National Gallery of Canada
Kathryn Lyons is an experienced professional in the museum and education sectors, currently serving as an Instructor in Applied Museum Studies at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology since September 2024, and as the Director of Learning and Community Engagement at the National Gallery of Canada since March 2023. Prior to these roles, Kathryn held the position of Director of Learning at the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum from October 2021 to March 2023, and served as Manager of Visitor Experience at the Canadian War Museum from December 2017 to November 2021. Additional experience includes a tenure as Senior Interpretive Planner at both the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum. Kathryn's educational background includes a Bachelor of Journalism with a focus on Political Science and Government from Carleton University, obtained between 1995 and 2000.
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National Gallery of Canada
When the National Gallery of Canada was established in 1880, its collection consisted of a single 19th-century landscape. Nearly 140 years later, the Gallery is home to more than 75,000 works of art, along with extensive library and archival holdings. Comprising works from antiquity to the present day, the Gallery has one of the finest collections of Canadian and Indigenous art in the world, as well as masterworks from numerous other artistic traditions. In addition to showcasing works of art, the Gallery preserves, studies and shares works in every conceivable medium, including photography, sculpture, painting, installation and the decorative arts. It does this through conventional means such as exhibitions and publications, as well as through its website, social media channels and other forms of international outreach. Housed in one of Canada’s most iconic public buildings, the National Gallery of Canada is among the world’s most respected art institutions. As part of its ongoing evolution, and in response to the changing expectations of museum-goers, the Gallery recently renewed its entire narrative on Canadian and Indigenous art, sharing a new and compelling story of artistic production in this country, from time immemorial to the present day.