Organization

Winnipeg Art Gallery–Qaumajuq (WAG-Qaumajuq) is one of Canada’s leading art museums, dedicated to sharing powerful artistic stories and fostering meaningful connections between artists, communities, and audiences. Founded in 1912 as the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Arts, the institution is Western Canada’s oldest civic art gallery and has evolved into one of the country’s most significant cultural institutions. It moved to its iconic purpose-built building, designed by architect Gustavo da Roza, in 1971 featuring 28,694 square feet of exhibition space across multiple galleries, including a skylit gallery, mezzanine, main hall, and rooftop sculpture garden.

In 2021, the original Winnipeg Art Gallery expanded with the opening of Qaumajuq, a landmark Inuit art centre that added approximately 14,907 square feet of gallery space across four dedicated exhibition areas. With the opening, WAG-Qaumajuq grew its overall footprint to 185,000 square feet, making it the ...