National Gallery of Canada

Activities & Events

• Sunday March 17, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

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• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

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• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

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• 11:00 AM
  studio
  Workshops

  Artissimo

  Duration : 5h

  Great Hall

  Weekends and statutory holidays
  From 11 am to 4 pm

  A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

  Learn more

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• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Inuit Galleries

  Featured artwork for this talk: Nunali by Jackoposie Oopakak

  

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

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• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C214

  Featured artwork for this talk: N° 16 by Mark Rothko

  

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

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• 1:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C215

  Featured artwork for this talk: Portrait of a Peasant by Paul Cézanne

  

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

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• 1:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C214

  Featured artwork for this talk: N° 16 by Mark Rothko

  

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

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• Monday March 18, 2013
• information
  General Information

  The Gallery is closed today

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• Tuesday March 19, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

  Learn more

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• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: St. Catherine of Alexandria by Simone Martini

  

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

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• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le pianiste by Liubov Popova

  

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

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• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A102

  Featured artwork for this talk: Josephte Ourné by Joseph Légaré

  

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

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• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le pianiste by Liubov Popova

  

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

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• 1:30 PM
  adult-tour
  Tours

  Adult Art Tour: Don McCullin (in French)

  Duration : 1h

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  Also offered in English on Friday 15 March at 1:30 pm

  Discover the exhibition and share your insights with others. Maximum 25 participants. Cost: 7$, plus Gallery admission. Tickets available at 613-998-8888. Group visits available upon request.

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• Wednesday March 20, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

  Learn more

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• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C204

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Crucifixion of St. Andrew by Luca Giordano

  

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

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• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A108

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le pin by Tom Thomson

  

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

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• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C204

  Featured artwork for this talk: Jupiter and Europa by Guido Reni

  

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

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• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A108

  Featured artwork for this talk: Le pin by Tom Thomson

  

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

  more
• Thursday March 21, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

  Learn more

  more
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A102

  Featured artwork for this talk: White Horse Inn by Moonlight by Cornelius Krieghoff

  

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

  more
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C208

  Featured artwork for this talk: Monsieur de Buissy by Joseph Siffred Duplessis

  

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

  more
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A102

  Featured artwork for this talk: White Horse Inn by Moonlight by Cornelius Krieghoff

  

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

  more
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C208

  Featured artwork for this talk: Monsieur de Buissy by Joseph Siffred Duplessis

  

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

  more
• 5:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in 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.

  more
• 5:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C205a

  Featured artwork for this talk: Landscape with the Rest on the Flight into Egypt by Pierre (the Elder) Patel

  

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

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• 6:00 PM
  event
  Exhibition

  Exhibition opening: Governor General’s Awards 2013

  Cafeteria

  Special Event

  Join us for the official opening of the exhibition dedicated to the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013 laureates, celebrate the remarkable career achievements of Canadian artistsin visual arts,including architecture, photography, independent film and video, audio and new media.

  Artists in attendance.

  Free admission.

  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.

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• 6:00 PM
  film
  Films

  FILM SCREENING: McCullin (2012, 95 min.)

  Duration : 1h, 40 minutes

  Auditorium

  McCullin (2012, 95 min.)

  Thursdays 14, 21, and 28 March at 6 pm

  This fascinating documentary, directed by Jacqui and David Morris presents the life and work of acclaimed British photo journalist Don McCullin. This 2012 film was nominated for a British Academy Film Award.

  British Film Company presents in association with Frith Street Films and Rankin Film Productions / A UK-Canada co-production.

  In conjunction with the exhibition Don McCullin. A Retrospective. Free admission.

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• 6:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in 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.

  more
• 6:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C212a

  Featured artwork for this talk: Caesar Crossing the Rubicon by Jean-Léon Gérôme

  

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

  more
• Friday March 22, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

  22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

  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 2013 laureates will be announced next February.

  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.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

  Learn more

  more
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A110

  Featured artwork for this talk: Leeward of the Island (1.47) 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.

  more
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie by Simone Martini

  

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

  more
• 12:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A110

  Featured artwork for this talk: Leeward of the Island (1.47) 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.

  more
• 12:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie by Simone Martini

  

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

  more
• Saturday March 23, 2013
• event
  Exhibition

  Martin Creed: Work No. 202: Half the air in a given space

  Gallery B108

  1 February – 1 April 2013

  Work No. 202: Half the Air in a Given Space exemplifies Turner-prize winning artist Martin Creed’s career-long investigation into how we physically experience everyday life. Creed produces his works, which now number over 1000 projects, by himself, with performers, or, in this case, through the active participation of visitors. In this installation the artist gives form to the air that surrounds us by precisely measuring and capturing half of it inside nearly twenty thousand black balloons. Creating an environment that is both playful and claustrophobic, he drastically alters our perception of space. Here, as in the majority of his production, Creed uses the art museum, a site of meaningful contemplation, to turn our experience of the ordinary into a work of art.

  Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Access to the installation space is subject to certain conditions. Restrictions may apply.

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Don McCullin: A Retrospective

  Prints, Drawings and Photographs Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 14 Apr 2013

  This exhibition of 120 black and white photographs by British photojournalist Don McCullin traces the artist’s journey from working class England to the world’s most notorious conflict zones, including Cyprus, the Congo, Biafra, Vietnam, Lebanon and Ireland. McCullin is part of the tradition of humanist photography and war art associated with names such as Goya, Dix and Capa. His more recent work – lyrical, brooding landscapes of Somerset wetlands and Indian elephant festivals – invites quiet reflection. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada.

  Catalogue available at shopngc.ca

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

  Contemporary Galleries

  01 Feb 2013 - 21 Apr 2013

  This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to present war and conflict as complex phenomena, ones that have far reaching consequences for both those directly engaged in it, and those at various points of remove. Central to this exhibition is photography’s relation to trauma and remembrance, at a personal, communal and national level, and issues of what constitutes history, for whom and why. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada

  Learn more

  more
• event
  Exhibition

  The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2013

  22 Mar 2013 - 23 Jun 2013

  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 2013 laureates will be announced next February.

  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.

  more
• 11:00 AM
  studio
  Workshops

  Artissimo

  Duration : 5h

  Great Hall

  Weekends and statutory holidays
  From 11 am to 4 pm

  A family art adventure located in the Great Hall. Hands-on activities. Free with museum admission.

  Learn more

  more
• 11:15 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C205

  Featured artwork for this talk: A Herd of Cows with a Herdsman and a Rider by Aelbert Cuyp

  

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

  more
• 11:45 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A101a

  Featured artwork for this talk: La famille Woolsey by William Berczy

  

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

  more
• 1:15 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C205

  Featured artwork for this talk: A Herd of Cows with a Herdsman and a Rider by Aelbert Cuyp

  

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

  more
• 1:45 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A101a

  Featured artwork for this talk: La famille Woolsey by William Berczy

  

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

  more