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Five Fallacies about Art

Does art have to be beautiful? Is it a luxury? Marc Mayer, Director of the NGC, discusses these and other common fallacies about art in this video.

Restoring Michiel Coxcie's Susanna and the Elders Part 1 of 2

Restoring Michiel Coxcie's Susanna and the Elders  Part 1 of 2

Conservators' Corner: Restoring Michiel Coxcie's Susanna and the Elders

In this video, NGC Director of Conservation and Technical Research, Stephen Gritt, discusses the restoration of Michiel Coxcie's Susanna and the Elders (c. 1550–1559).

Paul Lang and Ian Thom discuss Thomas Couture

Paul Lang and Ian Thom discuss Thomas Couture

Paul Lang and Ian Thom discuss Thomas Couture

In this video Paul Lang, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of the National Gallery of Canada, and Ian Thom, the Vancouver Art Gallery's Senior Curator of Historical Art, sit down for an informal chat in front...

Masterpiece in Focus: Thomas Couture in the Studio [The exhibition and Restoration]

Masterpiece in Focus: Thomas Couture in the Studio [The exhibition and Restoration]

Masterpiece in Focus: Thomas Couture in the Studio

In this video Stephen Gritt, Director of Conservation and Technical Research at the National Gallery of Canada, discusses the year-long cleaning and restoration of Thomas Couture's Supper at the Maison d'Or ...

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, Van Dyck, Jordaens is the first exhibition in a series that is devoted to exploring and animating key works from the National Gallery of Canada's collection. In this video,...

On Site with James Hart

On Site with James Hart

Installing James Hart's The Three Watchmen

Jean-Franҫois Castonguay, Chief, Technical Services talks us through the complications of installing Haida artist Chief James (Jim) Hart's work The Three Watchmen at the corner of Sussex Drive and Saint...

Installing Brian Jungen's Court

Installing Brian Jungen's Court

Installing Brian Jungen's Court

This video showing the installation of Brian Jungen's Court is accompanied by a Q & A with Vancouver businessman Bob Rennie who explains not only why he donated the work to the National Gallery, but the...

Installing Louise Bourgeois 1911 -- 2010

Installing Louise Bourgeois 1911 -- 2010

Installing Louise Bourgeois 1911 – 2010

The Gallery’s team, with the help of Bourgeois’ long-time assistant Jerry Gorovoy, talk us through the process, explaining how this installation method was how the artist first intended her works to be viewed.

Installing John Scott's Trans Am Apocalypse No 2

Installing John Scott's Trans Am Apocalypse No 2

Installing John Scott's Trans Am Apocalypse No 2

John Scott’s Trans Am Apocalypse No 2. , was no ordinary installation. This artwork presented us with one of those rare occasions when the entire Technical Services team had to work together on a single task...

Keith Haring's PopShop reproduced at Pop Life at the National Gallery of Canada

Keith Haring's PopShop reproduced at Pop Life at the National Gallery of Canada

Keith Haring's PopShop reproduced at Pop Life at the National Gallery of Canada

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