Exhibitions and Galleries

Current Exhibitions

Moyra Davey, The Faithful (detail), 2013, 12 chromogenic prints, tape, postage, ink; 30.5 × 44.5 cm each. Collection of the artist; courtesy greengrassi, London, and Galerie Buchholz, Berlin/Cologne/New York © Moyra Davey. Photo: courtesy the artist

Moyra Davey: The Faithful

Oct 1, 2020 to Jan 3, 2021

J.E.H. MacDonald, Frontispiece and title page, Stories of the Land of Evangeline, Grace McLeod Rogers, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1923. National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives.

Group of Seven: Graphic Design

Sep 18, 2020 to Jan 3, 2021

On View from the Collection

Janet Cardiff: Forty-Part Motet

This brilliant sound sculpture by Canadian artist Janet Cardiff is a reworking of Spem in Alium, a piece by 16th-century English composer Thomas Tallis.
8-channel high definition video installation. William Kentridge, still from More Sweetly Play the Dance, 2015.

William Kentridge: More Sweetly Play the Dance

Experience the acclaimed multi-sensory political work by South African artist William Kentridge.
Until March 2021

Canadian and Indigenous Art

The Canadian and Indigenous Galleries present a new way to view the cultural riches of this land.

Upcoming Exhibitions

Canada and Impressionism: New Horizons

Experience a fresh perspective on the reception and spread of Impressionism in Canadian art.
Feb 26, 2021 to May 23, 2021

Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition

Explore the rise of one of the great masters in the European tradition.
May 14, 2021 to Sep 6, 2021

Virtual Exhibitions

Photostories Canada

Photostories Canada is a searchable resource of over 800 photostories created between 1955 and 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada’s Still Photography Division.

On View Near You

Find out about our touring exhibitions on view across Canada and around the world.​

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Experience the Group of Seven

See the best of the Group of Seven at the National Gallery of Canada.

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