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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Mar 24, 2023
    It was our absolute pleasure to welcome First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to the National Gallery of Canada today. We are honoured that you visited and toured our special exhibit, Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment. #Ankosé
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jan 18, 2017
    National Gallery of Canada educators take @MuseumSelfieDay very, very seriously. And it's not done yet! Can you take a better #museumselfie?
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    May 31, 2021
    The Great Hall will be lit orange for 215 hours to commemorate the #215 children buried at Kamloops Residential School. The Gallery stands with all Indigenous Peoples including survivors who are affected by intergenerational trauma. If you need help please call 1-866 925-4419.
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jan 21, 2015
    Not technically a #museumselfie but here's @SteveMartinToGo in front of one of our #LawrenHarris works. #canadianart
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Sep 6, 2016
    Only once-in-a-lifetime do you get to see these paintings of #MarieAntoinette side-by-side—#VigeeLeBrun ends Sept 11
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Mar 15, 2017
    A1–What do you think, does the National Gallery of Canada have the coolest architecture? Join the #CanadaChat about #Museums to let us know!
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jan 5, 2021
    The gallery welcomes @angelajcassie as Vice-President Strategic Transformation & Inclusion. A veteran Executive from the Canadian Museum of Human Rights & @CdnHeritage. She will help implement our 1st ever Strategic plan and commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Feb 13, 2019
    Welcome Alexandra “Sasha” Suda! “It is a great privilege to lead the National Gallery of Canada. A thrilling adventure awaits us – one that builds on a rich tradition, a world-class collection, and the dedication of the institution’s incredible staff. ” gallery.ca/from-the-direc…
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jun 20, 2022
    The NGC Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Angela Cassie, as Interim Director & CEO, starting July 10, 2022. Congratulations @angelajcassie! gallery.ca/for-profession…  #Ankosé #ToutestRelié
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Mar 10, 2021
    Tomorrow, works by the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, Tom Thomson and films by Indigenous artists Lisa Jackson and Caroline Monnet, will be on view at the @SCHIRN for Magnetic North: Imagining Canada in Painting 1910–1940. 🙌 Photo: @SCHIRN
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jun 21, 2018
    Welcome Alexandra Kahsenni:io Nahwegahbow, the first ever Associate Curator of Historical Indigenous Art at the National Gallery of Canada. She is Anishinaabe and Kanien'kehá:ka and a member of Whitefish River First Nation. facebook.com/nationalgaller… #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Oct 28, 2017
    Painting in winter posed new compositional challenges. In Tom Thomson’s Snow in October (1916-17), the shadows mirror the drooping branches.
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Nov 7, 2021
    Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory wins the 2021 Sobey Art Award, prestigious 100k prize for emerging artists in Canada. For more information read the press release ⬇️ gallery.ca/for-profession…
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    National Gallery of Canada
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    Jun 15, 2018
    Two portraits by Berthe Morisot from the Ordrupgaard Collection, Woman with a Fan and Young Girl on the Grass, serve as a starting point for a lecture on the women artists of Impressionism. Join Sylvie Patry of the @MuseeOrsay tomorrow at the National Gallery.ca/whats-on/calen…