Now
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism
The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
The exhibition comprises not only works by the artistic duo but also paintings by other modern Mexican artists and numerous photographs that situate the latter in the period during which they lived.
Wandering
A Rohingya Story
Multidisciplinary exhibition, featuring photographs, film excerpts, soundscapes, testimonies, children's drawings as well as a hundred dioramas by the artist Karine Giboulo. Immersion in the daily life of the Rohingya refugees.
Ensemble[s]
Family Gallery
Numerous objects inhabit our everyday lives, from the utterly banal to the exceedingly precious. Through a selection of five works from the Prêt d’œuvres d’art collection, Ensemble[s] reveals how this generous inventory transforms itself into inspiring material.
Numa Amun
Recipient of the third MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, in collaboration with RBC, its financial partner, is proud to present the exhibition of artist Numa Amun, recipient of the third MNBAQ Contemporary Art Award.
Doyon-Rivest
Pavlova: ephemeral artwork
Doyon-Rivest’s work explores the principle of the reward pathway: activities that trigger the release of dopamine in our body induce a state of euphoria and generate seeking of immediate pleasure.
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?
The exhibition is named after a major work by Jean McEwen, which will be presented in the introduction. These existential questions focus on our identity and invite us to examine it differently.
Challenging
350 Years of Art Practice in Québec
In the first half of the 20th century, challenges to an institutional academicism that had come to be seen as backward looking favoured the emergence of new cultural networks that advocated a conception of art foregrounding visual experimentation and artistic independence.
Feeling
350 Years of Art Practice in Québec
The presentation of various technical approaches that showcase the strengths and constraints specific to each discipline in the depiction of landscape offers a complete panorama of the evolution of this major genre in the history of Québec art.