Location: Level 5, National Bank Special Exhibitions Gallery
Dates: July 16, 2025 until July 2026
Timeless: 100 years of Oscar Peterson commemorates the centenary of one of Canada’s greatest musical legends. The exhibition celebrates the extraordinary life, music, and legacy of the virtuosic jazz pianist, composer, and humanitarian who captivated audiences around the world.
Location: Level 4
Dates: Updated September 11, 2024
In partnership with the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, this exhibition honours the latest artist and builder inductees, k.d. lang and Gilles Godard, alongside many past inductees.
Location: Level 5, Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Dates: March 26, 2025 to February 2026
In partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), this temporary exhibition celebrates the 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee, Sum 41.
Location: Level 5
Dates: May 7, 2025 until February 2026
In partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), this temporary exhibition celebrates the 2025 Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees — Dan Hill, Ginette Reno, Glass Tiger, and Loreena McKennitt.
Location: Level 5, The Arlene Flock McKen Cloud Lounge
Dates: March 29, 2025 to January 11, 2026
Piano 325 is a new National Music Centre exhibition celebrating the 325th anniversary of the piano — an instrument that revolutionized music and continues to inspire musicians across genres.
Location: Level 3, Speak Up
Dates: Updated on June 18, 2025
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.
Location: Level 4
Dates: Updated March 2024
In partnership with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, this permanent gallery space celebrates the inductees into the Hall of Fame.
Location: Level 4
Dates: Updated March 2024
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.
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.
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.