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Spacious museum showcasing Québec & Canadian visual works, plus international contemporary art.
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We love this gorgeous museum and always make a point of visiting when in the city. Along with the beautiful paintings exhibited, there was a huge exhibit of artifacts from around the world. There was also a large special exhibit of art by Marisol. Beautifully done and something for everyone!
I really enjoyed the museum of fine arts in Montreal.
There are several exhibits spread throughout 3 buildings linked by an underground hallway. I noticed washrooms on each level and the elevators were all in working order. We went when the museum opened, so it was a quick wait to purchase tickets. Coat check is available. The museum is rather warm, so check your coat. There's a large gift shop that's interesting to check out too.
With so many items on display, there's bound to be something for everyone.
There are several exhibits spread throughout 3 buildings linked by an underground hallway. I noticed washrooms on each level and the elevators were all in working order. We went when the museum opened, so it was a quick wait to purchase tickets. Coat check is available. The museum is rather warm, so check your coat. There's a large gift shop that's interesting to check out too.
With so many items on display, there's bound to be something for everyone.
Absolutely loved this museum. Amazing collections. Loved the care and attention taken to not only provide artists names and dates but many (most?) of the pieces included a paragraph or two explanation about the artist and/or the piece - very informative and interesting to read. They enjoy having many square feet of exhibition space and getting between the various buildings is relatively easy. We spent four hours and felt like we saw most of what we wanted to see. There was a really well done exhibit on the works of Marisol - who I knew nothing about before (I’m relatively ignorant in art) and found it very interesting. Kudos to the curators and staff here. Highly recommend!
Fantastic museum with exquisite art pieces. We bought tickets at the door and took our time walking through the many floors and areas. There was a suprising amount of ancient Egyptian and Asian artifacts which were well presented as well. There was so much here that I almost feel like it warrants 2 separate trips simply because of the amount of time it takes to read through everything. Definitely worth checking out!
Love this museum. I’ve visited so many times and still love here. I just wanna share a small story. I accidentally lost my hat here on Wednesday and I was busy on these days. So I can only come back today to look for it. Their staffs are so nice. They have organized all the missing stuffs in the list and kept it until I come back (about two days). I found my hat back successfully. Thanks so much!!!!!
Great collections. They have modern to classic European, First Nations, Canadian….it’s a thorough set of art. They have some free evenings if you don’t want to pay admission. Everything is included with the admission, which is nice. The only complaint is there’s only one entrance/exit. We had to backtrack to leave. If we’d known that, we would have proceeded a little differently. They will ask that you check backpacks.
It’s a fantastic museum that you must visit if you’re in Montreal!
I went on a Wednesday thinking that it would be closing at 9 but they informed me when I got there that it actually will close at 5 for a special exhibition. I really hope that they will announce this in their website or social media to inform other visitors ahead of time so I would recommend that you call if you plan on coming on a Wednesday.
Other than that, they have world class art and carefully curated exhibits so make sure you come with clean schedule!
I went on a Wednesday thinking that it would be closing at 9 but they informed me when I got there that it actually will close at 5 for a special exhibition. I really hope that they will announce this in their website or social media to inform other visitors ahead of time so I would recommend that you call if you plan on coming on a Wednesday.
Other than that, they have world class art and carefully curated exhibits so make sure you come with clean schedule!
