Cultural happenings for you to enjoy
Article and photo by Robin Etherington
Let’s put a spring in our walking around our culturally amazing Lowertown: visit art galleries, museums, theatre, festivals, and events.
Mondays
Ottawa School of Art 35 George Street
Children and adult art classes – Brush up on your art skills and enjoy ongoing exhibitions
J.W. Stellick Gallery: short stories and visual poems
Until May 5, 2024
Karsh-Masson Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue West
Requiem by Christine Fitzgerald
(2023 Karsh Award Laureate)
May 9 to July 21, 2024
Karsh-Masson Gallery | City of Ottawa
City Hall Art Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue West
#hopeandhealing Canada by
Tracey-Mae Chambers
May 30 to August 18, 2024
City Hall Art Gallery | City of Ottawa
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Ken Azuma: A Matter of Place
Until June 24, 2024
Radical Stitch
May 17 to October 20, 2024
Stan Douglas: 2011 – 1848
Until October 2024
The Black Canadians (after Cooke)
Until March 2025
Ottawa Art Gallery – FREE ADMISSION
50 Mackenzie King Bridge
Chickadees and Flowers by Mairi Brascoupé
Until June 13, 2025
Visions and views: Landscape and abstraction in the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art
Until January 5, 2025
Ottawa Art Gallery (oaggao.ca)
Barbara Ann Scott Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa Rocks! Reunion Tour
Until September 3, 2025
Barbara Ann Scott Gallery | City of Ottawa
The Saw Gallery
Arts Court, 67 Nicholas Street
https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/saw-gallery-11548.html
MUSEUMS
Canadian Museum of History
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
First Royals of Europe
April 5, 2024 to 19 January 2025
Canada’s Got Game presents a collection of objects from Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Until October 6, 2024
Musee Bytown Museum
1 Canal Lane
Capital Healers: Ottawa’s Health Care Story
Opens May 17, 2024
90 Years of Impact: Celebrating the Jewish Federation of Ottawa
Opens May 17, 2024
Canadian War Museum
1 Vimy Place
Canada, Korea and the War
Until May 20, 2024
The Canadian Forces Artists Program
Until September 2, 2024
Vanier Museoparc
300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue, 2nd floor
Enjoy wonderful bilingual exhibitions and programs, and the rebuilt Sugar Shack.
PERFORMANCE
Ottawa Little Theatre
400 King Edward Avenue
Stag and Doe
May 8 to 25, 2024
An Act of Grace
June 12 to 29, 2024
The National Arts Centre
1 Elgin Street
SPECIAL EVENTS
Jane’s Walk Ottawa-Gatineau
May 4-5, 2024
https://www.janeswalkottawa.ca
Ottawa Tulip Festival
May 10-20, 2024
Rideau Canal – UNESCO World Heritage Site and National Heritage Site Open May long weekend through
Thanksgiving weekend 2024
Doors Open Ottawa
June 1-2, 2024
https://ottawatourism.ca/en/see-and-do/doors-open-ottawa
Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 21-30, 2024
Ottawa Blues Fest
July 4-14, 2024
Check ByWard Market District Authority’s website for events and cultural activities throughout the year:
https://www.ByWard-market.com/
Senate of Canada Building and House of Canada Free Tours