
The Gallery is open. Please visit our FAQ page to read our safety measures.
Discover the National Gallery of Canada's collection and special exhibitions during one-hour guided tours for adults. To help keep everyone healthy, our group tours have been slightly modified:
Ratio of groups is now 10 people per guide.
Cost: $8 + Gallery admission. Tax not included. Minimum fees for 10 participants apply.
Payment processed in a one-lump sum for the group on the day of the visit.
Registration required 3 weeks in advance. Please call 613-990-4888 or email [email protected].
Tours are offered on Thursdays and Fridays during Gallery hours beginning October 15, 2020 unless otherwise indicated.
What have artists here been doing for the last five thousand years? Discover Canadian and Indigenous masterpieces from past and present. Explore their connections and how they tell our stories.
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Paul‑Émile Borduas, 3 + 4 + 1, 1956. Oil on canvas, 199.8 x 250 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Estate of Paul Emile Borduas / SOCAN (2020). Photo: NGC
Discover newly acquired works and learn how they enrich the Gallery’s extraordinary collections of art from across Canada and around the world.
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Sky Glabush, The Boarding House, 2018. Oil and sand on canvas, 213.6 x 152.6 x 3 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Sky Glabush. Photo: NGC
Explore masterpieces during this introductory tour of the Gallery’s extraordinary collections of art from across Canada and around the world.
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Jean Paul Lemieux, The Visit, 1967. Oil on canvas, 170 × 107.3 cm, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, © Estate of Jean Paul Lemieux, Photo: NGC
Sharpen your observation skills and deepen your understanding of works of art using the Visual Thinking Strategy method. Your group will be led through this facilitation method and afterwards have the opportunity to discuss the merits of this approach.
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James Tissot, The Reply [The Letter], 1874. Oil on canvas, 71.4 x 107.1 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC