Art Gallery of Ontario

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O V E R V I E W

Facility:

Description:

Founded in 1900 by a group of private citizens as the Art Museum of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a physical facility of 583,000 square feet. The AGO expanded it facility in 2008 with an innovative architectural design by world-renowned architect Frank Gehry. The AGO holds more than 80,000 works in its collection, which spans from 100 A.D. to the present.

A D D R E S S

Address 1:

317 Dundas Street West

Address 2:

City:

Toronto

State/Province:

Zip Code:

M5T 1G4

V I S I T I N G I N F O

Hours:

Tues: 10:00 to 5:30
Wed: 10:00 to 8:30
Thurs thru Sun: 10:00 to 5:30
Mon: Closed

Telephone:

(416) 979-6648

Website:

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R E V I E W S

Jennifer, Co-op Member

I'm hoping the Art Gallery will become part of our homeschool art studies. I went through in a wheelchair last week and it's GREAT; very accessible. The building has had a very recent facelift and it's a friendly, airy space. That said, this is Canada, not Washington, DC, and the gallery does focus on Canadian artists. I was a little disappointed to see that there are only minor works by "big name" artists (like one tiny Van Gogh; blink & you'll miss it) and quite a few we've studied are missing entirely. Still, there are a couple of Monets, a Cezanne, and many others. Plus, there's always something to learn from every artist and we enjoyed ourselves immensely. I'm looking forward to going back!
Caution: admission is pricey; we went because we were gifted a membership.