Went to the AGO for the first time yesterday with the gf and had such a wonderful time! The academics, the impressionists, the surrealists... all were displayed in such beautiful exhibits and were absolutely captivating!
We loved the Holocaust photo exhibit by Henryk Ross too, and it was a very somber and tempering place to be.
But our fav exhibit was Emily Carr's. Canadian pride ftw! ^_^
All in all a most excellent and well stocked art gallery. My only complaint would be that it's a bit euro-centric. What would make it even better are some healthy dollops of diversity.