Ottawa museum events you won't want to miss

Outside the National Gallery of Canada. Photo by James Peltzer via the OttawaStart Flickr pool.

Visiting art galleries and museums is a great way to expand your knowledge and be inspired. Ottawans are lucky to be living in a city which has seven of the nine national museums and art gallery. Check out the temporary exhibits which are closing this year. If you want to visit multiple museums, check out the museums passport program. It offers three museum visits for $35.

1. Canadian Museum of History

• Unceded- Voices of the Land: Until March 22, 2020
• Jewish Journeys — Stories of Immigration from the Treasures of Library and Archives Canada: Until Feb 23, 2020
• A Nation’s Calling Card: Until March 29, 2020
• Beyond Bluenose — The William James Roue Collection: Until June 30, 2020

2. Canadian Museum of Nature

• Me and My Microbes: The Zoo Inside You: Until March 29, 2020
• Butterflies in Flight: Until March 22, 2020

3. Canadian War Museum

• Royal Canadian Legion Poster and Literary Contest Winners 2019: Until June 15, 2020
• Invasion!- Canadians and The Battle of Normandy, 1944: Until March 31, 2020

4. National Gallery of Canada

• Hanran: 20th-Century Japanese Photography: Until March 22, 2020
• Beautiful Monsters in Early Eurpoean Prints and Drawings (1450-1700): Until March 29, 2020
• PhotoLab 6: New Generation Photography Award Exhibition: Until March 22, 2020
• Abadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel: Until April 5, 2020
• William Blake 1757-1827: Illustrated Books: Until April 26, 2020