Van Gogh: Up Close, opening night at the National Gallery of Canada

In this short video the Gallery's Senior Designer, Ellen Treciokas, takes us behind the scenes to look at how the Gallery designed 2012's summer blockbuster show.

How is a priceless painting prepared for travel? How is it packaged, transported, and cared for along the way? For a behind the scenes look at how this journey was completed, watch this short film .

Van Gogh identified with the Japanese approach to understanding nature by starting with the single blade of grass as a basis for moving outwards to comprehend nature as a whole.