film, at literary festivals or at street festivals. Culture is really what makes Toronto great. Yes, Toronto is a finance, tech and sports […]

Hello Everyone, Tomorrow (Saturday) we are opening an exhibition by Sarindar Dhaliwal entitled When I grow up I want to be a namer of paint colours. It is on the first floor in the Lind Gallery. It is a bold and beautiful exhibition and when you go to see it you will be impressed by both […]

Learn the history behind the 11-panel archival pigment print by Toronto-based artist Suzy Lake. “I wanted the sense of the rhythm of sweeping, not the figure, to become strong enough that the audience would feel it,” said artist Suzy Lake on her work Rhythm of a True Space #2 (2008-2009). An 11-panel archival pigment print that features […]

Hey All, in a meeting this week a question came up about volunteer content on the blog. This post is a short reminder that there are lots of ways to share information in the volunteer community: The AGO Volunteers Facebook Group – type “AGO Volunteers” in your Facebook search bar (you need to be member […]