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Art Gallery of Ontario Admission
Art Gallery of Ontario Admission
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Art Gallery of Ontario
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£13.00
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Fri, 13th August 2010
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Thu, 30th December 2010
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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.
Collection The AGO holds more than 79,000 works in its collection, which spans from 100 A.D. to the present. Highlights include: The Canadian collection vividly documents the development of the nation's art heritage since pre-Confederation, including one of the largest and finest Inuit art collections in the world. The collection includes pivotal works by Cornelius Krieghoff, Lucius O'Brien, James Wilson Morrice, Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, David Milne, Emily Carr, Paul-Emile Borduas, Joyce Wieland, and Kenojuak Ashevak. Masterpieces of European art include works by renowned artists such as Anthony van Dyck, Thomas Gainsborough, Auguste Rodin, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, Paul Czanne, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso and Ren Magritte. The AGO maintains a comprehensive collection of Contemporary art spanning from 1960 to the present, reflecting global developments in artistic practice across all media, including painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, projection art, and installation art. The collection is defined by strong holdings of leading Canadian artists such as David Altmejd, Brian Jungen, Francoise Sullivan, Jeff Wall, Shirley Wiitasalo, and inflected by major works by international artists such as Mona Hatoum, Gerhard Richter, Doris Salcedo, Tino Sehgal, Cindy Sherman, Richard Serra, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol. Artists represented in career-spanning depth include Iain Baxter& / N.E. Thing Co, Jack Bush, Betty Goodwin, General Idea, Robert Motherwell, Kazuo Nakamura, Greg Curnoe, and Michael Snow. The AGO houses the world's largest public collection of works by internationally renowned British sculptor Henry Moore. A collection of more than 40,000 photographs represents the emergence of the medium in all its artistic, cultural and social diversity. Works by 19th-century British, French, American and Canadian photographers, and 20th-century modernists, including a significant group of 1850s prints by British photographer Linnaeus Tripe, one of the foremost collections of works by Czech photographer Josef Sudek, and more than 18,000 press photographs from the Klinsky Press Agency taken in the 1930s and 40s. The Thomson Collection at the AGO includes a broad range of works, from European to Canadian art, ship models and decorative arts. Its European collection includes 900 works from the 12th to the 19th century, featuring Peter Paul Rubens' 17th-century masterpiece, The Massacre of the Innocents. The Canadian collection includes signature works by Cornelius Krieghoff, Paul Kane, Lawren Harris, and Paul-Emile Borduas. The Thomson collection of ship models features pieces from the Napoleonic era to the 19th century, and a decorative arts collection includes more than 500 objects of international significance, including the 12th-century Malmesbury Chasse. Exhibitions As one of Canadas most distinguished art museums, the AGO organizes and hosts a wide spectrum of major exhibitions. Over the past few years, the AGO has presented: Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon, 2007 Andy Warhol/Supernova: Stars, Deaths and Disasters 19621964, 2006 Catherine the Great: Arts for the Empire - Masterpieces from the Hermitage Museum, Russia, 2005 Turner, Whistler, Monet: Impressionist Visions, 2004 Voyage into Myth: French Painting from Gauguin to Matisse, from the Hermitage Museum, 2002 Treasures from the Hermitage Museum, Russia: Rubens and His Age, 2001 The Courtauld Collection, 1998 The OH!Canada Project, 1996 From Czanne to Matisse: Great French Paintings from The Barnes Foundation, 1994 Times:Closed Christmas Eve-1:00pm/ Closed Christmas Day/ Open New Years Day Please present voucher upon arrival. Travel Info:The St. Patrick stop on the Yonge-University-Spadina line is the closest stop to the AGO entrance. The closest accessible stop is Queen's Park (College Street) or Osgoode (Queen Street). Exit the subway station and walk west on Dundas St W towards Simcoe Street. You will pass the Village by the Grange building on the left. At McCaul Street, you will see the AGO on the left hand side. It is 3 blocks from University or a 5 minute walk to the AGO from St. Patrick station. Streetcar Dundas: If you're taking the 505 Dundas streetcar from the east, get off at McCaul Street. If you're arriving from the west, get off at Beverly Street. The streetcar stops are located conveniently right in front of the AGO. Spadina: If you are arriving on the 510 Spadina streetcar from the north or south, get off at Dundas Street and walk east along Dundas. You will see the AGO on the right hand side when you reach Beverly Street. It is 3 blocks from Spadina or about a 5 minute walk. Walking and Cycling From the Eaton Centre: Walk west on Dundas Street and you will see the AGO on the left hand side when you reach McCaul Street (3 blocks past University Avenue). The walk is about 10 minutes. From the CN Tower: Walk north on John Street to where it ends at the south edge of Grange Park. As you walk through the park you will see the new, tinted-titanium-and-glass four-storey south wing. Head west to Beverly Street or east to McCaul Street to enter the building on Dundas Street. Bikes: Several bicycle racks are located at the corner of Dundas and Beverly Street. Bicycles are parked at the owner's risk. Driving and Parking From the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW): Merge onto the Gardiner Expressway. Turn left at the Spadina Ave exit. Continue north and turn right when you reach Dundas St West. You will see the AGO at the corner of Dundas Street and Beverly Street on your right side. From the 401: Take the Avenue Road exit and go south to Dundas Street. Turn right onto Dundas Street West and you will soon see the AGO at the corner of Dundas and McCaul on your left side. Airport: From Pearson International Airport, follow Highway 427 to Toronto via the QEW/Gardiner Expressway. Turn left at the Spadina Ave exit. Continue north and turn right when you reach Dundas St West. The AGO will be on the right hand side at Beverly Street. Parking : McCaul Street Village by the Grange Underground Parking Rate: $3.50/half hour 205 McCaul Street (north of Dundas on McCaul Street) Rate: $2.00/half hour 250 Dundas Street West (west of Simcoe St on Dundas) Rate: $3.00/half hour 121 St. Patrick Street (south of Dundas, on St. Patrick Street) Rate: $2.00/half hour McCaul Street Surface Parking (at the corner of McCaul and Stephanie Streets) Rate: $3.00/half hour 521 Dundas St W (on Dundas, just west of Spadina Rate) $1.00/half hour 40 Larch Street (south of Dundas, off Grange Ave) Rate: $1.25/half hour 100 Queen St West - Queen Street (east of University Ave) Rate: $2.00/half hour Groups Please see the Charter Bus Management Plan for further information on parking directions for charter buses. Wheelchairs Ramps are located at the front of the building on Dundas Street at the east and west sides of the entrance. Automated exterior entry doors are on the left (east) closest to the large red AGO sign, with a door-opener button positioned on the handrail. Buttons to open interior doors are on the left immediately after entering the exterior door. Although Wheel-Trans users can be dropped off at either the east or west ramps, most Wheel-Trans drivers tend to drop off at the east ramp. For pick-up, most Wheel-Trans drivers tend to park in front of the AGO until they have identified their patron, then move to the end of the east ramp for pick up. |
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