Inspire your class with a visit to the Art Gallery of Ontario. The AGO offers self-guided tours, guided tours, and art-making studio sessions for students from JK - Grade 12. Our guided tours and studio sessions are 75 minutes long and can accommodate groups of up to 25 students.
Our school visit programs have ended for 2023/2024 and will return in Fall 2024. In the meantime, escape the heat and check out cool art with a Summer Group Visit.
No. All school educators are welcome to book. To learn more about the AGO's free Teachers' Access Program (TAP) and to find out how you can enjoy complimentary General Admission all year long and receive invitations to teacher events, click here.
No. To provide the best experience and ensure that all school groups have access to lunch table seating, a quick entry, dedicated pick up and drop off locations and access to a coat rack in the Weston Family Learning Centre, all school visits must be booked online in advance and fees apply. Being a member of the AGO’s Teachers’ Access Program entitles teachers to individual free admission to the AGO Collection and special exhibitions throughout the year.
Annual passes guarantee free admission for individual admission only. To provide the best experience and ensure that all school groups have access to lunch table seating, a quick entry, dedicated pick up and drop off locations and access to a coat rack in the Weston Family Learning Centre, all school visits must be booked online in advance and fees apply.
French-language guided tours, and artmaking studios are dependent on the availability of museum educators. When booking, please specify that your request is for a French-language tour, and we will do our best to accommodate.
Yes, provided that the total group doesn’t exceed 25 persons, and the number of accompanying adults doesn’t exceed the following teacher-student ratio. For groups JK to Grade 3, we ask for one teacher for every five students. For Grade 4 to 6, we ask for one teacher for every eight students. For Grades 7 to 8, we ask for one teacher for every ten students, and for Grades 9 to 12 we want one teacher for every twelve students. For more information, please contact [email protected].
All guided tours and studio programs are 75 minutes long. Guided tours are offered Tuesday through Friday, and studio programs are available on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Fridays.
For all questions regarding school visits at the AGO, please contact [email protected]
