Past Exhibitions

October 4, 2014 — January 31, 2015

Vienna: Brian Jungen

Brian Jungen (b. 1970) ingeniously repurposes found objects, disassembling and reassembling them into spectacular sculptures, which often reference...

September 20, 2014 — December 14, 2014

Flora and Fauna: 400 Years of Artists Inspired by Nature

Drawn from the NGC collections, this exhibition looks at the ways in which nature has been an enduring subject for artists over the centuries. A...

September 20, 2014 — January 4, 2015

Beautiful Monsters: Beasts and Fantastic Creatures in Early European Prints [The Rooms]

This exhibition explores the representation of monstrous creatures in early European art by bringing together approximately fifty prints from the 15...

September 8, 2014 — March 1, 2015

Taking It All In: The Photographic Panorama and Canadian Cities

NGC Magazine Article The idea of capturing an entire city in a single view, or panorama,originated with the painted cycloramasof the mid-nineteenth...

September 8, 2014 — December 19, 2014

Then Again: A celebration of Art Metropole’s 40th Anniversary

Open during Library hours The National Gallery of Canada’s Library and Archives has brought together artists’ books, documents, and objects as a...

June 27, 2014 — November 16, 2014

The Great War: The Persuasive Power of Photography

Although earlier wars had been documented through photography, the First World War represented a significant turning point for the medium. Related...

June 27, 2014 — March 1, 2015

Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine and The West Wind Masterpiece in Focus

Tom Thomson made small oil sketches outside in the open air, painting directly from the Canadian landscape. 30 November 2014 : Special presentation...