AGO sets September 2027 opening for 40,000 sq ft addition

Global News reported that the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), a Toronto art museum, will open a 40,000-square-foot addition on September 25, 2027. It is the seventh expansion since the gallery was founded in 1900. The collection has grown: UrbanToronto reported that the museum has added 18,000 works over the past decade, mostly from the 20th and 21st centuries.

Much of the new space will bring stored art into view, with five new gallery floors that raise the art display area by 30%. The galleries are column-free, with single spaces up to 5,000 square feet and 23-foot ceilings for large installations.

The project began in 2022 with a $35 million lead gift from Dani Reiss, chairman and chief executive of Canada Goose. Other donors and the federal and provincial governments have since secured full capital funding plus an endowment for ongoing operations.

The addition also has Zero Carbon Building Design certification, a first for a Canadian cultural institution of its size. Details of the opening program will be announced in spring 2027.

Sources: Global News · UrbanToronto