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Spadina Museum vs Art Gallery of Ontario
Spadina Museum and The AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario are both rated highly by writers. Overall, The AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario ranks significantly better than Spadina Museum. The AGO, Art Gallery of Ontario ranks #3 in Toronto with endorsements from 9 reviews like Time Out, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
Spadina Museum
Time Out
Michelin Guide
Frommer's
285 Spadina Rd., Toronto, Ontario M5R 2V5, Canada
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Time Out
"This 50-room mansion was built for financier James Austin in 1866, but his son added even more space in the 20th century, so it now has elements of both Victorian and Edwardian architecture."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Reflecting the grandeur of Victorian and Edwardian styles, the spacious drawing room... and the airy wicker-furnished palm room show the comforts the Austin family expected."
Frommer's
"This circa-1866 mansion with spectacular seasonal gardens reopened in 2010 after an extensive, expensive renovation."
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Art Gallery of Ontario
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
Condé Nast Traveler
Travel + Leisure
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317 Dundas St. W., Toronto, Ontario M5T 1G4, Canada
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Fodor's
"The AGO is hard to miss: the monumental glass and titanium facade designed by Toronto native son Frank Gehry hovering over the main building is a stunning beauty."
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Travel + Leisure
"One of the largest art museums in North America, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) showcases more than 80,000 works dating from A.D. 100 to present day."
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Time Out
"The Henry Moore sculpture gallery, the fine European collection, the Group of Seven or other stand-outs from the permanent collection."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Aside from their 80,000 pieces of artwork, AGO also houses a theater, high-end restaurant, café, and enough architectural wonder to keep you occupied for hours."
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One of our favorite AGO activities is First Thursdays
Travel + Leisure
"This Frank Gehry updated art museum houses over 80,000 works spanning the first century to present day."
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