Seeing the Music! Xenia Concerts, Phoenix the Fire and Kyla Charter
Join Xenia Concerts for a family-friendly performance by Kyla Charter that embraces neurodiversity and disability. This sensory-friendly performance will include songs by Canadian musical icons, including Leonard Cohen, paired with artwork from the AGO Collection and Musical ASL Interpretation.
Foodways: Women in Food & the Culture of Gender
The intersection of food with culture and history is understood through the study of “foodways”. Hosted by AGO Executive Chef Renée Bellefeuillle, Foodways is an ongoing conversation series that brings together chefs to explore the intersection of culinary practices, memory and art.
Multisensory Art Cart
Experience our Multisensory Art Cart here in Walker Court. Discover a series of fun activities that will help you focus on your senses while experiencing AGO artworks. We have a scent tour, soundscapes, a mindful looking exercise, textured touch drawings, a taste experience, and materials to make art.
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Multisensory Art Cart
Experience our Multisensory Art Cart here in Walker Court. Discover a series of fun activities that will help you focus on your senses while experiencing AGO artworks. We have a scent tour, soundscapes, a mindful looking exercise, textured touch drawings, a taste experience, and materials to make art.
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Relaxed Visits
The AGO is piloting new Relaxed Visit times, so you can visit in a relaxed and supportive environment.
What is a Relaxed Visit?
The Art Gallery of Ontario’s Relaxed Visit times are intended to be sensitive to and welcoming of neurodiverse visitors, including visitors on the autism spectrum, those with sensory and communication disorders, people with learning disabilities, or those who simply want a more relaxed visit experience.
Relaxed Visit Times differ from other times at the AGO in a number of ways:
Multisensory Art Cart
Experience our Multisensory Art Cart here in Walker Court. Discover a series of fun activities that will help you focus on your senses while experiencing AGO artworks. We have a scent tour, soundscapes, a mindful looking exercise, textured touch drawings, a taste experience, and materials to make art.
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Download the Multisensory Art Cards (630 KB)
Deaf Culture Moments: Yayoi Kusama
Deaf communities and cultures can be overlooked in a noisy world that privileges hearing. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting our communities and collaborating with them, the Gallery offers unique Deaf Culture Moments. Explore the AGO Collection with an Art Educator from the Deaf community who encourages discovery by creating customized experiences with art. For more information, visit www.deafspectrum.com