Art Gallery of Ontario
Frank Gehry expanded the museum between 2004 and 2008; more than 120,000 works across six collecting areas fill the 45,000-square-metre result.
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Founded in 1900 and expanded four times since 1974, the AGO is one of the largest art museums in North America. Its permanent collection runs from the first century to today and spans Canadian, First Nations, Inuit, African, European, and Oceanic art — breadth that's hard to find under one roof.
What to look for
- The Grange — a historic structure the museum acquired in 1911, the nucleus around which every subsequent expansion grew
- First Nations and Inuit works in the permanent collection, a distinct strand within the Canadian holdings
- The Frank Gehry addition (2004–2008), one layer in a chain of architectural expansions that includes Darling and Pearson, John C. Parkin, Barton Myers, and 2010s renovations by KPMB and Hariri Pontarini Architects
On Dundas Street West in the Grange Park neighbourhood, downtown Toronto; the complex includes dining, a theatre, a research centre, and a workshop on site.
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More to see in Toronto
- CN TowerFor 32 years, a railway company's broadcast antenna was the tallest free-standing structure on Earth.
- BMO FieldThe 2007 soccer-specific stadium that grew into Toronto's outdoor dual-sport arena — and now holds 45,736 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup under the temporary name Toronto Stadium.
- Scotiabank ArenaA 1941 postal sorting depot on Bay Street that became Canada's busiest arena — and the most photographed spot in the country on Instagram.
- Royal Ontario MuseumCanada's largest museum packs 18 million objects — Cambrian sea creatures, East Asian art, and Art Deco clothing and design objects — into 40 galleries on Bloor Street.
- Rogers CentreThe world's first fully retractable motorized roof opened here in 1989 — and 70 hotel rooms still peer straight down onto the field.
- First Canadian PlaceFor 50 years it was Canada's tallest building — until a fellow Toronto skyscraper finally beat it in June 2025.