Housed in a large, renovated 1960’s home on the Niagara River, RiverBrink Art Museum features annually changing exhibits from the renowned art collection of Samuel E. Weir, Q.C as well as outstanding artworks on loan from other Canadian and International collections.
The RiverBrink Art Museum Collection boasts over 1,400 works of art by Canadian, European and American artists which illustrate the history and development of Canada. The collection contains works from some of Canada’s most significant artists: Tom Thomson, Emily Carr, the Group of Seven, (Frederick Varley, Lawren Harris and A.Y Jackson, Arthur Lismer, J.E.H MacDonald), Cornelius Krieghoff, Paul Kane, Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Côté. The collection also contains art work by European artists Augustus John, Toulouse-Lautrec, Pierre August Renoir, Paul Cezanne, and Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, among others.
RiverBrink presents a popular summer lecture series and a walking tour of Queenston.
RiverBrink is open 10 am to 5 pm daily, from Victoria Day to Thanksgiving inclusive. It is open at other times by appointment.
Various special events and exhibitions are held during the year. For specific information, please visit www.riverbrink.org or call 905-262-4510.
please visit www.riverbrink.org
RiverBrink Art Museum is located at 116 Queenston Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, on the scenic Niagara Parkway, halfway between Niagara Falls and “Old Town” Niagara-on-the-Lake.