Hours

Monday

Closed*

Tuesday

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Thursday

9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Friday

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday

9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Exceptions

*March 16 (Ontario March Break). Open from 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Special Offer

25% Off All Membership
Exclusively available from Feb 9–Mar 29, 2026

Regular membership levels. Cannot be combined with any other promotion.

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Summer Camps

This summer, let your creativity run wild! This five-day camp is jampacked with art, games, and fun in the sun.

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Events and Activities

A Gallery guide discusses an artwork with a group.
Explore the National Gallery of Canada and its extensive art collections with a Gallery guide.
Mar 14, 2026 Mar 15, 2026
11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT
Scotiabank Great Hall
Close-up view a person's hands, with white cotton gloves on, touching a sculpture.
Art InSight is a program for individuals who are blind or low vision, and their guests.
Mar 15, 2026
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT
National Gallery of Canada
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Visit the Gallery for a colourful March Break!
Mar 16, 2026 Mar 20, 2026
9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
National Gallery of Canada

Plan your visit

Take in new exhibitions, enjoy artist talks, make some art, take a tour, and so much more. 

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NGC Magazine

A Painting by Alix d’Anethan: New Acquisition

Alix d’Anethan’s Study (Woman with Jasmine) is the first work by this woman artist to join the Gallery’s collection.

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NGC Boutique

Browse our most recent publications, offering a unique glimpse into our latest exhibitions.

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The ceiling of the Scotiabank Great Hall lit up with violet and cyan lighting.

Recent
Acquisition Highlights

Browse a selection of captivating artworks that have recently joined the Gallery’s collection. 

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Highlights from
the Collection

Janet Cardiff: Forty-Part Motet.

Forty-Part Motet

This brilliant sound sculpture by Canadian artist Janet Cardiff is a reworking of Spem in Alium, a piece by 16th-century English composer Thomas Tallis. 

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 Gallery's collection.