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AGO: Your window to the splendor of past and presentThe Art Gallery of Ontario or AGO is Ontario's premier art gallery that shows the splendor of the past and present. It showcases not just the arts and works of Toronto or Canada's artists but also the world over. AGO, as it is shortly called is a five-story building that looks like a ship at a distance outside. It is home to priceless collections of European, African, Asian, Canadian and Contemporary art gems. Wandering inside the premises of the art gallery is like you're traveling cross-continents and across borders. The Art Gallery of Ontario treasures 79,000 art works way back from 100 A.D. to present. It hosts the largest public work collection of world-renowned British sculpture, Roger Moore. There's a huge gallery for his works and there is a study center where visitors can watch the life and works of the sculptor. You shouldn't miss this part of the gallery! There are a lot more to see at AGO that will blow your mind away. Take your time. Don't be in a hurry.
What's Happening at AGO now?AGO is featuring the following exhibitions at the moment.
AGO at a GlanceConcourse / LOWER LEVEL Inuit Visible Storage (Canadian) / Thomson Collection of Ship Models (European) / Library and Archives (Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives) / Theater (Jackman Hall) LEVEL 1 The Grange (Canadian) / Sculpture Atrium / Contemporary Projects Gallery / Thomson Collection of European Art / Tanenbaum Center of European Art / Marvin Gelber Print & Drawing Study Center / Temporary Exhibitions LEVEL 2 African / Thomson Collection of Canadian Art / J.S. McLean Center for Canadian Art / David Milne Study Center / Galleria Italia (Contemporary) / Henry Moore Sculpture Center / Henry Moore Study Center / Oceanic / Temporary Exhibitions LEVEL 3 Bailie Court (reserved for corporate and social functions) LEVEL 4 Vivian and David Campbell Center for Contemporary Art LEVEL 5 Contemporary Exhibitions / Espresso Bar HOURS OF OPERATION
ADMISSION FEE (INCLUDES HST)
DIRECTIONS Nearest subway: St. Patrick subway station. Walk west on Dundas Street West to Simcoe Street. Pass by the Grange Building on your left. Right after that is McCaul Street. You can't miss it. It's a 5-minute walk from the subway. Go back to the TOP of AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario) Tourist Attractions | Festivals | Dining | Gay Toronto | Museums | Shops / Flea Markets | Nightlife | Arts & Culture | Beaches | Explore Toronto Free | Tours | Parks | Sports | Around Toronto | Winter Events
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