Canada Day Tuesday, July 1 Celebrate Canada Day at the McMichael! Enjoy free admission and a full day of family-friendly art and music programming. Free Admission 11 am to 4 pm Location: Founder’s Lounge All Ages A Message to Canada Drop-in Card Illustration [...]
Curatorial Talk: Morrice in Venice Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 2 pm James Wilson Morrice (1865-1924) was the first Canadian artist to regularly visit Venice, and the first and only Canadian to have his work displayed at the prestigious Venice Biennale until some fifty years later. From his [...]
Matinée francophone: Morrice in Venice Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 10:30 am Speaker: Emma Ducharme Discover Venice through the paintings of James Wilson Morrice, a celebrated Quebecois artist who inspired the entire generation of Canadian modernist painters. The program is offered [...]
Performance: Julie Nesrallah Celebrates Italy at the McMichael Friday, June 27, 2025 | 8 pm Price Members: $40 General Public: $50 Register for Event Includes gallery admission. Pre-Concert Dinner at CABIN CABIN [...]
Chamber Series 2024/25 Cost General Public: $50 McMichael Members: $40 Tafelmusik Members: $40 Location McMichael Canadian Art Collection 10365 Islington Ave, Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0 Pre-Concert Dinner at CABIN CABIN Opens: 5 pm Last Seating: 7 pm Dinner Menu Reserve Table [...]
Join artist Sandra Brewster and McMichael Executive Director and Chief Curator Sarah Milroy for a conversation about Brewster’s work.
Saturday, May 3, 2025 Canadian Art Hop From coast to coast, the annual Canadian Art Hop shines a spotlight on the richness and diversity of the Canadian art landscape—featuring commercial galleries, artist-run centres, and public institutions across the country. As part of this national celebration, the McMichael is pleased to offer two [...]
Curatorial Talk: Women of the St. Lawrence Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 2 pm Speaker Anne-Marie Bouchard Price Free with gallery admission. Registration required. Register for Talk Join Anne-Marie Bouchard, guest curator of the McMichael’s touring [...]
Matinée francophone with Anne-Marie Bouchard Saturday, April 26, 2025 | 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Join us for a special matinée francophone with Anne-Marie Bouchard, former curator at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ) and the curator of River of Dreams: Impressionism on the [...]
McMichael Slow Art Day On April 5th the McMichael will observe Slow Art Day, a day that encourages people to “discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art.” On Slow Art Day the galleries will be as quiet as possible with lots of extra seating. There will be no public tours [...]
Matinée francophone Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait Saturday, March 22, 2025 | 10 am to 12 pm Experience Worlds on Paper: Drawings from Kinngait in a special French-language tour led by Emma Ducharme, French Program and Community Engagement Coordinator. Start your morning with a [...]
Curatorial Talk: Worlds On Paper: Drawings from Kinngait Sunday, March 9, 2025 | 2 - 3 pm Speakers Emily Laurent Henderson John Geoghegan Price Free with gallery admission. Registration required. Register for Talk Join McMichael [...]
Langue française disponible ci-dessous. Valentine's Day at the McMichael with Julie Nesrallah Friday, February 14, 2025 | 8 pm Bilingual Performance: Visages de l’amour Mezzo-soprano Julie Nesrallah invites you to join her this Valentine’s Day for an exploration of the many moods of love. Visages de l’amour considers the good, [...]
Derek Sullivan (b. 1976), #166, Out Standing in a Field, A siege of herons, 2022–23, coloured pencil on Rising Museumboard, 133 x 101.9 cm, courtesy of Scotiabank. © Derek Sullivan. Curatorial Talk: Derek Sullivan: Field Notes Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 2 pm Speakers Derek Sullivan [...]
Maria Chapdelaine, Curatorial Talk Speaker: John Geoghegan Sunday, January 26, 2025 | 2 pm Discover the story behind Clarence Gagnon's 54 original illustrations to 1930s edition of Maria Chapdelaine, the ultimate Quebec roman du terroir written by Louis Hémon, French writer and entrepreneur. Free with gallery [...]
Matinée francophone: Clarence Gagnon’s Maria Chapdelaine Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 10 am to 12 pm Enjoy warm beverages and a light petit-dejeuner in the Founders’ Lounge before joining McMichael Bilingual Educator Briana Pellizari-Lento on a French-language guided tour of Clarence Gagnon’s suite of illustrations created [...]
Curatorial Talk: John Scott: Firestorm Sunday, December 8, 2024 | 2 pm Join a curatorial conversation between guest curator John O’Brian and McMichael Executive Director Sarah Milroy about the newly opened exhibition John Scott: Firestorm. The exhibition presents works made by the late Canadian [...]
Curatorial Talk: James Wilson Morrice in North Africa Sunday, November 24, 2024 | 2 pm Speaker Katerina Atanassova Price Free with gallery admission. Registration required. Register for Talk Many Canadian art lovers know James Wilson Morrice’s [...]
Teaching Artist Series A Journey Through the Wilderness with Dominik Modlinski Join us at for an inspiring presentation by Dominik Modlinski, a leading contemporary Canadian landscape artist and popular art instructor and lecturer. Known for his bold use of colour and texture, Dominik’s work captures the essence of the Canadian North and [...]
Back by Popular Demand Curator’s Walk & Talk The works of Robert Pilot in River of Dreams: Impressionism on the St. Lawrence Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 2 pm Join John Geoghegan, Associate Curator of Collections and Research, on a guided walking tour of River [...]