Trans Am Apocalypse No. 3 rolls into the AGO

John Scott's famous Trans Am Apocalypse No.3 is a 3300 pound Pontiac Firebird. Here's how we move it around the gallery.

Grange Park: An artful oasis in the heart of the city

Meet the Curators

The Science in Art: Safe, Safer, Safest

by Elizabeth Carroll, Collections Care Assistant

How to conserve Tom Thomson's "The West Wind" (1917)

A look back at the steps taken to preserve this iconic work.

Under the Light: Preserving Tess Boudreau’s negatives and contact sheets

Curatorial intern Cat Lachowskyj shares her recent findings made during her work in the AGO Photography Collection. A graduate student at Ryerson University in the Film and Photographic Preservation and Collections Management program (FPPCM), Cat is currently writing her thesis on colonial photographs taken during the Younghusband Mission in Tibet (1903–1904).

Hive Mind

Sherry Phillips, Conservator, Contemporary Art, shares her insights on preparing Pierre Huyghe's "Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt)" — a statue that contains live beehive — for display during Luminato Festival 2016.

Conservation Stories: From Vault to Wall

Sherry Phillips, Conservator, Contemporary Art, reveals the behind-the-scenes process of getting artwork out of the vaults and into the gallery.