Group Experiences

Available both virtually and in-person for groups of 15 to 75, our one-hour Guided Tours explore the deeper relevance of a collection of works, connecting your thinking to broad ideas, asking questions, and inspiring engaging dialogue.

Tour by Exhibition

Choose to explore a Current Exhibition or the AGH installation of works from The Collection. 

Tour by Theme

Choose to explore a thematic selection inspired by works from the AGH vaults. 

• Great Women Artists
• Canadian Impressionism
• Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven, and their Contemporaries
• Canadian Realism and Abstraction
• The Hamilton Mountain Sanatorium Collection of Inuit Art
• Indigenous Art in the AGH Collection
• Treasures of the Tanenbaum
• Hamilton in Pictures
• Landscape in Art
• Art and the Environment
• Humour and Irony in the AGH Collection
• Abstraction and Onwards

Guided Group Tour bookings available for a minimum of 15 people, maximum of 60. Tours are one-hour in length.

During Public Hours:
Adults $20 (plus HST) per person
Seniors $17 (plus HST) per person
AGH Members, children and students (outside of school programs) $5 (plus HST) per person
During Free admission days, Tours are $5 (plus HST) per person for everyone.

During Non-Public Hours:
Adults $25 (plus HST) per person
Seniors $22 (plus HST) per person
AGH Members, children and students (outside of school programs) $10 (plus HST) per person

Tour fees include Gallery admission.
During public hours, groups are invited to stay and explore the exhibitions after the tour.

For information on booking tours and workshop visits for schools and youth clubs visit School Programs page.

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Engage with art as inspiration for your working or social group to connect, communicate, and collaborate. Available as a half-day or full-day program, we will customize your experience to spark your interests and meet your collective goals.

Themes:

• Looking Closer: Developing Observation and Reflection
• Sharing Experiences: Team-building and Collaboration
• Managing the Unexpected: Growing Innovation and Creativity
• Looking for Clues: Art, images and Communication
• Art and Wellness: Reflect and Rejuvenate
• Art & Wellness II: Humour and Sarcasm in Art
• Playing with Art: Time to Learn and Make

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Looking for something else? Multiple-session courses in Wellness, Visual Literacy & Critical Thinking and Creativity are available, and we can accommodate your groups specific goals and needs.

Workshops & Retreats available for a minimum of 15 people, maximum of 75.

At the Gallery: starting from $20.00 (plus HST) per person for a two-hour program. 

Virtual Workshop or Retreat: starting from $300 (plus HST) for a two-hour program.

Custom programs are available to suit your half- or full-day program, and may include additional hands-on resources or art supplies.

Virtual programs are available via Zoom, or over the phone using conference calling.

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These short 30-minute programs are the perfect complement to hosting your business gathering in one of our meeting and event spaces or as a virtual addition to your online meeting. Customized to your experience as an exhibition or thematic tour (see Guided Tours), hands-on programs, creativity bursts, or team-building activities.

Available for a minimum of 10 people, and a maximum of 75.

At the Gallery: starting from $10 (plus HST) per person for a 30-minute session. Longer programs or multiple sessions are available.

Virtual Session: starting from $150 (plus HST)

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Looking for a high-energy, fast-paced group activity? Your group will thoroughly enjoy this dynamic 90-minute team-building activity designed for you to work together, follow the clues, and solve the riddles and mysteries around the Gallery. Available in-person only.

• 15-minute introduction and team grouping
• 60 minute self-guided scavenger hunt
• 10 to 30-minute debrief

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Available for a minimum of 10 people, a maximum of 75.

Facilitated Hunt: $20.00 (plus HST) per person (including Gallery admission)

Add a Guided Tour following your Scavenger Hunt for $5.00 (plus HST) per person.

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