November 9, 2007
News: The Government of Canada Creates Opportunity to Host the Portrait Gallery of Canada
The Honourable Josée Verner, Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages, and the Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, today announced...
Monday, October 29, 2007 from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm
Event: In Your Face Opening
The Portrait Gallery of Canada, in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Ontario, invites you to attend the opening of In Your Face: The People's Portrait Project.
Thursday, October 18, 2007 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Event: Free lectures featuring miniature portraits
The Portrait Gallery of Canada (PGC) invites you to attend an evening of lectures about portrait miniatures hosted by our Director General, Dr. Lilly Koltun.
September 28, 2007
News: Vault tours fully booked!
We would like to thank everyone who has participated in our pilot project, Inside Vault 34 - A Curator's Tour.
Stay tuned, a video glimpse of the tour will be online soon.
Every Sunday, from September 16 to November 4, 2007
Event: Vault Tours
See rare and inspiring portraits of Canadians
The Portrait Gallery of Canada is inviting the public to take a glimpse Inside Vault 34 - A Curator's Tour, a series of Sunday-only free guided tours
March 8, 2007
Press clippings: Mistaken Identity
Regally stoic, clad in flowing robes and adorned with tattoos.
March 7, 2007
Press clippings: The 'Indian Kings' return to London
Almost 300 years ago, the Iroquois in these portraits travelled across the Atlantic and wowed the court of Queen Anne, writes Elizabeth Renzetti. Now, their pictures are back for a visit.
March 6, 2007
Canada's Four Indian Kings Reign Supreme in London, England
Some three hundred years after their original voyage and three decades after being acquired by Library and Archives Canada, the portraits of the Four Indian Kings have returned to London.