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Exhibitions in Ottawa this weekend

21 events on Sunday, October 18, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa Art Gallery, National Gallery of Canada.

Visual arts
until Sep 6

Qikiqtait: Where Inuit Knowledge and Innovation Come Together

Canadian Museum of Nature · Centretown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 29

Wi'k+palu'k Sam Glodeo'q ta'n wetapeksitaq: Honouring the Belonging of Sam Glode

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Diego Rivera Meets Henry Moore

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Napoleon – The Immersive Saga

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
$20–$30
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Wild Colour

Canadian Museum of Nature · Centretown
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Apr 30

Mélanie Myers: Humidité Relative Humidity (CUAG Centretown)

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jun 11

Timescapes: Journey through the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 17

Sacred Journey

Canada Science and Technology Museum · Ottawa East / Alta Vista
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 29

Wonder World

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Spotlight on Soccer

Canadian Museum of History · Gatineau (Hull)
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 8

Haleta: The Threshold of Being

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 3

2026 Sobey Art Award Exhibition

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
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Visual arts
until Jan 17

Marion Wagschal: Cyclops and Other Tales

National Gallery of Canada · Lower Town / Sussex Drive
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Mar 14

Frame by Frame: Animation in Ottawa

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 23

Body Politics: Art, Protest and the State

SAW Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Dec 13

Faisa Omer: Threading Roots

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 13

Joi T. Arcand: The Shape of Words

Carleton University Art Gallery · Carleton University
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Dec 31

Canada at War Against Japan, 1941–1945

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Sep 26

Canada's Unknown Soldier

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Close to Conflict – Canada and the American Civil War

Canadian War Museum · LeBreton Flats
- Visual arts
Visual arts
until Nov 8

Victoria Laube | Exfoliation

Ottawa Art Gallery · Lowertown / Arts Court
- Visual arts
Free

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