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Jimmie Durham, Encore tranquillité [Calm Again](Detail), 2008. Fibreglass stone and airplane. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2011. Photo © Roman März

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art
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Rafael Goldchain. Requiem for a Militant, Matagalpa, Nicaragua (1986). Collection Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences
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Portraits of Marcel Barbeau, Rebecca Belmore, William MacGillivray, Gordon Monahan, Gregory Payce and Colette Whiten: Courtesy Canada Council for the Arts / Martin Lipman. Portrait of Chantal Pontbriand: Courtesy Richard-Max Tremblay

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Marie Watt. <em>Blanket Stories: Three Sisters,Cousin Rose, Four Pelts and Sky Woman </em>(previous installation detail), 2005. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art

Sakahàn—meaning “to light [a...

Peter Paul Rubens.
<em>Head of an Old Woman</em>, 1612.
Oil on oak. Purchased 1925, no. 3339

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

A small but concentrated exhibition that closely...

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

Since 2000, the Governor General’s Awards in...

Morley Ayearst, bookplate for Viola L. Allen, 1920

Canadian Bookplates from the National Gallery of Canada

Bookplates, or ex libris (from the Latin, meaning...

Rafael Goldchain. <em>Requiem for a Militant, Matagalpa, Nicaragua</em> (1986). Collection Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

Clash: Conflict and Its Consequences

This exhibition draws upon works in the collection to...

Itee Pootoogook.
<em>Construction Worker</em>(detail), 2009.
Coloured pencil and graphite on wove paper, 52.5 x 74.5 cm; image: 42.5 x 64.5 cm.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Reproduced with permission of Dorset Fine Arts.
Photo © NGC.

New Voices from the New North

With the assistance of independent curator Heather...

Ashoona, Shuvinai & John Noestheden.
<em>Earth and Sky</em>, (detail) February 2008.
Pen and black ink, coloured pencil, graphite, collage, and adhered glass crystals on wove paper, 34.3 x
485 cm.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa.
Reproduced with permission of Dorset Fine Arts.
Photo © NGC.

Shuvinai Ashoona and John Noestheden: Earth and Sky

The National Gallery of Canada will be presenting a...

Charles Horetzky
<em>Salmon Cove, Nasse River, looking north</em>, 1873
Albumen print
Library and Archives Canada / e011067227

Library and Archives Canada - Early Exploration Photographs in Canada

LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE...

Ludovico Carracci,
<em>The Virgin and Child</em> (detail), c. 1580-1595,
red chalk heightened with white chalk on faded blue laid paper,
28.2 x 24.5 cm,
Purchased 1975.
National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Photo © NGC

The Noble Art of the Carracci and their School: A Selection of Drawings and Prints

The work of the illustrious Carracci family —...

So You Want To Be An Artist?

The National Gallery of Canada will exhibit the 12...

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Ludovico Carracci, The Virgin and Child (detail) [c. 1580–95], red chalk heightened with white chalk on faded blue laid paper, 28.2 x 24.5 cm. NGC

The Noble Art of the Carracci
Ludovico Carracci, The Virgin and Child (detail) [c. 1580–95], red chalk heightened with white chalk on faded blue laid paper, 28.2 x 24.5 cm. NGC. Full article »

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Founded in 1997 under the leadership of Jean-Claude Delorme, O.C., O.Q., C.R. (1934-2006), the National Gallery of Canada Foundation is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to achieving sustained private financial support for the Gallery. Read more

Our Patrons

Join the NGC

Benefits of becoming a member of the NGC

As a Member of our larger family, you will enjoy the many benefits that the Gallery offers. Read more

NGCMagazine.ca

The National Gallery of Canada Magazine

Tuesday 18 June, the Gallery is open 10 am - 5 pm.

Exhibitions & Collections

Online Features

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People's choice

Kärsämäki

Nicotine

Smoking Taj

Sakahàn - Artist Spotlight

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Founded in 1997 under the leadership of Jean-Claude Delorme, O.C., O.Q., C.R. (1934-2006), the National Gallery of Canada Foundation is a not-for-profit registered charity dedicated to achieving sustained private financial support for the Gallery.
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