Art Gallery of Ontario

ABOUT THE COLLECTION
AGO’s collection of close to 95,000 works ranges from cutting-edge contemporary art such as Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt) by Pierre Huyghe to European bacfzpieces such as Peter Paul Rubens’s The Massacre of The Innocents; from the vast collection by the Group of Seven to works by established and emerging Indigenous Canadian artists; with a photography collection that tracks the impact of the medium with deep holdings of works by artists such as Garry Winogrand and Diane Arbus; and with focused collections in Gothic boxwood miniatures and Western and Central African art.

The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) offers an exceptional window into world-class art, with a collection spanning close to 95,000 works. Visitors and art enthusiasts in San Jose, California can explore art across major movements and styles, including cutting-edge contemporary works such as Pierre Huyghe’s Untilled (Liegender Frauenakt), alongside landmark European masterpieces like Peter Paul Rubens’s The Massacre of The Innocents. The collection also features significant holdings from the Group of Seven, as well as works by established and emerging Indigenous Canadian artists, supporting a broad view of Canadian creativity and cultural expression. For photography lovers, AGO’s collection traces the impact of the medium with deep holdings by artists including Garry Winogrand and Diane Arbus. Additional focused areas include Gothic boxwood miniatures and Western and Central African art, giving audiences multiple entry points into distinct artistic traditions.