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NATIONAL GALLERY

OF CANADA

EXPERIENCE Ontario 10am–5pm Tue–Sun (to 8pm Thu) ∑ gallery.ca
⌂ 380 Sussex Dr @ 1, 3, 9 # May–Sep: 10am–6pm daily (to 8pm Thu); Oct–Apr:
Within a futuristic structure of pink-granite and glass, the National Gallery
of Canada houses the country’s premier collection of fine art. Here visitors can
admire superb national and international masterpieces, from early Aboriginal
art to cutting-edge installations by contemporary artists.
A colossal black spider sculpture, created by through to modern times. Don’t miss the
French-American artist Louise Bourgeois, fabulous white sculptures Shapeshifter (2000)
guards the front entrance to the Gallery. Inside, and Vienna (2003), by Brian Jungen. Resembling
a light-filled Colonnade takes you to the Great life-size whale skeletons, they are made out
Hall where soaring windows offer views of of plastic patio chairs.
Parliament Hill and the Ottawa River.
European, American, and Asian Art
Contemporary Art The second level contains the European,
The contemporary collection, developed over American and Asian galleries, with paintings,
the last three decades, is on both levels 1 and 2. sculptures, and decorative arts from the early
Featured artists include Chris Ofili, Ai Wei Wei, 14th-century onwards. Paintings in this section
Mona Hatoum, and Bharti Kher. are by well-known artists such as Rembrandt,
Goya, Van Gogh, and Matisse. American
Canadian and Indigenous Art Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism works
The Gallery’s first level houses the world’s are also well represented, including pieces by
largest collection of Canadian and indigenous Andy Warhol. The Asian collection includes art
art, mostly dating from the early 18th-century from India, dating back to the 2nd century.

Louise Bourgeois’s famous
Maman sculpture, by the
entrance to the Gallery
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