Montreal's museums

The Guild, historical gallery and museum institution of Canadian art, has been preserving, promoting and encouraging fine crafts for more than one hundred years. Specializing in Inuit and First Nations art, The Guild is comprised of a permanent collection, one of the most influential in Canada, historically and culturally rich archives, an educational program with a broad outreach, and a gallery which draws together works by renowned and emerging artists. Situated in downtown Montreal, beside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, The Guild Gallery offers all of their customers high quality contemporary art.

This museum tells the fascinating tale of Montréal’s birth and the founding of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital by Jeanne Mance, Canada’s first secular nurse. Learn about the Hospitallers of St. Joseph and how they cared for the sick. You’ll come away with admiration for a group of women who had a profound influence on the development of health care in Montréal.

Dynamic, involving and exciting exhibitions show you how science and technology are shaping our lives. In stimulating surroundings, experiment the countless applications of scientific and technical progress, venture into the future and discover the impact of environmental issues through a hands-on approach, using interactive devices. At the IMAX®TELUS Theatre leap into a larger than life experience. The adventure comes alive on the giant screen in spectacular images and through a powerful 36,000 W sound system.

The CCA is an international research institution founded in 1979 with the conviction that architecture is of public interest.

The Galerie de l’UQAM is a university gallery dedicated to contemporary art. Committed to research, the institution disseminates the knowledge it generates through exhibitions, public programs and a diverse range of publications.

Discover the Château Dufresne, with its original furnishings and décor dating from the 1920s, and the Studio Nincheri, the oldest surviving stained glass workshop in Québec.

With its green technologies, exhibitions and guided tours, the Biosphere Environnement Museum sheds new light on environnemental issues and provides concrete means to protect the environnement. A unique and spectacular venue in the heart of Parc Jean-Drapeau.

The Lethbridge exhibition centre, devoted to the visual arts, opened in 2013. It presents temporary exhibitions giving visitors privileged access to up-and-coming contemporary artists from Montréal and elsewhere. Guided tours and workshops are also offered.