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11 APRIL 2017
Dinner and Debate
Join us in the Library and Archives of the National Gallery of Canada for dinner and lively debate between Jonathan Shaughnessy, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art and Anabelle Kienle-Poñka, Associate Curator, European and American Art.

8 MARCH 2017
Behind the Scenes Tour of the Technical Services department
Join us for an exclusive look at the inner workings of the National Gallery of Canada as we take a tour of rarely seen areas and learn how the Gallery receives artwork and prepares exhibitions with Chief of Technical Services, Jean-François Castonguay.  
 

29 OCTOBER 2016
Mark your calendars now for a special visit to Art Toronto!
Marc Mayer, Director and CEO of the National Gallery of Canada, will give us an exclusive tour of this art fair. Founded in 2000, Art Toronto is one of the most important annual art events in Canada. 

1 OCTOBER 2016
Art and Breakfast
Come spend the morning with us! Join us for a light breakfast followed by an exclusive tour led by our Education staff, during which we will explore strategies for looking at art.

31 AUGUST 2016
Join us as we kick off the season with a visit of Vigée Le Brun!
You are cordially invited to attend a private tour of the exhibition Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun with Paul Lang, Deputy Director and Chief Curator as well as co-curator of the exhibition. Explore the life and work of this celebrated 18th-century French portraitist, one of the most important female artists of all time.

18 MAY 2016
Chris Cran 
Artist Chris Cran gives us a special tour and preview of his exhibition, Chris Cran, Sincerely Yours, before it opens to the public!

30 MARCH 2016
Contemporary Conversations  
Join us for a special [Untitled] event in partnership with the U.S. Mission in Canada’s Contemporary Conversations and the Art in Embassies program.  We will take an exclusive tour of the Kiki Smith and Tony Smith: Masterpiece in Focus exhibition with Rhiannon Vogl, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, and artist Kiki Smith.

1 DECEMBER 2015
Library after Dark
Join us in the Library of the NGC for an intimate presentation about the globalization of Contemporary art by Marc Mayer, Director and CEO. A light supper will be served in this beautiful and rarely seen space, where you will be amazed by the view of Roxy Paine’s One Hundred Foot Line and the surrounding landscape at night.

23 FEBRUARY 2016
Behind the Scenes
Go behind the scenes and visit the Contemporary Art vaults with Jonathan Shaughnessy, Associate Curator.

22 SEPTEMBER 2015
Secret Lives’ with Stephen Gritt
Stephen Gritt, Director of Conservation and Technical Research, will take us through the collection stopping to speak about three different works of art. As we visit these works in the European, Canadian and Contemporary galleries we will learn about the ins and outs of restoration and conservation and the Secret lives of a few of our national treasures.

12 FEBRUARY 2015
Go inside the Prints and Drawings vaults!
Join Sonia Del Re, Associate Curator of Prints and Drawings, as she takes us on a special tour of an area where only a few have access: the Prints and Drawings vaults. We’ll tour the stunning collection of the National Gallery’s works on paper.

2 DECEMBER 2014
Director Marc Mayer gives us a tour of the Jack Bush exhibition.
After the Gallery is closed to the public, we will get an all-access tour of the Jack Bush exhibition with Marc Mayer, Director of the NGC and curator of the show. We will follow-up with lively discussion and fantastic food!

14 OCTOBER 2014
Join us as we celebrate all things contemporary and Canadian!
First, artist Geoffrey Farmer will give us a once-in-a-lifetime, behind-the-scenes look at his installation Leaves of Grass in the 2014 Canadian Biennial exhibition. We will join the artist and his installation team for a preview of this award-winning work to learn what goes into installing this amazing piece. We will follow-up with the best in Canadian contemporary cuisine and a special theme cocktail.