Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor Coté, Winter Landscape (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 72.2 x 94.4 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Gift of Arthur S. Hardy, Ottawa, 1943. Photo: NGC
Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor Coté, Winter Landscape (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 72.2 x 94.4 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Gift of Arthur S. Hardy, Ottawa, 1943. Photo: NGC
Where art connects us all
Welcome to Virtual NGC, where we can all connect with the restorative and enriching power of art. From staff picks and virtual gallery features to thought-provoking articles and downloadable resources, we invite you to tour and explore.
Collection Highlights
Get to know some of the significant works in Canada’s national art collection featured in this video series, as colleagues and artists share their knowledge with us.
Meet Maman. Join Interpreter Larysa Voss and Indigenous Outreach Educator Jaime Morse to hear about the Gallery’s towering spider sculpture and the connections she has to Indigenous artworks and stories. Then, come and visit her on the plaza yourself!
On view along the NGC’s exterior South façade, Geneviève Cadieux’s Barcelone invites passersby to reflect on how personal interactions can affect us, especially during a global pandemic.
Watch Associate Curator of Canadian Art Christine Lalonde as she talks about Annie Pootoogook’s Cape Dorset Freezer.
Listen to Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Josée Drouin-Brisebois as she talks about Janet Cardiff's brilliant sound sculpture Forty-Part Motet.
Focus Series
The Focus Series is an ongoing partnership between Library and Archives Canada and the National Gallery of Canada, building on the rich collections of both institutions.
Explore the art of photography from the medium’s earliest days to cutting-edge contemporary techniques, through fascinating stories inspired by works in the national photography collection.
Missed the exhibition? Check out the Rembrandt in Amsterdam Digitorial ®
How did a miller’s son from the port city of Leiden go on to become a world-renowned painter, draughtsman and printmaker? Learn everything there is to know about the exhibition and Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn in this new Digitorial® – an informative online experience developed by the Städel Museum in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada.
Connecting Through Art
Free technology training and support for older adults. Everyone should feel empowered to use technology and to stay connected to the Gallery online. The National Gallery of Canada has partnered with Connected Canadians on a new initiative to connect seniors with digital support to feel comfortable with technology and art. Sign up yourself or share the news with a loved one in need of some guidance.
Free Public Webinars
Both groups and individual participants can explore the Gallery’s collection with one of our interpreters, and enjoy an in-depth look at selected works through a lively online exchange. For teachers, Distance Learning programs encourage students from across Canada to discuss a range of artworks while exploring curriculum-based themes. These programs are offered in English and in French.
Explore the national collection’s Hope I
by Gustav Klimt
In this richly symbolic painting, where naturalistic and expressionist forms come together in a dazzling swirl of ornament, Klimt juxtaposes the promise of new life with harrowing and destructive forces.
Experience the Tradition
of the Salon
One of the highlights of the Indigenous and Canadian Galleries is its salon-style wall, featuring a floor-to-ceiling selection of 23 works from the 19th and 20th centuries. Don’t miss this unforgettable feature, brought to you here virtually.
Photostories Canada
Travel through fascinating moments in Canadian history. Explore more than 800 photostories, created between 1955 and 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada’s Still Photography Division. Search this virtual exhibition by year, location, photographer or subject, and let your curiosity guide you from one story to another. In addition, don’t forget to create your own photostory, using the website’s app.
Unknown, Out on the sea ice of the high arctic a National Film Board crew set up their camera near a towering iceberg, during shooting of Land of the Long Day, Photostory #378: National Film Board Records 25 Years of National Growth: Presenting Canada to the World, National Film Board of Canada, date unknown (release date: December 1, 1964), black and white negative. CMCP Fonds, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, LAC-NFB63322
Get Creative
Keep your creative juices flowing through an evolving array of fun art-making activities, downloadable resources, and more.
Bring a little bit of the Gallery into your home.
Download these colouring pages of masterpieces from the national art collection.
Need fresh ideas for creative family fun?
Check out the projects below, all made with simple materials you already have on hand.
Fantastic creatures come to life! Carve your own stamps of animals you know and love, or make up new imaginary beasts.
Create your own paper puppets! These collaged stick puppets are inspired by the 23,595 paper cutouts in Leaves of Grass (2012) by Canadian artist Geoffrey Farmer.
Let’s get marbling! Try this fun way of making marbled paper, as you learn about mixing colours.
Learn about artists whose works have been on view at the Gallery.
Then make your very own work of art, using supplies from home.
Channel your inner A.Y. Jackson or Rembrandt through this special selection of art lessons.
Grab your camera and join us as we adapt lessons learned from the Group of Seven's paintings to help you see your world through a new lens.
Revisit Our Exhibitions
From the groundbreaking Rembrandt in Amsterdam to the extraordinary collection of prints in The Collectors’ Cosmos and the stunning installation Symphony by Tau Lewis, explore our extensive selection of past and present exhibition-related videos on the Gallery’s YouTube channel.
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, Nannuppugut!, 2021. Polar bear skin, wooden frame, elasticated rope and projected video. Collection of the artist. © Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory Photo: NGC
