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Req # 3025-009-A2023-004
Copies of agreements with the Matthiesen Gallery for artworks purchased from the said gallery: Matthiesen Gallery, 7/8 Mason's York, Duke Street, St. Jame's London, UK, SW1Y 6BUOrganization: National Gallery of Canada
6 page(s)
March 2024
March 2024
Req # 3025-009-A2023-001
Peter Paul Rubens - The Entombment 1612-1614 no. 6431 Recent restoration - Please provide all information available regarding the recent restoration of the painting listed above including but not limited to: who performed the restoration, materials used, dates of restoration, method who authorized restoration, and rationale for removing knot on bottom left corner and any other information and documentation regarding this painting's recent restoration.Organization: National Gallery of Canada
3 page(s)
January 2024
January 2024
Req # 3025-009-A2022-010
•Provide drafts of the 2021-26 strategic plan, progress reports from the consultant on the strategic plan development and the National Gallery of Canada feedback to the consultants on strategic plan expectations and consultant work. •Include the 2021-22 and 2022-23 follow up assessments and challenges to implementing the 2021-26 strategic plan (including goals met, not met to date) and how this plan has affected and will affect staffing and led to dismissals and could lead to further dismissals. •Provide any records from 2021 and 2022 from Angela Cassie, first as VP Strategic Transformation and now as Interim Director and CEO; Tania Lafreniere, the Vice President of People, Culture and Belonging; and Steven Loft, Vice President of Indigenous Ways and Decolonization in making staff changes and dismissals, and in answering internal and external criticism (including drafts in responding to union, art donors, art galleries and others). Exclude communications with Legal Counsel. •Provide minutes for Board of Trustees meetings since 2019, and staff reports for those meetings concerning the strategic plan, its implementation and staff dismissals. •Exclude records processed under NGC file #A2022-014.Organization: National Gallery of Canada
1996 page(s)
December 2023
December 2023
Req # A-2023-01
Documentation or records related to the planning and development of the film and online exhibition Greece: Secrets of the Past, including meeting minutes, emails, internal memos, and any other relevant materials. Any guidelines, instructions, or directives provided to the exhibition team regarding the content and scope of the film/exhibit, including those linked to the accompanying IMAX film. Information on the individuals involved in the film / exhibition development process, including curators, researchers, content writers, and advisors. Details of any external consultants, experts, or community members who were consulted or engaged during the development of the exhibit or film. Policies, procedures, or guidelines employed by the Canadian Museum of History to ensure accurate and inclusive representation of exhibitions.Organization: Canadian Museum of History
996 page(s)
November 2023
November 2023
Req # 3025-009-A2022-014
This request is for information related to the organization, structure, planning and staffing of the department currently referred to as the Department of Indigenous Ways and Decolonization or IW&D. Records would include emails, correspondence, meeting notes, memos, notes, media releases from January 2020 to February 3, 2023.Organization: National Gallery of Canada
1044 page(s)
October 2023
October 2023
Req # 3025-009-A2022-016
1. Management and curatorial preparation files (including emails) regarding the rationale, subject matter and themes of the Jean-Paul Riopelle exhibition scheduled for 2023. 2. All documents (including e-mails) concerning discussions and exchanges on the advisability of withdrawing the Riopelle exhibition from the program. 3. Management documents concerning the choice and direction of this exhibition, including e-mails exchanged between museum management, museum staff and the curatorial team responsible for the exhibition. 4. Letters, e-mails, text messages and other correspondence or documents between the Gallery management and collectors lending works for the Riopelle exhibition. 5. The list of Jean-Paul Riopelle's works in your collection. 6. Your Acquisitions Committee's Riopelle files for the last 5 years. 7. Contracts or other documents (including e-mails) for donations or pledges signed within the last five years. 8. Donation or pledge agreements for the past 5 years concerning the conservation, exhibition or disposal of Riopelle's works. 9. The guidelines for donations to the NGC, if available. 10. Ethical rules governing or prohibiting gifts from persons in its employ, and persons close to or connected now or formerly with its board of directors.Organization: National Gallery of Canada
2058 page(s)
October 2023
October 2023
Req # A-2023-03
Every final Harassment and Violence investigation report completed during the period of April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023.Organization: Canadian Museum of History
162 page(s)
September 2023
September 2023
Req # A-2023-04
Every workplace assessment (for harassment and violence) completed for the period of January 2, 2020 to June 30, 2023.Organization: Canadian Museum of History
0 page(s)
August 2023
August 2023
Req # A-2023-02
Every final Harassment and Violence investigation report completed during the months of April and May 2023.Organization: Canadian Museum of History
0 page(s)
July 2023
July 2023
Req # A-2018-06
With respect to the Canadian History Hall, I request access to: The names of the members of the General Committee; the Women's Committee; and the period committee for 1945 to the present day, and the time frame in which such members served; Any and all reports from the Women's committee, and from the period committee for 1945 to the present day, to "the museum team" and/or to the General Committee, particularly but not limited to any reports from 2013-2016 responding to "preliminary research" or to "draft exhibition text"; and, The documentation that constitutes the final proposal from the curatorial team for Story 4 (Diversity and Human Rights: 1914 to the Present Day) of Gallery 3 (Modern Canada: 1914 to the Present Day) which sets out what is to be included in that Story, how is it to be exhibited and the exhibition text, and on which the official approval or sign-off to proceed with creating of Story 4 of Gallery 3.Organization: Canadian Museum of History
3647 page(s)
June 2023
June 2023