Post-Secondary Group Visits | Art Gallery of Ontario

Make the AGO your Lecture Hall!

Here's what you need to know when planning a visit for a college or university class, club or student group.

With options to explore on your own or dive deep with a guided tour, you can enhance your group's learning through this memorable experience.

Before your visit, please review our Group Guidelines and Gallery Guidelines to ensure you and your group have the best visit possible.

*Memberships and annual passes do not apply to group admissions.

Self-Guided Visits

Self-guided visits give post-secondary groups full access to exhibitions with flexibility for students to explore together or independently and complete assignments at their own pace.

Group rate: $24 per person (regular admission: $30)

Minimum group size: 10 students

Advance booking is required

Guided Tours

Enhance your in-class learning with a guided tour. Led by AGO Art Educators, these tours connect your course content with our artworks through discussion and critical thinking—and can be tailored to your teachings.

Pricing

$410 flat fee (includes tour for up to 20 people)

Plus $15 admission per person (50% off regular rate)

All prices include HST

There is no additional cost for special exhibitions (when applicable), but tickets must be booked in advance.

Time

All guided tours require a minimum of 4 (four) weeks’ notice

Tours are available during the Gallery’s public hours (Tuesday to Sunday)*

*For inquiries about booking outside these times, please contact [email protected]

Program Descriptions

AGO Collection Highlights

Installation view, Walker Court: Robert Houle, Seven Grandfathers: Sah Gee Wá Win (Love), Me Ge Zée (Eagle); Neb Wah Káh Win (Wisdom), Uh Mik (Beaver); Me Nah Da Ne Mo Win (Respect), Músh Kooda Pezhéke (Buffalo); Tah Bus Sá Nin De Zoo Win (Humility), Mahéen Gun (Wolf); Dah Wa Win (Truth), Shin Gah Dá Me Quaun (Turtle); Sóon Ge Daá Win (Courage), Muh Quáh (Bear); Quuh Yu Koo Sá Win (Honesty), Ma Sah Beh (Transforming Figure of the Woodlands, 2014. Digital prints, each of 7 drums: 20.3 cm (diameter). Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchased with the assistance of the Martinsell Fund, 2016. ©️ Robert Houle. 2015/38.1-.14

AGO Collection Highlights

Discover the spectacular architecture and fabulous treasures in the AGO Collection. Experience art from Canada and around the world. Amongst the paintings, drawings, photographs and multimedia works, we also have ship models, decorative objects and works on paper. See art of the Renaissance; Indigenous and Canadian art; Modern art and recent acquisitions in the Contemporary art collection. There is something for everyone!

Indigenous and Canadian

Christi Belcourt, The Wisdom of the Universe, 2014. Acrylic on canvas, 171 x 282 cm. Purchased with funds donated by Greg Latremoille, 2014. © Christi Belcourt 2014/6.

Indigenous and Canadian

Discover what Indigenous and Canadian art means to you! The AGO Collection reflects 11,000 years of diverse visual expression. How do we hold conversations around Indigenous and Canadian art and artists? In this experience, we will look at and discuss specific pieces of art that capture themes of Indigeneity and Canada.

Palette to Palate

Jean-Siméon Chardin, Jar of Apricots, 1758, oil on canvas. Credit line: Purchase, 1962 (object number 61/36)

Palette to Palate

Foodies take note! Explore the art and artists who have elevated food to a work of art. Take in the sights, sounds, tastes and smells that have inspired artists across centuries and cultures.

Women and Art

Mary Ann Rebecca Alabaster, The Artist’s Painting-Room

Women and Art

Discover how women artists have been involved in making art throughout history by exploring the AGO's collections, including European, Canadian, African, Photography and Contemporary. Join us on a journey through the indelible influence of women in art.

Art of Africa and the African Diaspora

Zak Ové. Moko Jumbie, 2021. mixed media, Overall: 560 cm (220 1/2 in.). Art Gallery of Ontario. Commission, with funds from David W. Binet and Ray & Georgina Williams, 2021. ©️ Zak Ové. 2021/70

Art of Africa and the African Diaspora

Take a deep-dive into work in the AGO Collection created by Black artists. We will explore the history and presence of Africa and the African diaspora nationally and globally.

LGBTQ2S+: Blurred Boundaries

American. [Susanna and three friends in gowns on stage at Chevalier d'Eon, Hunter, NY], September 1960. chromogenic print, Sheet: 8.8 × 12.6 cm (3 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.). Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds generously donated by Martha LA McCain, 2015. Photo ©️ AGO 2014/841

LGBTQ2S+: Blurred Boundaries

Explore ways of challenging narratives through painting, sculpture, photography, avant-grade performance, and queer art. In questioning how we understand the world, experience what it means to “queer” art history. Join us as we look at how queer identity and visibility in art can link to much broader social understandings.

Mindful Art

Ed Pien, Spellbound, 2007. 3M reflector surface on Japanese Shoji paper, 257 x 365 cm.

Mindful Art

Take some time to slow down and join a mindful journey through the gallery. Learn how to relax and look slowly at art, while engaging in body awareness exercises and mindfulness practice. Discover how the gallery, a space and atmosphere that many people associate with a sense of calm and contemplation, can help us to develop healthier minds and bodies, reduce stress, foster compassion, and increase our memory skills, among many other health benefits.

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