Canada House Gallery
- Art lovers
- History enthusiasts
What Visitors Say
Joined a public tour during Open House weekend and was surprised by the layout of the building, which is actually three separate buildings amalgamated into one. Finely finished as you’d expect with respect paid to a range of Canadian artists from different provinces. Informative tour with a personable guide!
I came here to see an exhibition, "Honouring Our Future." Yukon First Nations Graduation Regalia. Small but interesting exhibition until September 2024.
I was craving some fluffy pancakes for breakfast, and what better place to go to get some maple syrup. Wrong! My attempts to enter into a syruppy transaction were not successful. My dreams of maple-infused bliss were dashed. I do think they're missing a trick here, but hey, nice building.
Had a momentary encounter with this striking establishment, surely a testament to the diplomatic ties that share. Appreciating the proud Canadian flag waving against the London skyline was a pleasant sight. The quintessentially grandeur, elegance and traditional architecture exhibited in its exterior provides a sense of honor and dignity.
Beautiful building in the heart of London. We stopped into the Canada Gallery, which is part of Canada House to see the Stephen Appleby-Barr: Échelle, New Paintings and Sculptures exhibit.
Highlights
Contemporary Painting & Photography
Recent exhibitions spotlight emerging and established Canadian artists, from conceptual photography to large-scale painting.Look for curatorial notes that map artists to provinces and territories—Canada by way of studio practice.
Main gallery, Trafalgar Square frontage
Indigenous Art Focus
Shows frequently include First Nations, Inuit and Métis work—prints, sculpture and textiles—framed within living cultural traditions.Compare an Inuit stonecut print edition with a later lithograph: different processes produce distinct line qualities.
Feature wall / rotating casework
Design & Craft Dialogues
Ceramics, textiles and metalwork underline Canada’s strong craft scene and its links to landscape and materials.Match glazes and clays to stated regions—geology as part of the object’s identity.
Side cases and plinths
Opening Hours
Fun Facts
The gallery sits within Canada House on Trafalgar Square—an 1820s Smirke building later adapted as the Canadian High Commission—so exhibitions pair contemporary art with a neoclassical backdrop.
Programme themes often rotate by region or community, bringing work from across Canada’s provinces and territories to a single London room.
Inuit printmaking—pioneered in Arctic communities from the late 1950s—regularly features; captions explain cooperative studios and community editions.
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