A Lively Exchange between Amateurs and Connoisseurs

Our raison d’être: Bringing people together through art by offering creative experiences shaped by excellence.

Located in Quebec City, the Musée is the living memory of Québec’s art and artists from the 17th century onward.

Welcome to the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec

What to do at the Musée

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Current Exhibitions

Featured Exhibition

Hyperrealism: This Is Not a Body

Until October 12, 2026

Access to exhibitions requires a Musée admission ticket.
Save up to $3 by purchasing your ticket online!
Permanent Exhibition

Us

At all time

Access to exhibitions requires a Musée admission ticket.
Save up to $3 by purchasing your ticket online!
- National Collection
Permanent Exhibition

Decorative Arts and Design in Québec

At all time

Access to exhibitions requires a Musée admission ticket.
Save up to $3 by purchasing your ticket online!
- National Collection
Permanent Exhibition

Inuit Art

At all time

Access to exhibitions requires a Musée admission ticket.
Save up to $3 by purchasing your ticket online!
- National Collection
Permanent Exhibition

Contemporary Art in Québec

At all time

Access to exhibitions requires a Musée admission ticket.
Save up to $3 by purchasing your ticket online!
- National Collection

Upcoming Activities

Guided tour
Guided tour of Hyperrealism. This Is Not a Body

13:30, 15:00 and 19:00 (wednesdays)

Until October 11, 2026

Included in Musée admission
No reservation required
- Limited places
- In French
Guided tour
Stroller museum tour

Stroller museum tour

10:15

From June 18, 2026 until August 18, 2026

Member: $7 | Regular: $10
- Families
Guided tour
Plus vrai que nature

Guided tour

10:30

Until June 20, 2026

Included in Musée admission
- Limited places
- Families
Workshop
A notebook of one’s own

13:15 and 15:00

From June 21, 2026 until June 28, 2026

$7 per person
- Families
Guided tour
Plus vrai que nature

Guided tour

10:30 and 11:15

From June 27, 2026 until August 30, 2026

Included in Musée admission
- Limited places
- Families
Guided tour
Guided tour of Hyperrealism. This Is Not a Body

For Members Only

10:30 and 14:00

From July 8, 2026 until August 9, 2026

Free
Reservation required
- Limited places
- In French
- For Members Only
Workshop
Model Sketching: Observational Drawing

18:30

From July 8, 2026 until August 5, 2026

Member: $20 | Regular: $22 | Ages 18–30: $20
- Adults
Art and wellness
Connecting oneself with the present

A notebook of one’s own

14:00 (sundays) and 19:15 (wednesdays)

From July 12, 2026 until August 2, 2026

Member: $12 | Regular: $15
- Adults

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Special programming

School Break

From March 2 to 6, the Musée will engage your senses with its family-friendly programming for school break!

Explore

Mimétisme Workshop by Karine Payette

Espace Riopelle — Michael Audain Pavilion

Opening in October

Riopelle’s dream, a new page in the Musée’s history. One of Québec's biggest cultural projects is underway! A pavilion dedicated to Jean Paul Riopelle is becoming a crown jewel of the museum complex.

Discover the project

Arts and Artists

An artistic journey from New France to the present day awaits you, with over 42,000 works. Explore our collections!

Contemporary Art (1960 to present)
Modern Art (1900–1959)
Ancient Art (until 1899)
Decorative Arts and Design
Inuit Art
Private Collections and Archives

Your day at the Musée

Practical Information
Resources for Visiting the Musée
Restaurants
Librairie-Boutique

The Fondation du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is giving people more ways to access art.