We will be back … but not just yet!
Did you know all Nickle at Noon talks are online?
Join us every Thursday 12-1 on Zoom!
Upcoming Events
Scott Coleman: Piecing Together Roman and Byzantine Identity
January 21, 2021 – 12:00 pm
Reflections on a Graduate Practicum Experience in Roman and Byzantine Numismatics Scott Coleman reflects on his graduate prac…
Bell Let’s Talk Day – Prescriptions for Art with Dick Averns
January 28, 2021 – 12:00 pm
Solving the riddle of “what is art?” has no easy answer… although one “logical” approach is to create art shaped by a pre-det…
Shelley Ruth Butler: TBA
February 11, 2021 – 12:00 pm
Shelley Ruth Butler (PhD York University) is a cultural anthropologist who researches museums, curating, and heritage sites i…
Online Resources
Nickle Picks
This etching in Nickle Galleries collections is taken from Francisco Goya’s Disparates, or Follies, a series of prints executed in 1816-19 and publish …
Nickle New
Hairy Drawing #2, 2019 Digital Ink and pastel NG.2020.004.000 Photo: Courtesy Jarvis Hall Gallery Acquiring art works by Robin Arseneault has been on …
Featured Online Nickle Picks
Nickle Galleries has nine ceramic works by John Chalke (1940-2014) including examples of his multifired, multiglazed and wood-fired works. My favorite …
Nickle Galleries launches a Youtube Channel
September 26, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Nickle Galleries launches a Youtube Channel
September 26, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Miss a Nickle at Noon talk? Great news, we are recording them and sharing them on Youtube. Our first recorded talk is a wonderful conversation betwe…
Nickle Outreach
July 9, 2020 - October 1, 2020
Nickle Outreach
July 9, 2020 - October 1, 2020
The galleries may be temporarily closed but the Nickle is busy out in the community. Watch out for: 360, a monumental art work by Dan Hudson on view a…
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Visit Us
The Nickle Galleries are located in the first two levels of the Taylor Family Digital Library on the University of Calgary campus. The Nickle is a short walk west of the University LRT Station, and Calgary Transit Buses 9, 72, 137, and 143 stop in the main campus bus loop near The Nickle. Paid parking is available on the UofC campus, the closest covered parking is located in the Arts Parkade (further information available at Parking Services).
For information, call 403-210-6201
Fall/Winter Hours (September through April):
Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursdays until 8:00 pm
Saturdays 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Closed Sundays and Holidays and during exhibition installation. Please check exhibition dates.
Spring/Summer (May through August):
Monday through Friday, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Closed Weekends and Holidays and during exhibition installation. Please check exhibition dates.
Admission is free and all are welcome