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.

Address:

380 Sussex Drive

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

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

Focus Series: Photographic Illustrations in the Nineteenth Century

September 1, 2021, to September 1, 2022
Gallery A103

Focus Series: Pulling Their Weight: Dog Teams in Indigenous and Canadian Art

September 1, 2021, to September 1, 2022
Gallery A103a

Focus Series: Pictorialism

September 1, 2021, to September 1, 2022
Gallery A104a

Painting by Frances Anne Hopkins

September 2021 to September 2023
Gallery A104

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.