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This month

Visitors socializing with drinks and friends at the Gallery.

Free Thursday Nights

Enjoy sips and bites at our free Thursday nights, featuring a cash bar with seasonal cocktails, snacks and music by a local DJ.

Dec 8, 2022

5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

National Gallery of Canada

Tour

3 to See

30 minutes, one theme, three artworks: discover new-to-you spaces and artists with 3 to See, a selection of three artworks connected by one theme.

Dec 8, 2022

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EST

Scotiabank Great Hall

Edward Burne-Jones wood engraved illustration, The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Kelmscott Press (detail), 1896

Exhibition

Beautiful and Useful: The Douglas Schoenherr Donation of Books Published by Kelmscott Press

The newest NGC Library and Archives exhibition features books and related ephemera published by Kelmscott Press, established in Hammersmith, London, in 1891 by...

Jun 23, 2022 — Jun 18, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT

Library and Archives

Exhibition

New Generation Photography Award

The New Generation Photography Award recognizes the practices of some of Canada’s most promising lens-based artists.

Aug 12, 2022 — Dec 19, 2022

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT

National Gallery of Canada

Leidy Churchman, Disappearing Acts, 2019. Oil on linen.

Exhibition

Movement: Expressive Bodies in Art

Drawn from the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, this exhibition celebrates the expressive energy of the human body.

Sep 2, 2022 — Feb 26, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT

National Gallery of Canada

Exhibition

The Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts 2022

Meet the eight Canadian artists recognized for their remarkable careers in visual and media arts.

Oct 13, 2022 — Jan 29, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT

National Gallery of Canada

Exhibition

2022 Sobey Art Award Exhibition

Rooted in lived experience, the work of this year’s Sobey Art Award finalists reflects their diverse backgrounds and unique ways of seeing, thinking and being...

Oct 28, 2022 — Mar 12, 2023

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT

National Gallery of Canada

Colourful mugs displaying the Gallery's logos.

Members

Member Shopping Days

From December 6 to December 11, the Boutique is pleased to offer NGC Members a special 25% discount on most purchases.

Dec 6, 2022 — Dec 11, 2022

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST

Boutique

Workshop

Open Studio

Let the artwork inspire you to dig in and have fun connecting, cooperating and creating. Our friendly bilingual Interpreters will be on hand to support you. A...

Dec 10, 2022 — Dec 11, 2022

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST

Studio