Building height
- Traffic circle side (3-storey facade): 18.84 metres
- River side (4-storey facade): 23.43 metres
Surface area
- Level 1: 3,475 square metres
- Level 2: 1,464 square metres
- Level 3: 1,335 square metres
Musée
On Track for 2026: One Year Before the Espace Riopelle Opens
Jean Paul Riopelle’s birthday—October 7—was the perfect day to offer a tour of the Espace Riopelle to the media, along with Minister of Culture and Communications Mathieu Lacombe and Minister Responsible for the Capitale-Nationale Region Jean-François Simard. A perfect opportunity to highlight the outstanding work of the teams involved in shaping the space!
Alongside Jean-Luc Murray, Director General of the MNBAQ; Éric Gauthier, Associate Architect at FABG; and Maxime Veilleux, Vice President Executive Officer at CONCREA, the guests had the chance to:
- Explore the many spaces that are taking shape, including the lobby with its wood scrolls and elegant colonnades
- Imagine the new multipurpose room
- See the storage area that will be visible to the public
- Be awed by the size of the reference room devoted to Riopelle’s work
- Walk on the patio next to the room dedicated to Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg
- Take in the breathtaking view of the river
With work more than 55% complete, the big countdown is now on! The Espace Riopelle will be open to the public on October 7, 2026. See how construction is progressing in numbers and images!
Construction in numbers
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Work
Over 55% of work completed
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Workers
Around 85 workers at work
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Subcontractors
Nearly 35 subcontractors in action
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Concrete
1,583 cubic metres of concrete
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Steel
510 tons of steel
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Granite
3,600 square feet of granite
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Zinc
18,250 square feet of zinc for the roofs and rear wall cladding
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Black spruce lumber
218 tons of 90% black spruce lumber
Site tour in images
“Le bâtiment anguleux, qui devrait être inauguré dans un an, s’insère harmonieusement dans un environnement chargé.”Dave Noël
Le Devoir
Lire l'article“Le majestueux Espace Riopelle ouvrira ses portes comme prévu”Cédric Bélanger
Le Journal de Québec
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