OTTAWA -- The National Gallery of Canada opens its doors to the public this weekend for the first time in four months. The gallery on Sussex Drive begins the first phase of reopening on Saturday, with reduced hours and physical distancing protocols in place to help limit the spread of COVID-19.
Admission will be free this weekend for visitors. The gallery will be open Thursday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will remain open until 8 p.m.
on Thursdays. The National Gallery of Canada's Chief of Marketing, Communications and New Media Gay Decker told CTV Morning Live "we are so excited to be welcoming visitors back to the National Gallery of Canada." All national museums in Ottawa and Gatineau closed in mid-March due to the COVID-19