Art Gallery of Ontario

Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum located in downtown Toronto, and it was founded in 1913. Known first time as the Art Museum of Toronto, it was renamed in the Art Gallery of Toronto in 1919; and later in 1966 became the Art Gallery of Ontario.

The first official exhibition of the museum was opened in 1910 in Grange: an historic mansion in Georgian style, built in 1817 in Toronto. AGO has gradually increased over several projects for the extension that took place throughout the 20th century. The most notable redevelopment of the gallery, called Transformation AGO, took place in 2004 and was planned by the famous architect Frank Gehry. The new AGO opened its doors to the public in November 2008, with a larger space of 47%.

Today in the 45,000 meters² of the exhibition space, the museum holds more than 68,000 works, which dates from the 1st century until today.

Through the new design, the Art Gallery of Ontario, become one of the most notable buildings from Toronto

AGO has the largest collection of the Canadian art in the world, which represents more than half of the pieces of art from the museum. The artifacts reflect 11,000 years of tradition and artistic expression of the country. At the AGO you will find objects of the First Nation, art and oil paintings dating from the 1800s until 1970s, including many works of the "Group of Seven".

AGO has a notable collection of European art, especially decorative arts from the medieval and Renaissance periods. At the AGO, you can find works by Bernini, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Picasso, Van Gogh, Degas, Pissarro, and Monet.

Currently holds one of the most important collections of art from Africa and North America. The collection is made primarily of sculptural works from the Western and Central Africa dating from the 14th century until the middle of the 20th century There is also a collection of approximately 1,200 of works of art from Australia.

AGO is the house of Henry Moore Sculpture Centre. Here you can see the largest collection in the world of works performed by this sculptor.

AGO is known for his collection of contemporary art, with works from Canada, USA and Europe, including a series of pieces made by Andy Warhol. He holds also a collection of prints and drawings, and over 40,000 pieces of photography works.

On the first floor of the gallery you can stop to take a little break for a meal or a coffee at the restaurant or to the museum coffee shop, places highly appreciated by the citizens of the city.

Schedule
Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 17:30 pm
Wednesday from 10 am to 20:30 pm
The gallery is closed on Mondays

Prices
Adults: 19.50 $
Seniors (65+ with ID): 16 $
Students (full time with ID): 11 $
Young people (6-17 with ID): 11 $
Family of two adults and up to five young people - family ticket - 49 $
Children under 5 years – free
Wednesdays - between 18:00 pm - 8:30 am - free entry

Street Address
Art Gallery of Ontario,
317 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, ON M5T 1G4, CanadaLess