Mapping Toronto’s 19th Century Studio Photography
An upcoming photography-focused edition of Open Door Wednesdays will be curated by TMU grad students
David Blackwood: Printing the Soul of Newfoundland
Learn about the master printmaker’s life and career, as seen in his AGO retrospective exhibition
Founding Canada’s First Beatles Fan Club
Trudy Medcalf recalls meeting The Beatles as President of the Ontario Beatles Fan Club
Meet Eleonora Susette
The previously unknown sitter of Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom has been identified
Emily Carr’s Inside a Forest II
In the early 1930s, Emily Carr began to focus primarily on painting the forests of the Northwest Coast
THE LATEST
The Layers of Che Lovelace
The Trinidadian artist’s vibrant painting, The Gun, is on view now at the AGO
HanBeat Nanta Brings Rhythm to the AGO
The group brings Nanta, a Korean performance blending drumming with K-pop, to the AGO
Ranbir Sidhu on Boundless Creation
The artist makes his museum debut at the AGO with three monumental metal sculptures
Paul McCartney, Beatlemania and Photography
Rarely seen photographs by McCartney go on view at the AGO in February 2026
Inside David Blackwood’s Studio
Janita Wiersma details her experience as Blackwood’s studio assistant
The Gardens of the AGO
Can’t wait for the spring flowers to bloom? Come see the gardens on view at the AGO
Edna Taçon: Champion of Non-Objective Art
Learn more about Taçon’s unique life and career, as seen in her focused solo exhibition at the AGO
A Landscape of Her Own
A focused exhibition of sculptures by Elizabeth Wyn Wood is on view now at the AGO
Among the Trees and Totem Poles with Emily Carr
Explore the painted visions of one of Canada’s most celebrated artists
Remembering Michael Koerner
Koerner was a devoted AGO supporter for seven decades, leaving a lasting philanthropic legacy
Pierre Louis Alexandre, 19th Century Top Model
A newly acquired portrait at the AGO illuminates the story of a 19th-century life model
Paul McCartney’s Evolution
Before his May 2 talk, Beatles scholar Dr. Kenneth Womack discusses McCartney’s legacy
On the Decks with PANTHEON
Meet the DJ collective taking over AGO’s Walker Court Friday nights this spring and summer
Piers Hemmingsen and Canadian Beatlemania
The author of two books devoted to The Beatles in Canada talks about his journey exploring their history
The Work of Rembrandt’s Last Known Pupil
Arent de Gelder’s The Artist’s Studio on view as part of Painted Presence: Rembrandt and his Peers
On the Black Chair I
Christiane Pflug was celebrated for her realist paintings that drew from her domestic life
David Blackwood Book Launch October 18
AGO Curator Alexa Greist explores Blackwood's legacy as a renowned printmaker
Conserving 25 Years of Photography at the AGO
Katy Whitman, the AGO’s Conservator of Photographs, discusses looking after 70,000 photographs
How The Beatles Shaped Fashion
On April 19, Canadian author Deirdre Kelly will discuss Beatles fashion at the AGO
Paul McCartney in His Own Words
McCartney discusses what it was like being a Beatle in the eye of the storm
Improvisation No.2
Edna Taçon captures sound with colour, line and shapes in this non-objective composition
Jerry Ropson’s Video Response to Blackwood
The Newfoundland artist’s video work is on view in David Blackwood: Myth & Legend
Edna Taçon: Verve & Decorum
The first exhibition of the Canadian artist’s work in 40 years opens on February 28 at the AGO
Painted Presence
Co-curators Adam Harris Levine and Suzanne van de Meerendonk discuss what makes a Rembrandt
Kazuo Nakamura’s Inner Structures
Dissect Nakamura’s love for science and abstraction in his most celebrated works, Inner Structures
Seamus O'Regan on David Blackwood’s Art
O'Regan discusses his personal relationship to Blackwood’s art and its subversive nature
Thomas J Price's Moments Contained at the AGO
In this video, learn about the nine-foot-tall sculpture prompting us to rethink monuments
Uncovering Frances Loring’s Deer Panel
Rarely seen sculptures by Loring and Wyle are on view at the AGO
Oluseye’s Divine Pilgrimage
The artist reflects on his AGO installation inspired by spiritual discoveries made in Brazil
An Extraordinary Gift Helps Shape the AGO’s Future
Toronto collectors Carol and Morton Rapp generously donate more than 450 artworks
Bertha Wegmann Makes Her AGO Debut
Now on view, Scandinavian artist’s tightly cropped scene packs emotional punch
A Blue Jays Landmark: Michael Snow’s The Audience
Learn more about Snow’s iconic public artwork at the Rogers Centre
The Archive and the Storyteller
In this essay, Amy Marshall Furness writes about David Blackwood’s artist archive at the AGO
The Many Faces of Hebe
Introducing Mrs. Wells, the 19th-century British actress, who sought immortality in portraiture
Conserving Pegi Nicol MacLeod
A conservation project at the AGO aims to bring three works by the Canadian artist back on view
Watercolour Wildflowers by Robert Holmes
The beauty of Ontario wildflowers as interpreted by the Canadian painter
Five Years Dedicated to Black Art
The AGO celebrates five years of the Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora
