AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario

Find the AGO on... Wordpress: https://artmatters.ca/ Twitter: @agotoronto Instagram: @agotoronto Tumblr: http://artgalleryofontario.tumblr.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ArtGalleryofOntario All images reproduced on this Site are provided free of charge for research and/ or private study purposes only. Any other use, distribution or reproduction thereof, without the express permission of the copyright holder, is subject to limitations imposed by law. Any commercial exploitation of the images is strictly prohibited. For the AGO Fan Page terms of use, please visit: http://artmatters.ca/wp/2011/01/ago-facebook-code-of-conduct/ 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.