National Gallery of Canada

Activities & Events

• Sunday May 13, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C203

  Featured artwork for this talk: Virgin and Child with an Angel by Francesco Salviait

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Femme au chapeau à fleurs by Pablo Picasso

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C203

  Featured artwork for this talk: Virgin and Child with an Angel by Francesco Salviait

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Femme au chapeau à fleurs by Pablo Picasso

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• Monday May 14, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Return of the Prodigal Son by Ossip Zadkine

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: Une rencontre des commissaires d'école by Robert Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A111

  Featured artwork for this talk: 3 + 4 + 1 by Paul-Émile Borduas

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: Une rencontre des commissaires d'école by Robert Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• Tuesday May 15, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C206

  Featured artwork for this talk: A Young Cavalier Executing a Levade in the Presence of Mars and Mercury by Jacob Jordaens

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A112

  Featured artwork for this talk: Tension sur le noir by Rita Letendre

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201a

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Virgin and Child with St. Anthony Abbot and a Donor by Hans Memling

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A112

  Featured artwork for this talk: Tension sur le noir by Rita Letendre

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:30 PM
  adult-tour
  Tours

  Adult Art Tour (French only)

  Duration : 1h

  *Offered in English on Friday May 18, 2012.

  Flower Paintings: A Rose by Any Other Name

  Discover the National Gallery of Canada's collection and exhibitions, and share your insights with others. These one-hour guided tours are in English; maximum 25 participants. Cost: 7$ + Gallery admission. Registration required 613-998-8888. Groups welcome.

  open
• Wednesday May 16, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C211

  Featured artwork for this talk: Mercury and Argus by J.M.W. Turner

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C202a

  Featured artwork for this talk: La Vierge et l'Enfant by Bernard van Orley

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C211

  Featured artwork for this talk: Mercury and Argus by J.M.W. Turner

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C202a

  Featured artwork for this talk: La Vierge et l'Enfant by Bernard van Orley

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• Thursday May 17, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A111

  Featured artwork for this talk: Pavane by Jean Paul Riopelle

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C215

  Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Pont-Aven by Paul Sérusier

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A111

  Featured artwork for this talk: Pavane by Jean Paul Riopelle

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C215

  Featured artwork for this talk: Paysage à Pont-Aven by Paul Sérusier

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 5:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: L'Assomption de la Vierge by Neri di Bicci

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 5:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C203

  Featured artwork for this talk: Virgin and Child with an Angel by Francesco Salviait

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 6:00 PM
  music
  Concerts

  Scott Poll and the Pollcats

  Duration : 1h

  Scott Poll and the Pollcats jazz trio will perform music from the album Jazz at Massey Hall. In the Arnaud Maggs exhibition space. Free admission.

   

   

  open
• 6:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: L'Assomption de la Vierge by Neri di Bicci

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 6:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C203

  Featured artwork for this talk: Virgin and Child with an Angel by Francesco Salviait

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• Friday May 18, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Van Gogh and Dutch Landscapes of the Golden Age

  Gallery C202B

  18 May 2012 – 3 September 2012

  This installation showcases a major work of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, the celebrated drawing The Swamp by Vincent van Gogh produced during the artist’s Dutch period. It bridges Van Gogh’s profound appreciation of landscape with the Dutch tradition of landscape drawing and painting which emerged in the 17th century as a new and prevailing pictorial genre. Van Gogh’s early depiction of a landscape with a swamp drawn from nature in the province of North Brabant in 1881 is shown alongside representations of the Dutch landscape by artists such as Jan Lievens and Jan van Goyen working in the Netherlands during the 17th century, a period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

  gallery.ca/theclock/

  Learn more

  open
• 11:00 AM
  information
  General Information

  PD Day (Des draveurs and WQSB) Artissimo

  Duration : 5h

  Great Hall

  PD Day for Des draveurs and Western Quebec School Board. Artissimo

  Artissimo. Hands on activities for families in the Great Hall.

  Learn more

  open
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C211

  Featured artwork for this talk: Mercury and Argus by J.M.W. Turner

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: Une rencontre des commissaires d'école by Robert Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C211

  Featured artwork for this talk: Mercury and Argus by J.M.W. Turner

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: Une rencontre des commissaires d'école by Robert Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:30 PM
  adult-tour
  Tours

  Adult Art Tour (English only)

  Duration : 1h

  Flower Paintings: A Rose by Any Other Name

  Discover the National Gallery of Canada's collection and exhibitions, and share your insights with others. These one-hour guided tours are in English; maximum 25 participants. Cost: 7$ + Gallery admission. Registration required. 613-998-8888. Groups welcome.

  open
• Saturday May 19, 2012
• event
  Exhibition

  Flora and Fauna

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  11 May – 9 September 2012

  Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A source of curiosity, consolation and spiritual regeneration, nature’s complexity, its vulnerability and beauty have all been expressed in forms that are epic, analytical, and intimate. Each one of these approaches is represented in this installation of some 100 photographs, prints, drawings, paintings and installations of gardens, landscape and the small creatures that inhabit these spaces.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Van Gogh and Dutch Landscapes of the Golden Age

  Gallery C202B

  18 May 2012 – 3 September 2012

  This installation showcases a major work of the collection of the National Gallery of Canada, the celebrated drawing The Swamp by Vincent van Gogh produced during the artist’s Dutch period. It bridges Van Gogh’s profound appreciation of landscape with the Dutch tradition of landscape drawing and painting which emerged in the 17th century as a new and prevailing pictorial genre. Van Gogh’s early depiction of a landscape with a swamp drawn from nature in the province of North Brabant in 1881 is shown alongside representations of the Dutch landscape by artists such as Jan Lievens and Jan van Goyen working in the Netherlands during the 17th century, a period known as the Dutch Golden Age.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2012

  Gallery B109

  30 Mar 2012 - 17 Jun 2012

  The Governor General’s Awards celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts, including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media. The 2012 laureates are Margaret Dragu, Geoffrey James, Ronald Martin, Jan Peacock, Royden Rabinowitch, Jana Sterbak, Diana Nemiroff (outstanding contribution) and Charles Lewton-Brain (Saidye-Bronfman Award for excellence in the fine crafts).

  The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Canada in collaboration with the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada.

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Arnaud Maggs: Identification

  Galleries B102, B103, B104 and B108

  4 May - 16 September 2012

  This survey exhibition of Canadian artist Arnaud Maggs showcases his monumental photographic installations along with pieces documenting found historical ephemera, books, typography, classification systems and diagrams.
  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  Installation: Janet Cardiff. Forty-Part Motet

  Rideau Chapel

  17 December 2011 - 26 August 2012
   

  Learn more

  open
• event
  Exhibition

  The Clock

  Contemporary Gallery B106

  Catch Christian Marclay's most ambitious video installation to date. The Clock evokes the wonder and illusionism of more than a century of cinema through a captivating 24-hour looped video that plays in real-time. No reservation and space is limited.

  In Gallery B106. Free admission with Gallery admission fee during regular hours.

  Special 24-hour screenings
  On the nights of Thursday 12, 19, 26 April and 3 May.
  Free admission between 5 pm and 10 am.

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• 11:15 AM
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  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: Mortgaging the Homestead by George A. Reid

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A108

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le retour de l’église by Lawren Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A105

  Featured artwork for this talk: A Wreath of Flowers by William Brymner

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open
• 1:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(french)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A108

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le retour de l’église by Lawren Harris

  

  These 10-minute daily talks on one artwork from our collection are given in English by Gallery volunteers. Included with Gallery admission.

  open