Home to the Art of Canada
Featured Exhibition
September 20, 2025 – March 29, 2026
After a landmark international tour, Early Days: Indigenous Art the McMichael opens at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection.
Current Exhibitions
Extended by popular demand
to November 23, 2025
The McMichael proudly presents Morrice in Venice, an exhibition celebrating James Wilson Morrice’s evocative depictions of one of Europe’s most enchanting cities.
July 5, 2025 – January 4, 2026
The Tree Planters is a striking photographic series by award-winning Canadian photographer Rita Leistner.
April 12, 2025 – January 2026
This spring, Toronto-based artist Sandra Brewster unveils a striking, site-specific wall installation in the McMichael’s permanent collection galleries.
Through February 22, 2026
This selection of works from our permanent collection aims to convey something of its current breadth, taking particular pleasure in placing apparently disparate works in creative conversation with one another.
June – September, 2025
This summer, Toronto-based conceptual artist Iris Häussler will be artist-in-residence in the historic Tom Thomson Shack at the McMichael.
Site-Specific Installations
Ongoing
Anishinaabe/Ojibwa artist Bonnie Devine‘s site-specific mural explores the history and geography of the Toronto Carrying Place Trail.
Upcoming Exhibitions
December 5, 2025 – March 22, 2026
This fall, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection is proud to present Stan Douglas: Tales of Empire, a focused survey of the acclaimed Vancouver-based artist’s career.
Opening March 14, 2026
Old Growth invites visitors to experience the McMichael’s most iconic and enduring treasures, artworks that have shaped the way generations have seen and felt the Canadian experience.
Opening April 11, 2026
Acquisitions breathe new life into museum collections. Fresh Air presents a selection of the McMichael’s recent acquisitions, presented in dynamic dialogue with long-held works from the collection.
















