They're like: 'It's free,'" Jost, the gallery's CEO, told CBC News. Now, three years later, he's hoping to convince more visitors to become AGO regulars by changing or eliminating admission fees. Beginning May 25, the gallery will offer free admission for all visitors 25 and under. The gallery has raised $1.8 million through private donors for the new admission fee initiative, says Stephan Jost, CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Most attend on free admission nights, and are attracted by recent special exhibits such as Mickalene Thomas: Femmes Noires, Anthropocene, and Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2019 08:01 UTC