Upcoming exhibition
MARIE CHOUINARD: BECOMING BREATH
from Feb 20, 2027 to May 9, 2027
Montreal museum of fine arts
Marie Chouinard came to public attention as early as 1978, with her solo Cristallisation. Dubbed “the enfant terrible of dance,” she has appeared in major festivals, and her works have notably been presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (2013), the Musée de l’Orangerie (Paris, 2022 and 2025) and the Staatsgalerie (Stuttgart, Germany, 2025), earning her the commission in 2016 from the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center in the Netherlands to mark the 500th anniversary of the Dutch painter’s death.
Although choreographers have been entering European and American museums for more than a decade, no Canadian visual arts institution has yet taken on the challenge of presenting dance through daily live performance. With BECOMING BREATH, the MMFA embraces this first-of-its-kind exhibition by centring its reflection on how bodies—dancing, moving and represented—share the same space within the museum.
Exhibition
Upcoming
Montreal museum of fine arts
Address
1380 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal, QC H3G 1J5
Phone
514 285-2000
Regular Schedule
From Jan 1 to Dec 31
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 21:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Holidays Schedule
Holidays follow the regular schedule
Facilities
Permanent exhibition
Collections du Musée
The Museum’s rich collections are divided into six major sections distributed among the five pavilions of the Museum complex, each of which focusses on a particularly strong aspect of the holdings. Today, 158 years after its founding, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is more forward-looking than ever! This institution is not a government-run museum, but relies on generous patrons for the expansion of its encyclopedic heritage collection, which has risen to a historic total of 43,000 works.
Permanent exhibition
ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik: essence of life
The new presentation of the Inuit art collection will open in November 2024! Displayed in brightly lit modernized galleries that double the Museum’s exhibition space dedicated to Inuit art, the presentation brings together an extensive variety of works – prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculptures and installations – some of which are recent acquisitions.
Permanent exhibition
From the Functional to the Fabulous: 600 Years of Decorative Arts and Design
In September 2025, the Museum will unveil a new installation of this collection in the Liliane and David M. Stewart Pavilion. Bringing together more than 800 works dating from the Renaissance to today, the reinstallation combines collection highlights, recent acquisitions, and objects never before displayed.
Temporary exhibition
from Jun 9, 2026 to Mar 7, 2027
Beyond the Pedestal: Sculptures in the Collection, from the 1960s to Today
This exhibition draws from the Museum’s collection to explore radical innovations in Quebec, Canadian and International sculpture from the 1960s onward.
Temporary exhibition
from Sep 26, 2026 to Feb 14, 2027
Chiharu Shiota: The Soul Trembles
The Soul Trembles is the largest solo exhibition to date of Berlin-based Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota. Since its premiere at the Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, in 2019, it has travelled to eight other venues around the world and will make its first stop in North America at the MMFA in the fall of 2026. Mark your calendars!
Temporary exhibition
from Oct 9, 2026 to Mar 14, 2027
Allison Katz: Jeu d’esprit
Born in Montreal, Allison Katz is one of the most exciting painters of her generation. For her first institutional solo exhibition in Quebec, she brings together major recent works with entirely new paintings in an exhibition design that she conceived specifically for the MMFA.
Upcoming exhibition
from Nov 19, 2026 to Apr 4, 2027
Anne Kahane: Structures
This exhibition sheds light on the work of Anne Kahane (1924-2023), one of the most important Montreal sculptors of her generation. Early in her career, Kahane earned significant recognition, becoming the first female sculptor to represent Canada at the Venice Biennale and securing numerous major public commissions across the country.
Upcoming exhibition
from May 15, 2027 to Sep 12, 2027
Keith Haring in 3D
Keith Haring returns to the MMFA, twenty-eight years after his last exhibition here. The Canadian premiere of Keith Haring in 3D is the first exhibition dedicated to the three-dimensional work of one of the most influential and iconic artists of the late 20th century. It provides the perfect opportunity to move through and around his creations like never before.