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  • I went to the AGO this past Sunday and spent about 3 hours there. ART WORK I am a person who doesn't really care for modern art so floors 4 and 5 were not too much of interest. Floor 3 is usually reserved for special events/exhibitions so I skipped down to the 2nd and 1st floor for European and Canadian Art. If you have the same interest as me, I would suggest you take the elevators up to the 5th floor and walk down the stairs after each floor (mind you, you have to take the elevators to skip from the 4th to 2nd as they don't allow you to walk through the 3rd). This way you can use the crazy stairs that protrude outside of the building and not use so much energy b/c you're walking down the stairs, not up. It's a great view and the concept of realizing that there is nothing underneath you is a bit thrilling. One stairwell is better than the other so look out for that. I spent most of my time on floors 1 and 2. FAVOURITE EXHIBITS 1. Stretch (on the 5th floor) Someone uploaded a picture on Yelp so take a look 2. The group of seven - The artwork from these artists are beautiful and looking at them gave me a sense of pride as they are world famous Canadian artist from the 1920's. Also, we studied them in public school so it gave me somewhat of a nostalgic feeling. 3. Henry Moore - is a famous sculptor. I remember seeing his work at the AGO when I was a child and the same sculptures are still there. Toronto also has 2 more of his sculptures. 1 is outside of the AGO and one is at City Hall. SPECIAL TREATS On Sundays, they have mini concerts/entertainment on the ground floor. Unfortunately I didn't know about them but I was able to get a picture of ropes climber (see pictures). They also had a pianist and violinist perform earlier in the day. So check that out every Sundays. COST I still feel the AGO is a bit expensive for young adults. $18/adult which amounts to almost $40 for a date. That's 4hrs of work for a person earning minimum wage. Therefore I personally wouldn't go to the AGO every month per se. But as a NPO, I can understand why the charge those prices. It just doesn't help me. Also for the special exhibits such as the King Tut (which is displaying now until April 18, 2010), they are quite costly. I think it cost $32 to get into the King Tut Exhibit and I HEARD (don't know for sure) that the main artifacts of interest such as the famous "burial mask" is kept in Egypt. And apparently you can only stay in the exhibit for a limited time (1/2hr it has been rumoured). So please check on this before you buy the ticket. But if there is any consolation, the AGO has this magnificent statue outside of the museum which is a great photo op. (see pictures) I always have a nice time at the AGO and if you haven't yet paid a visit, I would suggest that you do. The renovations were beautifully done. Just be careful where you sit. My friend and I accidentally sat on artwork and security shooed us away. But really....it looked like a bench.
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