Resources
“Beauty is a fateful gift of the essence of truth, and here truth means the disclosure of what keeps itself concealed.” – Martin Heidegger (1889-1976)
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts – 514-285-2000 –
1380 Sherbrooke Street West (walking distance from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ)
- The Museum’s Collections
- Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Admission to the Museum’s collections is FREE at all times.
- Temporary Exhibitions
- Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Adults: $12.00- $15.00 / Students with ID: $6.00-$8.00
- HALF PRICE from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal – 514-847-6226 –
185 St. Catherine Street West
- Tuesday to Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- FREE from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday
McCord Museum of Canadian History – 514-398-7100 –
690 Sherbrooke Street West (across from McGill University)
- Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
CCA (Canadian Centre for Architecture) – 514-939-7026 –
1920 Baile Street (walking distance from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ – between du Fort and St. Marc)
- An international research center and museum devoted to architecture
- Lectures, films, etc. often on Thursday evenings
- Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Adults: $8.00-$10.00 / Students with ID: $5.00-$8.00
- FREE from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday (FREE all day for students)
Leonard and Bina Ellen Art Gallery of Concordia University – 514-848-4750 – (non-profit public museum)
1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West
- Guy-Concordia metro station (walking distance from ÐÇ¿Õ´«Ã½ÊÓƵ)
- Admission is free.
- Gallery hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Galerie de l’UQAM – 514-987-8421 – (non-profit public museum)
Pavillon Judith-Jasmin – 1400 Berri Street, Room J-R120 (Berri-UQAM metro station)
- Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 12:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Segal Centre for the Arts – 514-739-2301 – (non-profit public theatre)
5170 Cote St. Catherine
Virtual Museum of Canada –
Virtual Museums (International) –
MAISONS DE LA CULTURE
- Maison de la Culture Cote-des-Neiges – 5290 de la Cote-des-Neiges Road – 514-872-6889
- Maison de la Culture Marie Uguay – 6052 Monk – 514-872-2044
- Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – 3755 Botrel Street – 514-872-2157
- Maison de la culture Frontenac – Facing Frontenac Metro
ARTIST-RUN SPACES &Â EXHIBITION GALLERIES
- Articule – 262 Fairmont Ouest, 514-842-9686 –
- B-312 – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #403 – 514-874-9423 –
- Circa – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #444 – 514-393-8248 –
- Dazibao – 4001 Berri Street, #202 – 514-845-0063 – (contemporary photography)
- Galerie Clark – 1591 Clark Street, 2nd Floor – 514-288-4972 –
- GRAFF – 963 Rachel Street East – 514-526-2616 – (research and/or creation of prints, artist books, multi-disciplinary projects)
- La Centrale (Galerie Powerhouse) – 4296 Blvd.St.Laurent – 514-871-0268 – (women’s contemporary art)
- Oboro – 4001 Berri Street, #301 – 514-844-3250 –
- Occurence – 460 St. Catherine Street West, #524 – 514-397-0236
- Optica – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #508 – 514-874-1666 –
- Vox, centre d’image contemporaine – 1211 Blvd.St Laurent Montreal – 514-390-0382
COMMERCIAL GALLERIES
- DHC/Art – 451 St. Jean, Montreal – 514-849-3742 –
- Espace 502 (Galerie Roger Bellemare) – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #502
- Galerie Christiane Chassay – 358 Sherbrooke Street East – 514-284-0003 –
- Galerie Circulaire – 5445 ave. de Gaspé – 514-272-8874
- Galerie de Bellefeuille – 1367 Greene – 514-933-4406 –
- Galerie Division – 2020 William, Montreal – 514-938-3863 –
- Galerie Eric Devlin – 1407 St. Alexandre – 514-866-6272 –
- Galerie Normand St.Denis – 372 Ste.Catherine St.O.#530 – 514-931-7502
- Galerie René Blouin – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #501 – 393-9969 –
- Galerie Verticale – 2084 des Laurentides #200, Laval – 450-975-1188
- Gora Gallery – 279 Sherbrooke St.West – 514-879-9694
- Mistral Gallery – 372 St. Catherine Street West, #424 – 514-868-1627
- Simon Blais Gallery – 5420 St.Laurent Blvd. #100 – 514-849-1165
OTHER
- Artexte Information Centre – 514-874-0049 –
(Contemporary visual arts – research, documentation, publishing) - Artnet –
(International contemporary artists and their work; galleries; events; research; Artnet magazine – news, features, reviews, books, etc.) - Arts News –
- Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art – (Canadian Art Database – Canadian artists, designers, writers, projects, resources)
- CIAC (Centre international d’art contemporain de Montréal) – 514-288-0811 – (Non-profit organization presenting visual arts exhibitions and events)
314 Sherbrooke Street East – Sherbrooke metro station - Interfaces Montreal (animation and technology) –
- RCAAQ – Regroupement des centres d’artistes autogérés du Québec – (Alternative galleries in Montreal as well as addresses and sites for documentation centres in Montreal such as Artexte)
- S.A.T. (Society for arts and technology),1195 Blvd. St.Laurent,Montreal – 514-844-2033
- Canadian Conservation Institute – (A “How to” for preserving works of art, books, photographs, heirlooms, family treasures, etc.)