Art museums and galleries in Canada Art museums and galleries in Canada The Art Gallery of Alberta (formerly the Edmonton Art Gallery) is a public art gallery located in Edmonton, Alberta Canada. Its collection of over 5000 works of art includes historical and contemporary paintings, sculptures, installation works and photographs by Canadian and international artists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Gallery of Alberta"
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is a Canadian art gallery located in Victoria, British Columbia. Opened in 1951, the gallery possesses notable works by artists such as Emily Carr, and has one of Canada's most significant collections of Asian art. An Asian garden located on the gallery grounds includes the only authentic Japanese Shinto shrine in North America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Gallery of Greater Victoria"
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is located in the central downtown region of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Gallery of Nova Scotia"
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is an art museum on the eastern edge of Toronto's downtown Chinatown district, on Dundas Street West between McCaul Street and Beverley Street. With 486,000 ft² (45,000 m²) of physical space, the AGO is the tenth-largest art museum in North America. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Gallery of Ontario"
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is a small prestigious art gallery located in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada on the west bank of the Saint John River at the edge of the city's central business district. It is that province's provincial art gallery and maintains a collection of considerable quality despite its size. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beaverbrook Art Gallery"
The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography is a gallery of Canada's best art and documentary photographers. It is located on Rideau Street, Ottawa tucked in beside the Chateau Laurier and overlooking the Rideau Canal. ...more on Wikipedia about "Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography"
The Confederation Centre of the Arts is a Canadian centre dedicated to the visual and performing arts located in the city of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. ...more on Wikipedia about "Confederation Centre of the Arts" You are visiting www.shortopedia.com
Gallery X is a contemporary art venue in Montréal in the province of Quebec in Canada. Gallery X is housed at the Concordia University in the Visual Arts Building. Its curators change every year. It stages individual and group exhibitions featuring works by the likes of Vincent Lévesques, Mathieu Malouf, Patrick Vézina, Catherine Guérin and Alexandre Ortiz. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gallery X"
The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is an art gallery in Kleinburg, Ontario, near and to the north of Toronto, in Canada. It houses an extensive collection of paintings by Tom Thomson, the Group of Seven and their contemporaries, and First Nations and Inuit artists. Also on display are temporary special exhibitions. The log and fieldstone building is nestled in 100 acres (400,000 m²) of stunning woodland. The Gallery Shop specializes in one-of-a-kind gifts. The McMichael Collection is a popular site for school field trips. ...more on Wikipedia about "McMichael Canadian Art Collection"
The National Gallery of Canada (French: Musée des beaux arts du Canada), located in the capital city Ottawa, Ontario, is one of Canada's premier art galleries. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Gallery of Canada"
North Shore Canadian Art is Atlantic Canada's leading Historical Canadian art Gallery. The only art gallery in Canada that only sells Historical Canadian Art. It is located in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. North Shore Canadian Art is a founding member of the Art Galleries Association of Lunenburg. North Shore Canadian Art provides biographies for all of the artists in the Gallery, to serve as an educational asset for the public. North Shore Canadian Art also carries a fine selection of Inuit Soapstone Carvings, representing the artwork of the Canadian Arctic. With paintings ranging from the 19th Century through the late 1960s, North Shore Canadian Art provides the public with a wide array of historically important Canadian Art. ...more on Wikipedia about "North Shore Canadian Art"
The Portrait Gallery of Canada ( French: Le Museé du Portrait du Canada) is a major Canadian art museum specialising in portraiture located in Ottawa Ontario. It was established on 23 January, 2001 by the federal Government of Canada as a programme of Library and Archives Canada. At the present time, a renovation is in progress of a heritage building located at 100 Wellington Street, the former location of the American Embassy. This location, which is just across the street from the Parliament Buildings, will serve as the home of gallery's collection upon its completion, projected to take place in 2007. ...more on Wikipedia about "Portrait Gallery of Canada"
The Rideau Street Chapel was part of a school on Rideau Street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was demolished on May of 1972, but its interior was salvaged, due to a public appeal to preserve the architectural beauty it displays. This interior is now on permament display at the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. Its careful preservation gives visitors the impression that they are actually entering the Chapel as it was before it was demolished. Its stained-glass windows are illuminated with artificial ligthing, giving the illusion of outside sunlight, even though the Chapel is actually located in the middle of the Gallery, without any direct access to outdoor light. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rideau Street Chapel"
The Rooms is a cultural facility in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The facility houses the Art Gallery of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Provincial Archives of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Provincial Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Rooms" You are visiting shortopedia
The only one of its kind in all of Northwestern Ontario, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery offers all sorts of paintings and exhibits from young artists and old, professional and unprofessional. It is located on the Confederation College campus. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thunder Bay Art Gallery"
The Vancouver Art Gallery, the fifth-largest art gallery in Canada, is located at 750 Hornby Street in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its permanent collection of over 7,900 items includes works by Emily Carr and illustrations by Chagall. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vancouver Art Gallery"
Zeke's Gallery is a 1,200 square foot art gallery located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that features emerging artists, musicians and poets. In the visual arts, Zeke's Gallery's mandate is "First Solo Shows." All events at Zeke's are recorded for posterity. Zeke's has been voted the best gallery in the Montreal Mirror's annual "Best of Montreal" survey since 2001. The address is 3955 Saint Laurent Montréal, Québec. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zeke's Gallery"
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