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Louise Bourgeois' sculpture "Maman": a musical interpretation by Rob Kapilow

American composer Rob Kapilow is writing a piece of music inspired by Louise Bourgeois' "Maman", the French artist's monumental sculpture of a spider.

Fascinating Relationship: Two Still lifes by William Nicholson

The comparative study of a still life by William Nicholson with a painting in the BBC's "Fake or Fortune" series enabled new insights into both works and their genesis.

Finding That Magic Spark

Part of the Gallery's educational programs for visitors with special needs, SPARK! enables individuals living with dementia and their caregivers to experience art and find moments of pleasure.

End of the Tunnel: Technology, Art and the Natural Sublime

Thinkers and artists have been fascinated by technology’s world-transforming powers since well before the advent of human-made climate change.

Telling Our Whole Story: Interview with Marc Mayer

After ten years as the Director of the National Gallery of Canada, Marc Mayer is leaving the country's premier art institution and discusses some of his most memorable achievements.

Making it Meaningful: The Art of Interpretation

People enter works in different ways, and there is no right or wrong way to do so. There is no single way to interpret art. It's all very personal.

Dark Side of the Moon: Forensic Analysis of Lewis M. Rutherfurd's "Moon"

Forensic analysis of Lewis M. Rutherfurd’s Moon reveals intriguing details about the object’s support and its display history.

Tragedy beyond the canvas: Gustav Klimt's Elisabeth Lederer

Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer is an imposing, dazzling painting that speaks of the power, elegance and confidence of Vienna’s high society in the early 20th century.

Turner’s technical skill: the making of a watercolour

One of the principal visual artists of the English Romantic Movement, J.M.W. Turner created the watercolour "Forum Romanum" in 1818.

An understated icon: the Canada Pavilion in Venice is reborn

For six decades the Canada Pavilion in Venice’s Giardini di Castello has been showing Canada’s most celebrated artists and, since 1980, architects.