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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 — Sep 10, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
National Gallery of Canada
Paraskeva Clark, Myself, 1933, oil on canvas.
Exhibition

Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment

Uninvited celebrates a generation of extraordinary women painters, photographers, weavers, beadworkers and sculptors from a century ago.
Mar 3, 2023 — Aug 20, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Special Exhibitions Galleries
Once-known Métis Artist, Sash (detail), c. 1800–50. Wool.
Special Event

National Indigenous History Month

June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to honour the unique heritage, cultures, and traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across...
Jun 1, 2023 — Jun 30, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
National Gallery of Canada
Photo of family visiting the gallery spaces.
Special Event

Father’s Day weekend

Visit the Gallery this Father’s Day weekend! Tour our new exhibitions, enjoy art-making activities, and much more.
Jun 17, 2023 — Jun 18, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
National Gallery of Canada
Marie-Catherine Cyr
Special Event

Jean Paul Riopelle’s Hommage aux Nymphéas – Pavane: Behind the Scenes with Conservator Marie-Catherine Cyr

NGC conservator Marie-Catherine Cyr examines and cleans Jean Paul Riopelle’s monumental triptych in gallery A110.
Jun 19, 2023 — Jun 23, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
A110
A wide shot of three young individuals smiling and walking up a long hallway.
Special Event

Free Thursday Nights

From 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday nights, enjoy seasonal refreshments and snacks in the Scotiabank Great Hall to the sound of music by a local DJ.
Jun 22, 2023
5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. EDT
Scotiabank Great Hall
Two visitors look at a painting together.
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.
Jun 22, 2023
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. EDT
Scotiabank Great Hall
Marie-Catherine Cyr and Restoration and Conservation Lab at the Gallery.
Special Event

Jean Paul Riopelle’s Hommage aux Nymphéas – Pavane: Behind the Scenes with Conservator Marie-Catherine Cyr

Meet expert conservator Marie-Catherine Cyr, and watch as she begins examining and cleaning Jean Paul Riopelle’s monumental triptych.
Jun 22, 2023
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
A110
Kids sitting on the ground in front of painting, drawing.
Kids and Families

Family Art Adventures

Look, talk and move your way through the collection, play Art Bingo or take our Texture Guide and learn how to jazz up your drawings.
Jun 24, 2023 — Jun 25, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Fred & Elizabeth Fountain Garden Court
Art materials.
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...
Jun 24, 2023 — Jun 25, 2023
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT
Studio