Montreal's museums

The MMFA is one of Canada’s most visited museums and the eighth-most visited museum in North America, boasting more than 1.3 million visitors. The Museum’s original temporary exhibitions combine various artistic disciplines – fine arts, music, film, fashion and design – and are exported around the world. Its rich encyclopedic collection, distributed among five pavilions, includes international art, world cultures, decorative arts and design, and Quebec and Canadian art.

SBC Gallery of Contemporary Art is a non-profit exhibition centre and public gallery in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, dedicated to providing a forum for artists, curators and cultural practitioners for projects that critically engage diverse publics with current issues in art, culture and society.

The CCA is an international research institution based on the fundamental premise that architecture is a public concern. It was founded in 1979 by Phyllis Lambert as a new type of cultural institution, with the specific aim of increasing public awareness of the role of architecture in contemporary society and promoting scholarly research in the field.

Located in a beautiful mansion on the shores of Lake St. Louis, the Stewart Hall Art Gallery presents eight contemporary arts exhibitions all year round. Its boutique showcases a large variety of handmade objects by Canadians artists.

Founded in 1906, La Guilde is a non-profit organization that aims to preserve, promote and increase awareness for Inuit art, First Nations art, and Fine Crafts from Canada.

The Avataq Cultural Institute ensures the conservation, documentation and enhancement of the language and heritage of the Inuit of Nunavik with its vast collection of archives, archaeological objects, works of art and material culture.

Established in 2007 by Phoebe Greenberg, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing impactful experiences with contemporary art to the public.

Arsenal Contemporary Art is dedicated to the support, promotion and development of Canadian contemporary art. The art center hosts contemporary art exhibitions, large-scale public exhibitions, special projects and residencies, as well as the Galerie Blouin Division.