National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa)

Located just steps from Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa, the National Gallery of Canada is the country's showcase of the visual arts and a spectacular architectural landmark. Created in 1880, the National Gallery is one of Canada’s oldest national cultural institutions and offers both a permanent collection as well as special exhibitions in a building designed by famed architect Moshe Safdie. The works of renowned Canadian artists such as Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, Alex Colville, David Milne, Alfred Pellan, Elizabeth Wyn Wood, Jean-Paul Riopelle and more, grace the walls and rooms. The works of art reveal the past, celebrate the present, and probe the future. You drink in the Canadian wilderness captured by the distinctive brushstrokes of the Group of Seven. Experience European and American Galleries display paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts from the early fourteenth to the late twentieth century. The contemporary works of film, sound, videos, multi-media and paper provoke surprise and delight and change every three to six months to offer rich and varied encounters with art created over the past three decades in Canada and abroad. Be mesmerized by the Rideau Street Chapel, saved from demolition in 1972, it was dismantled into 1,000 pieces, stored and reconstructed within the Gallery.

The National Gallery of Canada Foundation welcomes visionary philanthropists, art collectors, and corporations from across the country to work with us in support of strategic initiatives at the National Gallery of Canada.

The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa has the most distinguished collection of Canadian and European paintings, drawings and photography in the country.

(Regular hours June 3 - admission rates apply) The stunning National Gallery of Canada presents Canada's national art collection and outstanding special exhibitions year round. The panoramic views of the Ottawa River and Parliament Hill, the spacious galleries, gardens and courtyards make this award-winning architectural gem in itself worth the visit.

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Arachnophobes rejoice, the 30-foot spider outside of the National Gallery of Canada is not real! Maman, the sculpture created by Louise Bourgeois, complete with 26 white marble eggs under its belly, welcomes you to the National Gallery of Canada.

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The National Gallery of Canada strives to provide Canadians with a sense of identity and pride in Canada’s rich visual arts heritage and to make art accessible, meaningful and vital to diverse audiences of all ages.

The National Gallery of Canada (French: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries.