Monday, August 25, 2008

Art Gallery of Ontario - Toronto

The Art Gallery of Ontario is an art museum on the eastern edge of Toronto. With 45,000 m² of physical space, the AGO is one of the largest art museums in North America.
Its collection includes more than 68,000 works spanning the 1st century to the present-day. It includes an extensive collection of Canadian art, which depicts the development of Canada's heritage from pre-Confederation to the present. Indeed, works by Canadian artists make up more than half of the AGO's collection. The museum also has an impressive collection of European art, and works by other renowned artists such as Pablo Picasso, Auguste Rodin, Vincent Van Gogh, and Edgar Degas. In addition to these, the AGO also has one of the most significant collections of African art in North America, as well as a contemporary art collection illustrating the evolution of modern artistic movements in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including works by Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, and Jenny Holzer. (from wikipedia)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Toronto is a great city,i visited it last time in October and was impressed with the hospitality and kindness.Every thing from Toronto airport taxi to hotel tour guys all was good.Toronto airport limo was fun to have in such a low price.All museums and downtown was clean.
I simply loved it