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.
Details
- 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
Peter Rindisbacher, ca. 1825–1826
Watercolour on wove paper
Library and Archives Canada, e011897099
Pictorialism
The Rose
Sidney Carter, date unknown
Platinum palladium print
Library and Archives Canada, e011871997
Work is art/Art is work
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
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.