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AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario Explore the gallery that explores every side of who we are. Our Mission: We bring art and people together and boldly declare that Art Matters.
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The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) (French: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto's Downtown Grange Park district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. Our collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present-day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America. Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art, and a modern and contemporary collection. The photography collection is a large part of the collection, as well as an extensive drawing and prints collection. The museum contains many significant sculptures, such as in the Henry Moore sculpture centre, and represents other forms of art like historic objects, miniatures, frames, books and medieval illuminations, film and video art, graphic art, installations, architecture, and ship models. During the AGO's history, it has hosted and organized some of the world's most renowned and significant exhibitions, and continues to do so, to this day. Over the last three decades, the gallery has seen four major expansions and renovations, typically considered a high amount and unseen by most galleries of the world, and continues to add spaces today. The gallery recently built the Weston Family Learning Centre, and is building a David Milne Research Centre, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects. It's last major renovations have seen architects like John C. Parkin, Barton Myers, KPMB Architects, and most recently, Frank Gehry.

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The Blue Rocker || Depicting his wife in deep hues of blue and green, this RBC  Art Pick represents a specific period of...
10/22/2026

The Blue Rocker || Depicting his wife in deep hues of blue and green, this RBC Art Pick represents a specific period of stylistic exploration in David Milne’s practice.

https://readfoyer.com/article/blue-rocker-0

David Brown Milne, The Blue Rocker, 1914. Oil on canvas, Overall: 50.8 x 50.8 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Anonymous gift in memory of J.S. McLean, Esquire, 1958. Photo © AGO. 57/24

Sunday Best: The Power & The Glory of Black Style is now open!Told through displays of fashion, visual art, ephemera, an...
10/21/2026

Sunday Best: The Power & The Glory of Black Style is now open!
Told through displays of fashion, visual art, ephemera, and time-based media, this expansive exhibition considers the use of style and self-fashioning in Black diasporic communities, from the 1880s to the present.
If you’re visiting the show, check out the free digital guide, on Bloomberg Connects, and stay tuned for upcoming programming too!

With thanks to Lead Sponsor, TD for their support of this exhibition.

Sunday Best is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/sunday-best-power-glory-black-style

William Ukoh, Untitled from the series Aunties in Suits, 2025. Archival pigment print, Framed: 71.1 × 55.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist and EMC Contemporary. © William Ukoh

Your new favourite band tee is at the AGO Shop. Seven symbols, hand-drawn by Melissa Auf der Maur channel the artist’s e...
10/21/2026

Your new favourite band tee is at the AGO Shop. Seven symbols, hand-drawn by Melissa Auf der Maur channel the artist’s exploration of mysticism, symbolism and the cosmos. Get yours today!🌖⭐🌓

https://tinyurl.com/yn7daz4x

10/20/2026

Last month’s sold-out Art Bash brought together over 1000 AGO supporters to raise a record-setting $1.6 million. We rocked out, we danced, we raised money for the AGO’s collections, exhibitions, and access programs. 
Huge thanks to our amazing Co-Chairs Josée Letarte and Charles Brindamour, Honorary Co-Chair Melissa Auf der Maur, the dedicated volunteer committee, and our generous sponsors: Presenting Sponsor Intact Insurance Canada, VIP Event Sponsor RBC and Lead Sponsor  Living. We’re also grateful to and DJs cascade____windows (aka Indie Sleaze), FION aka sadstab and Uncle Chayne who kept us dancing all night long!
Featured artists of the night were , @ jaredolsever and Paul Butler
Fashion curated by Rebecca-Jo Dunham-Baruchel with designers: .world, @ NICHEGO.ca, .garmetns, RE—PULL, .official, @ oracjewelry, Rachel Sudbury, SAGRADESA.
 
And mark your calendars: we’ll do it all again at the next Art Bash on Thursday, September 23, 2026!

Arts and Wellness Talks: Night of Ideas Panel || Join us for a Night of Ideas. The 2026 theme of “Paving the Way” invite...
10/20/2026

Arts and Wellness Talks: Night of Ideas Panel || Join us for a Night of Ideas. The 2026 theme of “Paving the Way” invites audiences to reflect on the ideas, discoveries, and individuals shaping the future. We welcome psychoanalyst and philosopher Cynthia Fleury from France, alongside Canadian experts for a conversation at the intersection of art, health, and public policy.
October 24 | 2-3:30 pm

https://ago.ca/events/arts-and-wellness-talks-night-ideas-panel-cynthia-fleury

🎨 New courses start November 4. Register today!  🎨Find your inspiration in the gallery! We offer a range of courses—for ...
10/19/2026

🎨 New courses start November 4. Register today! 🎨
Find your inspiration in the gallery! We offer a range of courses—for all ages and skills—in a fun and supportive environment. Courses and single day workshops cover a variety of interests, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and more.

https://ago.ca/learn/courses

Pierre Louis Alexandre’s Enduring Legacy || Monica L. Miller and Dr. Jonathan Michael Square will discuss the 19th-centu...
10/19/2026

Pierre Louis Alexandre’s Enduring Legacy || Monica L. Miller and Dr. Jonathan Michael Square will discuss the 19th-centuy life model on October 21. Get your tickets today to find out more.

https://tinyurl.com/2bnk937x

Alma Holsteinson. Portrait of Pierre Louis Alexandre (1844-1905), c. 1879-80. Oil on canvas, Overall: 92 × 74 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds by exchange from the R. Fraser Elliott Estate, 2025. Photo © AGO. 2025/1061

Opening November 28 || Danh Vo, inspired by the continual transformation observed while gardening on his farm north of B...
10/19/2026

Opening November 28 || Danh Vo, inspired by the continual transformation observed while gardening on his farm north of Berlin, brings together organic matter and artworks—whether new, found, or borrowed—for his Canadian museum debut. His work - plant cuttings entangled in fish bones and mushrooms sprouting from bronze bodies - will be on view in Galleria Italia starting this November.
On November 28, the artist will be in conversation with art historian and critic Tom McDonough as they discuss Vo’s unique installation at the AGO.

Danh Vo: Ships that pass in the night is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario in collaboration with The Shen Foundation.

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/danh-vo

Danh Vo, All that prevents you from leaving, all that is your enemy, Kunsthal 44Møen, installation view, May 23 – September 20, 2026. © 44Moen. Photo credit: Nick Ash

🕹️🎮Video Game Arts Appreciation Night || Walker Court is turning into a playground for the Games-curious. Dive into a ha...
10/19/2026

🕹️🎮Video Game Arts Appreciation Night || Walker Court is turning into a playground for the Games-curious. Dive into a handpicked lineup of standout video games at each station. Come play, explore, and get lost in the rich worlds and creative magic of video game art. 🕹️🎮

Guided Tour of Games at 7 pm

Free with admission. Grab a drink and listen as Jim Munroe, former AGO Artist-in-Residence, shares why he selected each game and asks questions of many of the games' developers for behind-the-scenes looks at their processes and artistic inspirations.
October 23 | 6-9 pm

https://ago.ca/events/video-game-arts-appreciation-night-2026

PSA: Sunday, October 18 is the *ABSOLUTE LAST* day to see The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas...
10/17/2026

PSA: Sunday, October 18 is the *ABSOLUTE LAST* day to see The Impressionist Revolution: Monet to Matisse from the Dallas Museum of Art. We anticipate that the day will be quite busy, so we recommend coming earlier.
It is also the last day for the exclusive hours for Members and Annual Passholders, so the exhibition will be open to Members and Annual Passholders starting at 9:30 am.
The Gallery is open to the public from from 10:30-5:30 pm

https://ago.ca/exhibitions/impressionist-revolution-monet-matisse-dallas-museum-art

Claude Monet. Valle Buona, Near Bordighera , 1884. Oil on canvas, unframed: 64.5 x 91.4 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated, 1981.127

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Still Life with Lilies , 1917. Oil on canvas, unframed: 81.0 x 69.2 x 2.5 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Cornelia and Ralph Heins in memory of Elinor Heins, 2019.82.3

Gustave Caillebotte. The Path in the Garden , 1886. Oil on canvas, unframed: 81.6 x 73.3 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Art Fund, Inc., bequest of Mrs. Eugene McDermott, 2019.67.5.McD

Camille Pissarro. Place du Théâtre Français: Fog Effect , 1897. Oil on canvas, unframed: 54.6 x 66. 4 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, 1985.R.50

Émile Bernard. Bridge at Pont -Aven , 1891. Oil on cardboard, unframed: 115.6 x 82.6 cm. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of the Estate of Ina MacNaughton, 1992.27

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