Art Gallery of Ontario

World-Class Curation That Rivals NYC’s Best Museums! As someone who lives in NYC and frequently visits world-class institutions like The Met and the American Museum of Natural History, I was thoroughly impressed by the AGO. The galleries are absolutely incredible and hold their own on an international level. We started downstairs checking out the fascinating model boats before heading to Yayoi Kusama’s "Infinity Mirror Room," which was an absolute bucket-list experience for members of our party. We spent the rest of our visit tracking down as many famous paintings as we could. The collection here is stellar, boasting masterpieces like Peter Paul Rubens’ The Massacre of the Innocents, beautiful impressionist works like Claude Monet's Charing Cross Bridge, and an unmatched selection of Canadian landscapes by the Group of Seven. The building's modern, Frank Gehry-designed architecture is incredibly inspiring, especially the soaring wood-and-glass structures. Best of all, it never felt overcrowded; there was plenty of room to view the artwork comfortably. Tickets are well worth it!
Justin S - 2 months ago

A as a lifelong Torontonian, I’ve always appreciated the architecture and grandeur of the AGO. I’ve visited from time to time and every time I do it reminds me that I want to visit more often. A common refrain of citizens of spectacular world class cities of their established attractions. This visit was for the Paul McCartney exhibit. The memories that it brought back, not just to me, but to other guests visiting was very powerful. Beautifully curated this exhibit was an homage to not just the Beatles but to an era. We also dined in the AEO restaurant, wonderful staff, lovely food and very pleasant vibe. We then went to the fabulous gift shop, which had a beautiful selection and was fun to shop. Toronto is blessed with this fabulous institution of more than just art.
Martha Hale - 3 months ago

I had a really great experience. Coming here after a love of outings in different museums, I would qualify this one as one of my favourites and maybe the number one. The staff was really sweet and I had a fun time talking with one. The placement of everything is well thought. I love impressionism and Monet so I came at the right time with Monet's exposition. I loved the experience of the room of the artist Yayoi Kusama. I highly recommend to visit both exposition really soon.
Fuchsia - a month ago

as a young adult in toronto, it feels very sweet to know that the AGO doors are always open for me. it is a good refuge for sensitive roaming minds. every time i come back, there is always an art piece to fixate on. it is quiet and clean in the halls. the sections of each floor can be quite confusing, it's easy to get lost in there, and it gets very slightly frustrating. but somedays i like being lost in a safe place. i thoroughly loved the pacita abad exhibit from late 2024. as a filipina, it was monumental to see Ms. Abad be presented in toronto in full glory. thank you AGO for all the years of gentleness and dreams.
Jieyl Rodrigo - 6 months ago

I did not expect to enjoy my visit so much. Knowing nothing about Canadian art, I was pleasantly surprised and delighted by the art selection and the way everything is set up and curated. Great intro to Canadian art in my opinion, with much respect and attention paid to indigenous art history. The amount of text is good for me, not too much and not too little. I came in thinking I’d check it out and ended up spending 7 hours there going through every single room. Love the Impressionist pieces and pleasantly surprised by the big names here as well (Monet, Pissarro, Renoir etc). Very cool boat model collection, a bit unexpected but I enjoyed it thoroughly. The building is beautiful and well designed. Staff is so friendly and helpful. Love that things were set up with the community in mind. They had a live drawing event the day I came. I see that youths get free entry as well, which is a wonderful thing and really should be done everywhere. Probably one of my favorite art museums ever.
Mai Ngo - 3 months ago