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Archival Records

The Archives of the National Gallery of Canada maintains the Gallery’s own archival records. These include records of the Board of Trustees, exhibition files, correspondence with artists, war art records, loan records, and building records. The Archives also acquires and maintains fonds of personal and corporate papers that relate to the National Gallery of Canada, its history, collections, exhibitions, personalities and facilities. Records can be located by using file title or file creator as search terms or by using keywords. 

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Exhibition History

Descriptions of records related to National Gallery of Canada exhibitions, from 1880 to the present, are also included in the catalogue of the Library and Archives. They can be found by using the title of the exhibition as a search term or by using subject headings, including personal names. 

Chronological lists of National Gallery of Canada exhibitions, 1880–2017, and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography Exhibitions, 1985–2002, have been compiled. 

Other Archival Holdings

An online database of personal and corporate fonds in the National Gallery of Canada Archives can be accessed below. It was made possible through generous funding from the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation in New York.

These finding aids are also available through ArchiveGrid from OCLC.