Transformation AGO Leads to a New Future
Transformation AGO boldly declares that Art Matters.
With breathtaking new art, a spectacular new building and revealing new ideas, your transformed AGO will be a pre-eminent art museum and an international cultural tourism destination. A transformed AGO will:
- Form the imaginative centre of Toronto, attracting new audiences and engaging new communities
- Continue to build collections that enhance the Gallery’s international profile and generate new exhibitions and research partners around the world
- Be an international tourist destination that greatly enhances Toronto’s visibility globally
- Stand as a model of educational programming on-site and online
- Forge a new model for art museums internationally, and set a new standard of excellence in museum practice
Max Streicher, Floating Giants (2001). Massive Party, 2006. Photo credit: Christina Gapic, © 2007 Art Gallery of Ontario
Forming a line for Andy Warhol / Supernova: Stars, Deaths and Disasters, 1962–1964. Photo credit: Sean Weaver,© 2007 Art Gallery of Ontario
Shadow Ball: An evening of dark carnival revelry, 2006. Photo credit: Craig Boyko, © 2007 Art Gallery of Ontario
Self portrait day at the gallery school. Photo credit: Craig Boyko, © 2007 Art Gallery of Ontario
Final signatures during the topping-off ceremony. Photo credit: Sean Weaver, © 2007 Art Gallery of Ontario