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Art Gallery of Ontario to open five-floor expansion in September 2027
The five-storey expansion will add 40,000 square feet and display about 400 works, with funding now complete.
- The Art Gallery of Ontario announced its C$100m Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery will open to the public on September 25, 2027, displaying around 400 modern and contemporary works.
- Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss provided a C$35m lead gift in 2022 to spark the project, which features collaboration between architecture firms Diamond Schmitt, Selldorf Architects, and Two Row Architect.
- Overlooking Grange Park, the 40,000-sq.-ft expansion increases display space by around 30%, featuring 23ft-tall ceilings and earning Zero Carbon Building Design certification.
- Private donors and government support fully funded the project, which Stephan Jost, the AGO's outgoing director, said represents "Toronto and Canada announcing its global position."
- Since its founding in 1900, the AGO has undertaken seven expansions to accommodate a collection that grew by around 18,000 pieces in the past decade.
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