Group Tours

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. 

 

Oil on canvas. Paul‑Émile Borduas, 3 + 4 + 1, 1956

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

Art in Canada

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

Oil and sand on canvas. Sky Glabush, The Boarding House, 2018

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

New at the Gallery

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

Oil on canvas. Jean Paul Lemieux, The Visit, 1967

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

Highlights of the National Gallery of Canada

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

Oil on canvas. James Tissot, The Reply [The Letter], 1874

James Tissot, The Reply [The Letter], 1874. Oil on canvas, 71.4 x 107.1 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words: Visual Thinking Strategies

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

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