Visitors to the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau can take a waterborne journey through Québec’s past via its latest exhibition, River of Dreams – Impressionism on the St. Lawrence.
Running until August 2026, the new show includes works by renowned Canadian artists including Maurice Cullen, Clarence Gagnon, Henrietta Mabel May and James Wilson Morrice, and chronicles major societal changes across the province.
Impressionist works featured highlight a shift from Québec’s quiet rural beginnings to the bustling cityscapes and factories that came with industrialisation, taking a visual journey along the St Lawrence from Montréal to Québec City through the beloved Charlevoix region and Côte-de-Beaupré.
Alongside the paintings, the exhibition will include select artifacts and objects such as archival photographs, textiles and pottery to add deeper insight into the lives of locals.
In parallel, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa presents a striking reflection on landscape and season with Winter Count: Embracing the Cold, on display until March 2026. Featuring more than 150 works, spanning from the early 19th century to the present day, it is the first major exhibition to bring together Indigenous, Canadian settler, and northern European perspectives on life in the Canadian winter.
