
The exterior of the AGO, from Dundas Street West, 2017. Photo: AGO.
ABOUT THE AGO
Located in Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, attracting approximately one million visitors annually. The AGO Collection of more than 120,000 works of art ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art to significant works by Indigenous and Canadian artists and European masterpieces. The AGO presents wide-ranging exhibitions and programs, including solo exhibitions and acquisitions by diverse and underrepresented artists from around the world. In 2019, the AGO launched a bold new initiative designed to make the museum even more welcoming and accessible with the introduction of free admission for anyone 25 years and under and a $35 annual pass. Visit AGO.ca to learn more.
The Art Gallery of Ontario is funded in part by the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Additional operating support is received from the City of Toronto, the Canada Council for the Arts and generous contributions from AGO members, donors and private-sector partners.
We bring people together with art to see, experience and understand the world in new ways by presenting great ART, facilitating LEARNING and engaging our AUDIENCE.
The AGO will lead global conversations from Toronto through extraordinary collections, exhibitions and programs and by reflecting the people who live here.
Detailed information on the Gallery's history, leaders and physical space
A history of the Gallery's name as it evolved from 1900 to the present
A history of the changing definition of the Gallery's fiscal year, currently from April to March
A listing the Gallery's presidents from 1900 to the present
A history of the Gallery's evolving Board of Trustees, from 1900 to the present
A history of the Gallery's leaders from 1912 to the present
A history of the first home of the AGO, Grange manor
A detailed description of the AGO's 2008 capital expansion, led by Canadian architect Frank Gehry
The Art Gallery of Ontario Foundation plays an integral role in supporting the AGO’s vision by serving as permanent custodian and steward of the endowment funds of the AGO.