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Our Mission
We bring art and people together and boldly declare that Art Matters.
Our Vision
We will become the imaginative centre of our city and province, reflecting our diverse and dynamic setting. We will enhance our international profile as a leading cultural destination and innovative partner in the celebration of art, forging a new model for art museums.
Our Core Values
• We celebrate art in all that we do
• We believe our visitor experience is paramount
• We listen to and contribute to our communities
• We stand for creativity, innovation and on-going learning
• We are committed to the highest professional and ethical standards
• We foster respect and recognition for our employees, volunteers, and our members and donors
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) (French: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto's Downtown Grange Park district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street.
Its collection includes more than 80,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present-day. The gallery has 45,000 square metres (480,000 sq ft) of physical space, making it one of the largest galleries in North America.
Significant collections include the largest collection of Canadian art, an expansive body of works from the Renaissance and the Baroque eras, European art, African and Oceanic art, and a modern and contemporary collection. The photography collection is a large part of the collection, as well as an extensive drawing and prints collection. The museum contains many significant sculptures, such as in the Henry Moore sculpture centre, and represents other forms of art like historic objects, miniatures, frames, books and medieval illuminations, film and video art, graphic art, installations, architecture, and ship models.
During the AGO's history, it has hosted and organized some of the world's most renowned and significant exhibitions, and continues to do so, to this day.
Over the last three decades, the gallery has seen four major expansions and renovations, typically considered a high amount and unseen by most galleries of the world, and continues to add spaces today. The gallery recently built the Weston Family Learning Centre, and is building a David Milne Research Centre, designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects. It's last major renovations have seen architects like John C. Parkin, Barton Myers, KPMB Architects, and most recently, Frank Gehry.
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“My painting is a contest between life and sleep.” (To all those who pursue their passion outside of their day job: sound familiar?) Happy birthday to French painter and poet Francis Picabia, one of the key figures of the Dada movement and a master of many styles, from Cubism and abstraction to Fauvism. See his work on display in Room 127.
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"Indistinctness is my forte." Only 10 days left to meet the master of mystery: #TurnerAGO closes January 31. ago.net/turner
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Joseph Pootoogook's "Joyfully I See Ten Caribou" (1959) is the happiest self-portrait / #MuseumSelfie we've seen yet.
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Do you think all art is self-portraiture, in one way or another? Below: Pegi Nicol MacLeod's "Self-Portrait", c.1935. #MuseumSelfie
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Francis Bacon, Polaroid Self-portrait taken in a mirror, 1970s. Today is #MuseumSelfie Day, a global social media celebration to encourage people to visit and interact with art in person. (Things we like very much.) Snap a photo of yourself in front of your favourite AGO artwork and use these two hashtags: #MuseumSelfie #AGOToronto—we’ll be broadcasting a livefeed of your photos in-gallery: ow.ly/XhOaX
Choir! Choir! Choir! at the A!G!O! – David Bowie's Space Oddity
On January 10, David Bowie passed away at the age of 69, just a few days after releasing a new album. We were shocked and saddened to lose an artist who inspired us all; and we were warmed by your Starman memories and David Bowie is exhibition tributes. So on January 16, we teamed up with drop-in choral group Choir! Choir! Choir! to honour Bowie’s legacy with a one-of-a-kind performance of his legendary cosmic opus, Space Oddity. More than 550 people took their protein pills, put on their helmets, and gathered in the Gallery’s Walker Court to belt out the classic song in three-part harmony. We think Major Tom heard us. Thanks to C!C!C! and all of you for being part of this incredible tribute. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/cKg1_fKO1sY
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