Art Exhibition

Dialogue between contemporary and historical art offers fresh perspectives on the past, and in this exhibition, South-Asian Canadian artist Rachel Kalpana James creates an immersive installation that illuminates a pivotal moment of East-West interaction in the early 20th century. Her work centers on Rabindranath Tagore's 1929 visit to Canada. A renowned Indian poet and philosopher,...

A Collection Over a Century in the Making Explore Canada’s premier collection of international drawings and experience never-before-seen artworks pulled directly from the vault. Established in 1921, the National Gallery of Canada’s Department of Prints and Drawings is the first of its kind in the country, with a renowned and constantly growing collection of historical...

Over the course of twenty years, art historian John O'Brian curated a collection of atomic era ephemera that provides deep insight into the cultural landscape of the nuclear age. This exhibition showcases a carefully chosen selection of O’Brian’s atomic artifacts, including photographs, postcards, scientific reports, and children’s games. These objects serve as tangible reminders of...