
Jean Paul Riopelle’s Hommage aux Nymphéas – Pavane: Behind the Scenes with Conservator Marie-Catherine Cyr
Indigenous and Canadian Galleries A110
Join Marie-Catherine Cyr, NGC Assistant Conservator of Paintings, in the Indigenous and Canadian Galleries and watch as she examines and cleans Jean Paul Riopelle’s monumental triptych Hommage aux Nymphéas – Pavane (1954). See what goes into preparing a large work for display, and make sure to see the final result this fall, when the Gallery opens a major retrospective on the artist.

Marie-Catherine will work on the painting during public visiting hours and will be available to discuss her work at the following designated times:
Work on the painting | Question period | |
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Monday, June 19 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | 3:30-4:00 pm |
Tuesday, June 20 | 10-11 a.m., 1:30-3:30 p.m. | 11-11:30 a.m., 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Wednesday, June 21 | 1:30-3:30 p.m. | 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Thursday, June 22 | 10-11 a.m. | 11-11:30 a.m., 6:00-7:00 p.m. |
Friday, June 23 | 1 :30-3:30 p.m. | 3:30-4:00 p.m. |
Free with admission. Drop-in activity. No registration needed
In English and French