College and University

We offer themed tours for college and university students. As they interact with our guides, your group will build skills in observing, questioning, and appreciating works of art. They will also discover how historical and sociological factors influence art and its creation.

Duration: 90 minutes
Rate: $150/25 participants
Capacity: up to 50
Languages: French and English

Let our guides lead you into the striking world of Hyperrealism. This Is Not a Body. This tour will take you to the heart of a movement where the body becomes a field of exploration—part technical marvel, part disconcerting illusion—raising profound questions about our relationship with reality. It’s an opportunity to discover works that abound with experimentation, challenges to our perceptions, and assertive artistic positions.

  • Tony Matelli, Josh, 2010 © Tony Matelli

Duration: 90 minutes
Rate: $150/25 participants
Capacity: up to 50 
Languages: French and English

Who are we? The Us. Our Collections guided tour invites you to discover our Musée and its community. Our collections, which feature works from the earliest days of the French colony to today, tell fascinating stories of Québec’s land, its history, and its collective identity. The tour takes you through the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion and its spaces, giving you the chance to enjoy art from every era, marvel at innovative architecture, and ponder what it means to be a modern-day museum.  

In conjunction with the permanent exhibitions at Pierre Lassonde Pavilion and the Us exhibition.

  • View of the exhibition Us

Duration: 90 minutes
Rate: $150/25 participants
Capacity: up to 100 
Languages: French and English

Discover Espace Riopelle, a landmark new pavilion at the heart of the Musée’s campus, dedicated entirely to Jean Paul Riopelle, one of Québec’s most celebrated artists of the 20th century. Accompanied by one of our guides, explore the retrospective exhibition Riopelle: The Expression of Gesture and trace more than fifty years of the artist’s extraordinary career. Extend your experience beyond the galleries by discovering an architectural masterpiece conceived in dialogue with Riopelle’s artistic vision and the landscapes that inspired him, in a building seamlessly integrated into its natural setting. 

  • A student visiting the Espace Riopelle – Michael Audain Pavilion

Duration: 90 minutes
Rate: $150/25 participants
Capacity: up to 50 
Languages: French and English

Explore the history of modern art in Québec, from the 1920s to the 1960s. This guided tour traces the major artistic transformations that led to the reinvention of figurative art and the emergence of abstraction, shaped in part by Automatism and the groundbreaking Refus global manifesto. Through the works of Adrien Hébert, Alfred Pellan, Paul-Émile Borduas, Marcelle Ferron, and many other artists, discover how a new spirit of creative freedom emerged, profoundly shaping Québec’s artistic modernity. 

  • From left to right: Adrien Hébert, Rue Saint-Denis, 1927 (1974.239) and Le Port de Montréal, 1924 (1975.289)
Starting September 8, 2026: Pierre Lassonde Pavilion
Starting October 27, 2026: Espace Riopelle - Michael Audain Pavilion

College and University
Duration: 90 minutes
Rate: $100/30 participants
Capacity: 1 guide / 30 participants

After a brief orientation, your group will be allowed to explore the MNBAQ on its own. Guides will accompany the students to answer questions, but will not lead a tour. This allows your students to admire the art, architecture, and collections at their own pace while getting extra information tailored to their interests.

  • A guide is leading a group of students through the museum

College and University
Rate: College: Free | University: $75/25 participants

Would you like to explore the collections or temporary exhibitions with your class on your own? Book a self-guided tour and explore the MNBAQ at your own pace, without a guide.

  • View of the exhibition Us. Left: Eddy Firmin dit Ano, [pictogramme] (Recherche), 2016 (2019.859) © Eddy Firmin dit Ano

Reservations can be made by email at reservation.groupes@mnbaq.org or by phone at 418-644-6460, ext. 5541, or 1-866-220-2150. Reservations will be confirmed in writing approximately one month before the tour.

Monday to Friday  
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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