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This illustration is on page 358, vol. 1 of Narrative of the canadian red river exploring expedition of 1857: And of the assinniboine and saskatchewan exploring expedition of 1858. The illustration portrays how the Cree Indians trap and capture the…

This pillow covered with artificial leaves was used as a prop in the 2019 production of the play The Unnatural and Accidental Women written by Marie Clements in 1997. The pillow was used alongside a blanket covered with leaves to depict a bed of…

Photos of Southam Hall under renovation.

Photo 1 shows the entire Hall during the phase of renovation when the construction workers were preparing for the new flooring and seating. It also shows the gutted stage.

Photo 2 shows the balcony.

Photos of the newly renovated Southam Hall Stage showing the upgraded paneling (photo 1) with a close-up of the panel detail (photo 2).

When the National Arts Centre was originally in its design stages, the Diefenbaker government had proposed a large museum to be built on the land adjacent to the south. Hamilton Southam and his team imagined that the Confederation Square site on…

When the National Arts Centre was originally in its design stages, the Diefenbaker government had proposed a large museum to be built on the land adjacent to the south. Hamilton Southam and his team imagined that the Confederation Square site on…

Photograph of Pál Pátzay's busy of Zoltán Kodály taken from front- and side-facing angles. Photograph of Pátzay's signature on the bust is included as well.

Photographs of Pál Pátzay's bronze bust of Béla Bartók taken from front- and side-facing angles. A close-up of Pál Pátzay's signature on the sculpture is included as well.

Photographs taken by NAC Archivist-Curator Robert VanderBerg.

Visit to the construction site of the NAC in 1967, including Hamilton Southam, Mrs. Loeb, and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.