Crustose lichens on shale.

The Stone Wall Gallery

Photo Exhibition

The heritage stone walls in the museum's basement are now adorned with beautiful images. Watch for photography on diverse themes.

Lichens
March – Sept. 2012
Mammals of Canada
Sept. – Nov. 2012
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Nature Art—2012 Season

Celebrate the Art of Nature: From the Real to the Surreal

Take a look at the impressive, intriguing and breathtaking art exhibitions on display or upcoming at the museum.

Camp for palaeontologists in 1986 at Sand Bay, Axel Heiberg Island (now in Nunavut).

Awesome Arctic

Nov.29,2011–Nov.30,2012

More than 50 photographs reveal the rugged northern fieldwork of museum research scientists in Arctic in Awesome Arctic: Images of Our Research in the North.

An image from the film The Sugarcane Labyrinth by Anne Katrine Senstad.

Preternatural

Dec. 9, 2011–March 4, 2012

Preternatural: Where Art and Nature Collide is a contemporary art show featuring unique photography, video, and sculpture by five impressive artists.

 

Detail from Blue Tanagers, by Helen Gregory. Acrylic on canvas, 2008.

Unrequited Death

Mar. 23 – Sept. 3, 2012

Helen Gregory's intriguing paintings suggest how biological specimens can be represented in unexpected, sometimes romantic contexts, to evoke a sense of the sinister and the fanciful.

Ikebana

Apr. 19–22, 2012

The ancient art of Japanese floral design is brought to life through unique and beautiful arrangements created by the Ottawa Centennial Chapter of Ikebana International.

Colony, by Hilde Lambrechts.

Nature into Sculpture

May 5–13, 2012

Enjoy an eclectic array of naturally inspired art—in wood, clay, stone, metal, bone and fibre—by the members of the National Capital Network of Sculptors.

Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa).

Canadian Wildlife Photography

Jun. 7 – Aug. 26, 2012

Now in its 4th edition, Canadian Wildlife Photography of the Year features award-winning images from Canadian Geographic magazine's annual national wildlife photo contest.