Now

Imagining

350 Years of Art Practice in Québec

In this room, visitors will see an artist’s studio—that of Napoléon Bourassa—a political space and a religious space that, taken together, show the many forms assumed by art practices associated with commemoration.

Becoming

350 Years of Art Practice in Québec

This room contains a collection of painted and photographic portraits of well-known men and women, and of some lesser-known or unknown individuals considered either typical of their time or class, or unique.

Believing

350 Years of Art Practice in Québec

This room relates how various art practices emerged in the 17th century, a period dominated mainly by the importation of art works from France.

350 Years of Artistic Practices in Québec

To mark its 85th anniversary in 2018, the MNBAQ opened five new exhibition rooms devoted to ancient and modern art.

From Ferron to BGL

Contemporary Art in Québec

More than 60 key works from 1960 to today by essential figures in the history of Québec art. An innovative panorama of the history of Quebec's contemporary art.

Inuit Art. The Brousseau Collection

Ilippunga

An exceptional display providing a whole experience of Inuit art, with a selection of more than 100 works from the Brousseau Inuit Art collection from the past 60 years.

Decorative Arts and Design in Québec

An exhibition devoted exclusively to Québec design and fine crafts will bring together some seventy-five objects (glasswork, ceramics, furniture, posters, etc.) by fifty artists who have left their mark on the past sixty years of Québec’s history.

David Altmejd

The Flux and the Puddle

David Altmejd’s masterful work The Flux and the Puddle now occupies a dedicated space in the Gérard-Morisset pavilion. This piece by the most internationally renowned and sought-after Montréal sculptor of his generation is a must-see!