Hours

 

Monday*

Closed

Tuesday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday

10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday**

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Open

**Friday March 29 (Good Friday)
*Monday April 1 (Easter Monday)

Experience More with a Membership to the National Gallery of Canada

Special
offer

15% off all memberships with code MEMB24

Exclusively available from March 1–31, 2024. Regular membership levels. Cannot be combined with any other promotion. 

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Events and Activities

Joan Mitchell in her Vétheuil studio.
Join us for a screening of the film Joan Mitchell, une femme dans l’abstraction in conjunction with the exhibition Riopelle: Crossroads in Time. Director:...
Mar 28, 2024
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Auditorium
Miali Coley-Sudlovenick
Inspired by works of art in the Gallery, learn the basics of Inuktut in six weekly language lessons with Miali Coley-Sudlovenick.
Apr 2, 2024
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT
Zoom
Compagnie ODD choreographer Yvonne Coutts, cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne and dance artists.
Join Ottawa Dance Directive and Raphael Weinroth-Brown for the performance of a new and original site-specific choreography, inspired by the exhibition...
Apr 4, 2024
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT
Scotiabank Great Hall

Host your Event
at the Gallery

The National Gallery of Canada’s dazzling, light-filled building is the perfect setting for your next event.

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Chairs and floral arrangements laid out for a wedding in a glass-walled space.

The Scotiabank Great Hall set up for a wedding. Photo: Palm Tree Studios

National Collection

Salon wall in the Canadian and Indigenous Galleries at the National Gallery of Canada.

Indigenous and Canadian Art

In these galleries the parallel and, at times, interrelated stories of Indigenous and Canadian art in Canada are brought together in one unforgettable display.

Louise Bourgeois, Maman, 1999, cast 2003. Bronze, stainless steel, and marble.

Inspired Words

Listen to leading authors speak about key artworks in the national collection.

New on View

New on View

Each year, hundreds of works from the national collection are presented in a wide range of installations and special exhibitions, some of which are showcased here.

 

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Catalogues And More