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Must See
Must See

Indigenous and
Gallery Collections ▼ other indigenous art pieces from around the globe,
Canadian Art
Works by First Nations, Inuit, and Metis tribes, plus
are displayed in this gallery, which reflects on recent
and historical practices. The Canadian collection has
a premier selection of work by the Group of Seven,
and their contemporaries, such as Emily Carr.

Modern and
Contemporary
Art
▶ Spanning both European and
American art from 1900 to the
1960s, the modern collection
Frank Gehry's iconic includes works by Monet,
wooden spiral staircase Picasso, and Henry Moore. The
inside the AGO contemporary art galleries cover
works from 1960 to the present.
The gallery exhibits significant
masterpieces of European art, European Art
including paintings by Tintoretto, ▼ Painting and sculptures made by European artists
Frans Hals, Rubens, and Picasso. between the year 1000 and 1900 are shown here,
with an emphasis on art from the Middle Ages to
the Italian Renaissance. Featured artists include
Rubens, Rembrandt, Bernini, Chardin, and Monet.

African Art
Wooden carved figures, traditional tribal masks,
▼
weaponry, and royal furnishings are part of this
collection, mostly originating from West Africa,
from as early as the
1800s. Many of the
featured pieces
depict themes
surrounding
Exterior of the glass and birth, survival,
titanium extension to the death, and
AGO, beautifully lit at night regeneration.
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