Toronto's Art Gallery of Ontario Sets Opening Date for New C$100 Million Wing
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), the major art museum in Toronto, will open its new Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery to the public on 25 September 2027, according to The Art Newspaper.
The new building is five storeys tall and cost C$100 million, about US$73.4 million. It adds 40,000 square feet to the museum. That is roughly 30 per cent more display space, the report said.
Visitors will find at least 13 new galleries spread across the five floors. Around 400 modern and contemporary works will be on show, drawn from the museum's own holdings. The AGO's modern and contemporary collection has grown by around 18,000 pieces over the past decade.
One gallery space covers 5,000 square feet and has ceilings 23 feet (about seven metres) high. The wing also overlooks Grange Park, a green space in downtown Toronto. The museum says the gallery will present modern and contemporary art from Toronto and from around the world.
Three architecture firms worked on the building: Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects and Two Row Architect. The expansion was first made public in April 2022, so the project has taken more than five years from its first announcement to its opening date.
For regular visitors, the change is simple. More of the AGO's collection will be on view at once, and the new rooms bring in daylight and a view over the park. Anyone planning a trip to Toronto in late 2027 now has a date to put in the diary.
