Exhibitions and Galleries
Current Exhibitions
May 3, 2017 to Apr 30, 2018
Mar 29, 2018 to Aug 5, 2018
Jan 23, 2018 to May 6, 2018
Apr 13, 2018 to Aug 19, 2018
On View from the Collection
Experience art in Canada like never before. Opened to critical acclaim in June of 2017, the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries present a new way to view the cultural riches of this land. In these...
The publicly and critically acclaimed Forty-Part Motet is now back on display at the National Gallery of Canada. This brilliant sound sculpture by Canadian artist Janet Cardiff is a reworking of Spem...
Upcoming Exhibitions
Explore the evolution of the National Gallery of Canada’s photography collection, from 1967 to today.
May 4, 2018 to Sep 16, 2018
This exhibition features outstanding examples of illustrations from the Golden Cockerel Press publications.
May 7, 2018 to Sep 3, 2018
This first retrospective devoted to Laurent Amiot brings together a hundred key works, as well as a selection of his drawings.
May 11, 2018 to Sep 23, 2018
See an exceptional selection of art from Copenhagen’s world-renowned Ordrupgaard Museum.
May 18, 2018 to Sep 9, 2018
Learn how portraiture was used by celebrated Venetian artists to elevate their status, and that of their patrons.
Jun 8, 2018 to Sep 16, 2018
See works by Harold Gilman and Arthur Lismer who recorded the port of Halifax for the Canadian War Memorials Fund.
Oct 12, 2018 to Mar 17, 2019
Explore an exceptional selection of works by Oscar G. Rejlander, often referred to as the “Father of Art Photography".
Oct 19, 2018 to Feb 3, 2019
The first Canadian exhibition in nearly four decades devoted to Klee, this presentation surveys his prolific career.
Nov 16, 2018 to Mar 17, 2019
On View Near You
Find out about our touring exhibitions on view across Canada and around the world.
Experience the Group of Seven
See the best of the Group of Seven at the National Gallery of Canada.