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Alberto Giacometti

Discover this major retrospective presented by Desjardins in the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the MNBAQ and appreciate the emblematic work of one of the 20th century’s foremost artists.

Mitchell/Riopelle

Nothing in Moderation

No exhibition has previously offered a fresh perspective of the two painters despite their 25 years of life together and respective fame. The exhibition and the publication that accompanies it will offer a revelation both to the public and to specialists.

Les Prix du Québec

40 ans d’excellence en culture et en science

Appreciate medals created during the last 40 years and discover the new medal of "Les Prix du Québec". Learn more about the history of this distinction.

Curiosities

Family Gallery

Family time at the museum! Discover a forest of Grimms’ fairy tales, dress up as wolf, as mouse or as fox and discover mysterious objects... An immersive exhibition realized in association with the artist Vicky Sabourin.

Time Flies

Vanitas art in the MNBAQ collection

Découvrez des œuvres de différentes époques dont la particularité est de faire réfléchir sur l’aspect transitoire de notre présence en ce monde. Des œuvres qui évoquent le passage du temps, les cycles immuables et la disparition.

Carl Trahan. Because There is Night

MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award

See the first solo exhibition of Carl Trahan in a museum.

The fabulous destiny of the paintings of the Abbés Desjardins

This exhibition in 2017 highlights the bicentennial of the arrival in Canada of some 200 paintings done by renowned artists in the 17th and 18th centuries. These paintings, confiscated during the French Revolution and reunited by clergyman Philippe-Jean-Louis Desjardins.

Philippe Halsman

Astonish Me!

Discover the photographer Philippe Halsman (1906-1979), specialist of portrait and photo report. Meet the personalities of the 20th century: Alfred Hitchcock, Duke Ellington, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Nixon, Albert Einstein, just to name a few!