The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto grew around The Grange, an 1817 Georgian manor that became a museum in 1913. Darling and Pearson built the main building, which opened in 1918. John C. Parkin designed the 1974 and 1977 phases, and Barton Myers was selected for the 1993 expansion, which KPMB Architects completed.
Frank Gehry's redevelopment, with Adamson Associates, ran from 2004 to 2008 and reopened in November 2008. It uses glued laminated Douglas fir, glass, steel and titanium, including the 656-foot (200 m) Galleria Italia canopy. The complex covers 480,000 square feet (45,000 m²). Gehry's budget was C$254 million at first and later C$276 million.
A seventh expansion by Selldorf Architects, Diamond Schmitt Architects and Two Row Architects began in 2024, including a six-story glazed terracotta tower 159 feet (48.35 m) tall. The Grange became a National Historic Site in 1970. Visitors aged 25 and under enter free.
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