Art Gallery of Ontario to open Dani Reiss Gallery in 2027
The five-floor addition, which will display nearly 400 works, is due to open in September 2027
Rendering of AGO exterior. Photo: Courtesy of Art Gallery of Ontario, Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects, Two Row Architect and Play-Time.
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has announced that its Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery will open to the public on September 25, 2027. Construction began in 2024 on the five-floor addition, designed to provide more space for the museum’s modern and contemporary art collection.
The project was initiated in 2022 with a 35 million donation from Dani Reiss, chairman and CEO of Canada Goose and an art collector.
The AGO estimated construction costs at C100 million in 2023, equivalent to about US$73 million. The project is now fully funded, with an endowment to support operating costs, through contributions from private supporters and the federal and Ontario governments.
Designed by Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects and Two Row Architect, the 40,000-square-foot addition will increase the AGO’s art-display space by 30 per cent. It will show nearly 400 works by Indigenous, Canadian and international artists.
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