Wallace Collection the largest, most important and extant collection of French 18th-century decorative arts in the world, rivalled only by the triumvirate of the Musée du Louvre, Château de Versailles and Mobilier National in France. The Wallace Collection is a non-departmental public body and admission is free. The Wallace Collection is a museum which displays the works of art collected in the 18th and 19th centuries by five generations of a British aristocratic family – the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace, the illegitimate son of the 4th Marquess. In the 19th century, the Marquesses of Hertford were one
Firestone Collection of Canadian Art wished for. To increase the accessibility of the Collection, pieces from the collection have toured overseas as well as continuing to travel throughout Canada to art institutions. The 2004 exhibition "Full Space: Modern Art from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art" curated by Emily Falvey, was the Ottawa Art Gallery’s first national touring exhibition of the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art. The 2005 exhibition "Private Eye: Choosing Ottawa for a National Collection" curated by Catherine Sinclair and coinciding with the 150th anniversary of the City of Ottawa aimed to display never before seen works from the Collection. The 2008 exhibition