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National Gallery of Canada Foundation Outlines Future Direction

In May, 2005, The National Gallery of Canada acquired the Louise Bourgeois' spider sculpture Maman. Artist's photo rendering.

OTTAWA.- The
National Gallery of Canada Foundation outlined yesterday its plans
for its
future direction and activities, following the broader
organizational
realignment announced by the National Gallery of Canada
(NGC).  The Foundation expressed its strong support for the
“institutional realignment” announced by Gallery Director and CEO
Marc
Mayer and approved by the Gallery’s Board of Trustees.

“The steps
taken by the National Gallery of Canada to achieve greater overall

effectiveness in delivering its mandate as a leading national and
global
centre of excellence is totally consistent with the aims and
objectives of
the Foundation,” said Foundation Chair Thomas d’Aquino.