Collections

Over 11,000 objects strong and 110 years in the making, the AGH permanent collection is one of the finest in Canada. Recognized for its significance, breadth, and depth, the collection is core to our history and identity.

The Collection Digitization Project is

Canadian Collection

The Canadian collection is distinguished in part through a great number of iconic works, including Alex Colville’s Horse and Train, William Kurelek’s This is the Nemesis, and William Blair Bruce’s Phantom Hunter. Our current priorities for building the Canadian collection include Indigenous artists and artists from our region.

Contemporary Collection

The contemporary collection serves to constellate Canadian and International cultural production within global contemporary practices. The collection is comprised of works in a range of media including photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, video and new media.

Art Gallery of Hamilton - European Collection

International Collection

The International collection spans five centuries and boasts strong holdings of historical American, African, Asian and European (primarily French, British, Dutch and Italian) art. This collection was transformed in 2002 and 2010 through major donations from collectors Joey and Toby Tanenbaum.

BEYOND THE FRAME

Explore the AGH Collection like never before through a new, ground-breaking art activation project. Beyond the Frame uses audio, video, and augmented reality to provide interpretive, sensory, and reimagined experiences to activate selected works from the AGH Collection.