Hello everyone,   Last night I attended the opening of the Kent Monkman installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Kent has a large scale work on view in the Great Hall – below is a snap I took on my phone. It’s wonderful to see an Indigenous/Canadian artist represented in our collection receive […]

​The Adidas Group invites employees, volunteers, interns and friends and family of the AGO to take advantage of an exclusive offer for 50% off the regular retail price of Adidas and Reebok products. When? November 15 to December 31, 2019 Hours of operation: Mon-Fri 10am-8pm | Sat 10am-6pm | Sun 11 am to 5 pm. […]

The AGO’s very own (and very popular) Kusama mirrored room just celebrated its six-month anniversary. We spoke with Art Services Technician Angelo about the four-week installation process that preceded the May 25 public opening. The full Kusama show in 2018 had its own tech that showed the AGO team how all the pieces went together. […]

Hello Everyone, This week we hit the 110,000 mark in annual pass holders! And the number keeps growing. Did you know that before this year, we had an average of 6,000 young people (25 years and under) visiting us per month? Since the Annual Pass, we have been averaging over 18,000 visitors in this age […]

With the departure of Alicia Vandermeer, there is a need for the leadership of strategic initiatives including the AGO’s operational key drivers: Brand & Audience; Content & Program; Admission; and Diversity & Inclusion. All of these strategies are intertwined and will help the AGO achieve our vision of “leading global conversations from Toronto through extraordinary […]

This past spring during National Volunteer Week, volunteers were treated to a backstage view of the installation of Adrian Villar Rojas’s Today We Reboot the Planet by Conservator Sherry and Art Services Technicians Jason Laudadio and Angelo Pedari. For those of you who missed the talk, here is Sherry’s recap of some of the major […]

Hello Volunteers, We don’t often post staff changes; but over the years Jane has supported AGO summer art camp, Family Sundays and now, the Hands-On Centre and art carts. Jane is a creative force! And we will really miss her in the volunteer program – Holly, Volunteer Resources After more than 19 years of service, […]

Hello Everyone, Greetings from Miami where I am attending Art Basel, one of the largest modern and contemporary art fairs in the world. I am meeting with collectors, curators, artists and dealers and seeing as much art as possible. I’ll be back at the AGO on Monday. Today we say good-bye to Alicia Vandermeer. Alicia, […]

Holiday joy in each and every bite! AGO Employees and Volunteers are invited to pre-order exclusive sweets and treats during our annual 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 are […]

Are you feeling creative? Join us for some festive and friendly competition at the Great Gingerbread Make Off on Wednesday, December 18 from 2 to 4 pm in Seminar Room 1. Teams will compete to make the greatest gingerbread creation of all time. Interested in participating? Get together with up to five colleagues as a […]