Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Art museum in Montreal, Canada
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts spans five pavilions and contains 47,000 artworks, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, and decorative objects from different periods.
Founded in 1860, the museum started in Phillips Square and moved to its current Sherbrooke Street West location in 1912, occupying a Beaux-Arts building.
The museum exhibits Quebec heritage, Canadian art, international collections, and maintains a dedicated space for Indigenous and Inuit artistic expressions.
The museum opens Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00, with wheelchair access throughout all pavilions and convenient access from Guy-Concordia metro station.
The Bourgie Hall, situated within the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion, integrates musical performances with visual arts through regular concerts and events.
Location: Montreal
Inception: 1860
Architects: Edward Maxwell
Official opening: 1860
Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible
Address: 1380 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10:00-17:00; Wednesday 17:00-21:00 "open to public"
Phone: +15142852000
Email: musee@mbamtl.org
Website: https://mbam.qc.ca/en
GPS coordinates: 45.49870,-73.57938
Latest update: May 27, 2025 06:54
Montreal combines historic sites and cultural institutions along the Saint Lawrence River. The city displays its religious past in structures like Notre-Dame Basilica, whose neo-gothic facade dates to the 1820s, and Saint Joseph's Oratory, a Catholic pilgrimage site on Westmount. Mount Royal rises 764 ft (233 m) above the city center, offering views across downtown and the river. Parc Jean-Drapeau spans two former Expo islands and now houses the Biosphere and the Formula 1 track Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Cultural facilities include the Museum of Fine Arts, which presents Canadian and European collections, and Pointe-à-Callière, built on archaeological sites from the 17th century. Old Montreal preserves buildings from the French colonial period along cobblestone streets. The Olympic Stadium and Botanical Garden date from different 20th-century construction phases. Markets such as Jean-Talon and Atwater have sold regional produce for decades. The Quartier des Spectacles concentrates performance venues around Place des Arts, while the Underground City connects pedestrian passages beneath downtown.
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