Showcase: Guitars
Location: Level 4
Dates: Opening February 11, 2023
A temporary exhibition dedicated to one of the most popular and versatile instruments — the almighty guitar.
Speak Up!
Location: Level 3, Speak Up
Dates: Updated September 2022
With the support of TD, the award-winning Speak Up! exhibition showcases Indigenous artists who have, or are, making a social impact on a local, regional, or national level—motivating a new generation to take action and offering a better understanding of where they come from.
Music & Wellness
Location: Level 3
Dates: Opened May 27, 2022
National Music Centre is launching a new permanent Music & Wellness exhibition that taps into the power of music on mental and physical health.
Canadian Music Hall of Fame 2022 Inductee: Deborah Cox
Location: Level 5, Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Dates: Opened May 14, 2022
In partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, this temporary exhibition celebrates the life and career of 2022 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee Deborah Cox.
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Location: Level 5, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Dates: Updated September 2022
In partnership with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, this permanent gallery space celebrates the latest inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame which include David Foster, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, Murray McLauchlan, Daniel Lavoie, and Sylvain Lelièvre.
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
Location: Level 5, National Bank Special Exhibition Gallery
Dates: Updated September 2022
In partnership with the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, this exhibition honours the latest artist and builder inductees George Fox and Randall Prescott.
Homegrown Country: Celebrating Canadian Country Music
Location: Level 5, National Bank Special Exhibition Gallery
Dates: Opened in June 2019
To commemorate the Canadian Country Music Awards' return to Calgary, this temporary exhibition profiles some of Canada's biggest country artists, industry builders, and new faces.
ADISQ Hall of Fame
Location: Level 5, ADISQ Hall of Fame
Dates: Opened January 24, 2020
In partnership with the l’Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (ADISQ), this permanent exhibition space honours the latest Félix Award winners and music makers from Québec.
Community Storytellers
Location: Level 1, Drop-in-Zone
Dates: Opened July 1, 2021
The Community Storytellers exhibit presents community members’ musical artifacts and memories in their own words; they are the storytellers.