Library and Archives Canada on display at the National Gallery of Canada

Library and Archives Canada on display at the National Gallery of Canada

If you’re visiting the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) in the National Capital Region, you’ll probably notice that some works are from Library and Archives Canada’s (LAC) collection. Thanks to a five-year partnership with the NGC and the Canadian Photography Institute, LAC is presenting original works and reproductions in the spectacular Indigenous and Canadian Galleries.

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Address:
380 Sussex Drive

Visit the NGC website to plan your visit. Admission fees apply.

Here’s a quick look at some of the featured works and where you can see them

Focus Series – June 2025 to May 2026

Focus on the Métis

A half-caste [Métis] and his two wives

A half-caste [Métis] and his two wives
Peter Rindisbacher, ca. 1825–1826
Watercolour on wove paper
Library and Archives Canada, e011897099

Pictorialism

The Rose

The Rose
Sidney Carter, date unknown
Platinum palladium print
Library and Archives Canada, e011871997

Work is art/Art is work

Worn Out

Worn Out
Albert Van, ca. 1920
Silver gelatin print
Library and Archives Canada, e011872002

Points of View: Photography in the North

Tulurialki and Neeveeakcheak waiting to sell their carvings at the Co-op

Tulurialki and Neeveeakcheak waiting to sell their carvings at the Co-op
Pamela Harris, 1972
Silver gelatin print
Library and Archives Canada, e011313025

Virtual experience available on the NGC website

Discover photographs from the original installation Constant Companions: Pets in Nineteenth Century Photography,
co-produced by Library and Archives Canada and the National Gallery of Canada.

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2026-04-10