Exhibitions

Red and white quilts from the American Museum & Gardens and The Quilt Collection form the basis of this visually stunning exhibition that celebrates the best of British and American quilting.  This unique…

An exhibition of 26 framed alphabet prints and poems created in response to the climate crisis taking inspiration from the reciprocal way fungi and plants share food water and information. The alphabet…

A story of 120 million years of adaptation and survival, Bees is the epic tale of these incredible creatures and their relationship to us and the natural world. Perfectly adapted to pollinate and incredibly diverse…

Canadiana! Masterworks from the McMichael offers a journey through the diverse and evolving landscape of Canadian art. Including historical masterpieces and cutting-edge contemporary works, Canadiana! invites audiences to discover the full breadth of Canadian artistic…

This exhibition takes the visitor on a journey through pirate history, film and literature. From the Cilician pirates of the Roman Mediterranean, to the Golden Age pirates of the Caribbean. Meet Vikings,…

A Paradigm-Shifting Exhibition Showcasing Four Decades of Inuit Artistry, Resilience & Community, led by Greenlandic Inuit curator Emily Laurent Henderson. The McMichael Canadian Art Collection is proud to steward the Kinngait Drawings Archive,…

This is the first exhibition dedicated to Edith Farmiloes work and the first time that any of these drawings have been exhibited for a hundred years. Between 1895 and 1909 Edith Farmiloe…

Step into a striking exhibition of Anthony Whishaw’s reflections and interpretations of Velazquez’s iconic masterpiece Las Meninas where past and present collide. Whishaw deconstructs and reimagines its themes of perception, space, and illusion.…

A captivating display of Ukiyo-e prints from the Edo and Meiji print masters. The prints encompass the genres of beautiful women and dramatic landscapes. Well known print artists Utamaro, Hokusai and Hiroshige…

An exhibition of watercolour paintings and sketches that illustrate the travels and influences of the landscape artist Albert Goodwin (1845-1932). Introduction Albert Goodwin (1845-1932) was born in Maidstone in Kent. During his lifetime he…

Collecting artworks and other artefacts was a fashionable pursuit in the Victorian period. With cricket also at the height of its popularity, the art market could not keep up with the demand…

The exhibition explores the connection between Picasso and Dalí and the world of dance through their interpretations of the ballet The Three-Cornered Hat, or Le Tricorne, which premiered in 1919 at the…

Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 – 1976) produced around 10,000 pictures, largely depicting crowds, but only a handful relating to cricket, one of which he declared his ‘most successful’ in a signed note…

Step into the nostalgic world of Ladybird Books told through original artwork, books and objects. Ladybird books have been a familiar fixture on children’s bookshelves since the 1950s but few people are aware…

Quite simply, over 700 of the Worst Record Covers in the World. A unique, fun and engaging experience that transcends all social and cultural boundaries. In these dark times we all need…

Brick History is a journey through pivotal moments in world history, modelled in LEGO® bricks by Warren Elsmore and his team of artists. Forget dry lists of kings and queens or endless…

Where Art Meets Altitude Art of the Airport Tower celebrates the overlooked icons of aviation through the lens of architecture. In this striking photo series, Smithsonian photographer Carolyn Russo travels the globe to capture air traffic…

The generation known as the Glasgow Boys and Girls includes most radical Scottish painters of the late nineteenth century. Leading lights were Joseph Crawhall (1861-1913), James Guthrie (1859-1930), Edward Walton ((1860-1922), Flora…

A Window into Scottish Art will brings together more than 30 significant works that explore the history of Scottish Art. The exhibition is not a chronological survey, but a pick of landmark periods…

For centuries, the landscapes Scotland have inspired and captivated artists. This exhibition explores the profound transformations of these landscapes—urban and rural, land, sea, and sky—over the past 200 years. From the romanticized…