National Gallery of Canada

Activities & Events

• Sunday April 14, 2013
• 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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• 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.

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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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• 11:00 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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• 11:00 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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• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C202

  Featured artwork for this talk: Ève, le serpent et la Mort by Hans (dit Grien) Baldung

  

  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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• 1:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C201

  Featured artwork for this talk: Vulcan and Aeolus by Piero di Cosimo

  

  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
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C202

  Featured artwork for this talk: Ève, le serpent et la Mort by Hans (dit Grien) Baldung

  

  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 April 15, 2013
• information
  General Information

  The Gallery is closed today

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• Tuesday April 16, 2013
• 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.

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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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• 11:00 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery B206

  Featured artwork for this talk: the nominal three (to William of Ockham) by Dan Flavin

  

  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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• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  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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• 12:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Henriette II (Large Head) by Henri Matisse

  

  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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• 12:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  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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• 1:30 PM
  adult-tour
  Tours

  Adult Art Tour: Rich, Famous and Fashionably Dressed

  Duration : 1h

  Also offered in French on Friday 19 April at 1:30 pm.

  Discover the National Gallery of Canada's collection and exhibitions, 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 April 17, 2013
• 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

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• 11:00 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C205

  Featured artwork for this talk: Portrait of a Seated Man by Frans Hals

  

  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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• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in 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.

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• 12:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A102

  Featured artwork for this talk: Sister Saint-Alphonse by Antoine Plamondon

  

  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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• 12:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in 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.

  more
• Thursday April 18, 2013
• 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
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C205

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Lacemaker by Nicolaes Maes

  

  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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• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Nu au canapé jaune by Henri Matisse

  

  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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• 12:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A107

  Featured artwork for this talk: Trees in Spring by David B. Milne

  

  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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• 12:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C216

  Featured artwork for this talk: Nu au canapé jaune by Henri Matisse

  

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

  more
• 5:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C208

  Featured artwork for this talk: Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) by George Romney

  

  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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• 5:30 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.

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• 6:00 PM
  film
  Films

  FILM SCREENINGS - "Silent Messengers, 2005"

  Duration : 1h, 30 minutes

  Auditorium

  Films by William MacGillivray, 2013 Governor General’s Awards laureate

  In the Auditorium. Free admission. 

   

  Silent Messengers, 2005   

  Explores the mysteries of the Inuksuit, the powerful objects that mark the pristine landscape of the North. With acclaimed ethnogeographer and photographer Norman Hallendy and well-known sculptor-actor Natar Ungalaq (Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner) as their guides, the filmmakers traverse the open and sometimes forbidding terrain around Cape Dorset and Igloolik, in search of these stone symbols and their meanings. 1:33 min.
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• 6:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C208

  Featured artwork for this talk: Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea) by George Romney

  

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

  more
• 6:30 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
• Friday April 19, 2013
• 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
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C212

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Third-class Carriage by Honoré Daumier

  

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

  more
• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C212

  Featured artwork for this talk: La lettre by James Tissot

  

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

  more
• 12:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C212

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Third-class Carriage by Honoré Daumier

  

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

  more
• 12:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery C212

  Featured artwork for this talk: La lettre by James Tissot

  

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

  more
• 1:30 PM
  adult-tour
  Tours

  Adult Art Tour: Rich, Famous and Fashionably Dressed (in French)

  Duration : 1h

  Also offered in English on Tuesday 16 April at 1:30 pm.

  Discover the National Gallery of Canada's collection and exhibitions, 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.

  more
• Saturday April 20, 2013
• 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
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A104

  Featured artwork for this talk: Big Snake, Chief of the Blackfoot Indians, Recounting his War Exploits to Five Subordinate Chiefs by Paul Kane

  

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

  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
• 11:30 AM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A109

  Featured artwork for this talk: Ludivine by Edwin Holgate

  

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

  more
• 1:00 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A108a

  Featured artwork for this talk: The Tangled Garden by JEH MacDonald

  

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

  more
• 1:30 PM
  talk
  Talks

  Docent's Choice(in French)

  Duration : 10 minutes

  Gallery A109

  Featured artwork for this talk: Ludivine by Edwin Holgate

  

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

  more