In this video, we travel behind the scenes to see how the National Gallery of Canada installed The Poem of the Vine (1877–82), a bronze sculpture by Gustave Doré measuring four metres in height and weighing 2...
The Masterpiece in Focus exhibition Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine and The West Wind attempts to pull back the curtain of mythology and familiarity framing Thomson’s last two great paintings to reveal the master...
Two exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) in Toronto are celebrating WorldPride 2014 by remembering artwork that celebrates the icons and tragedies of the AIDS epidemic at its peak in...
The Art Gallery of Alberta (AGA) is celebrating its 90th birthday by showcasing the best of Alberta’s homegrown artistic achievements alongside works of art from across the country and around the world.
Gustave Doré (1832—1883): Master of Imagination, brings together 100 paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings by this influential 19th-century French artist. Co-organized by the Musée d’Orsay in Paris and...
Up in the National Gallery’s contemporary galleries, there is a sprawling, highly engaging work of art that looks decidedly like a bar. Indeed, … from the Transit Bar , created in 1992 by the internationally...
If you’ve ever wandered into a living room, hair salon, storage room or workspace and felt there was something extraordinary about the space—that it hinted of bizarre people or interesting events no longer in...
In this video, Chief James Hart discusses his great-great-grandfather Charles Edenshaw. The Charles Edenshaw exhibition is on view at the NGC until May 25, 2014.
From the times of early exploration, the Arctic, with its awe-inspiring icebergs, barren landscapes and intrepid peoples, has excited the imagination. Arctic Images from the Turn of the Twentieth Century is a...
Celebrating the arrival of spring, Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature , is now on view at the Art Gallery of Alberta. Exploring how Nature—in all its richness and diversity—has served as...
