Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Le musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (MBAM), fondé en 1860, est un musée de réputation internationale basé à Montréal et consacré à la promotion de l'art canadien et international.

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    (514) 285-2000

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    mbam.qc.ca

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    Art Museum

Address

1380 rue Sherbrooke O (coin du Musée) Montreal QC H3G 1J5 Canada

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Fluying ✅

SECRET: through level S2 you can access the building across the street which it's a variety of modern art , Victorian, pre Colombian, China, Africa, Egypt, etc

Jackie

Start from the 4th floor and be sure to pick up your free audio guide so you can listen to the specially curated music as you take in the art ! Definitely adds to the sensory experience.

Ozgur Yılmaz

Great Fine Arts museum , not in its permanent collection but for its exhibitions , from Miles Davis to Faberge eggs represents a beautiful melange of artistic talents.

Ahn Bustamante

Great collection. I absolutely enjoyed the contemporary art mixed with classical art pieces and how the each relates to the other. It was also interesting to see donations from Montreal‘s families

Joe Gizzi

Cavernous space that just keeps going. Nice collection of contemporary and modern art . Temporary exhibit space is largest attraction so be sure you're interested. Lovely day overall.

Orsolya Benda

Thierry Mugler exhibition is fantastic, and the museum has a lot of art pieces worth to see like Rodin’s Thinker or Monet, Picasso, Renoir etc paintings .

William Lin

Great place to visit if you are in Montreal. It is free to the general public and it is a great place to visit (free of charge) if you want to see some nice pieces of art

Marites Medina

Took advantage of free admission to the general public until January 16 2019. Loved the photography exhibit ! Def want to come back!

Saba Heravi

Great permanent collection which is free and amazing exhibitions which last a few months so you have a lot of time to visit them many times.

Annie T

This place is really three buildings united by an underground floor. Great for perusing in the winter. Lovely facilities. Great collection with lots of variety.

Ghazal Salehi

I was lucky to visit thierry mugler’s couturisme exhibition and it was one of a kind👌🏼✨

Fluying ✅

The museum offers a very interesting small exhibition of Napoleon related art and some of this personal stuff.

Patrick

Great modern art downstairs - check it out before you run through the bowls and chairs exhibits upstairs!

👾

Free for permanent collection . Attended the Picasso exhibition and I really enjoyed it.

Patricia Gélinas

If you have intention to see all is better to go on wednesday, because closes at 7pm. Other days they close at 5pm. It is worthed!

barbie nzegwu

went during Pompeii exhibit and I really learned a lot. felt artsy , fartsy. it was crowded on Sunday afternoon though.

Nuff

The Van Gogh to Kandinsky exhibition was really enjoyable. Probably the best one I've seen here.

Simon Leblanc

The permanent collection is beautiful. The Napoleon section is also a great and unique aspect to the museum .

Nicole Riley

Their permanent collection is housed in many buildings on the campus. I spent five hours and only managed to see four of them. You'll hate MoMA after visiting this place.

Héctor Gálvez

The temporary exhibitions are usually good, but don't miss the permanent collection , it is very good too!

Carl Griffin

Half is dedicated to European & North American art whilst the other focuses on Inuit & first nations art .

Jason Brew

The design exhibit (it's the green one) is not to be missed

Oliver Bouchard

Sprawling museum complex with surprises around every corner.

Mike Fisher

Cool that they have a very large free section in addition to the featured premium exhibit .

Aaron Wheeler

Fantastic impressionist and surreal modern pieces!

Marilina Gustafson

Chihuly was a flawless exhibit ! There was also the Napoleon one! Very rich and inspiring collections!

mike popovic

Interesting modern exhibits mixed with the classics

The Ritz-Carlton

The Museum of Fine Arts welcomes the most fabulous exhibits from around the world.

saige

This museum never ends! There are 3 main wings with 3-4 floors each, all beautifully presented.

Nischay Mohan

Rodin exhibition was decent. Floors S1 and S2 have free contemporary art viewing for exhibition ticket purchasers.

Katya N

It's rare to see a museum with such a robust free section - worth a visit!

Drew Coffman

Admission to non-visiting exhibits is free for adults under 30. Huge museum with multiple floors and buildings!

stepher

Absolutely unbelievable exhibit in a brilliant museum . One of our Montreal highlights.

stepher

This exhibit is AMAZING. We'd never experienced anything like it.

Adriana Palanca

Don't miss the new collection of québécois photographers . Amazing look into Quebec identity and culture

Rachel Smith

Take a guided tour it's free and gives a greater appreciation!

Sandra Rubinchik

Underground tunnel and exhibits connect both buildings.

JD Malone

Wonderful museum . Plan on at least 2-3 hours to view all the works.

Yunus Tasliel

Special exhibits never disappoint!

Rachel K

There’s a brooch with Napoleon’s real hair in it which is both gross and cool.

Katy Borges

The objects and design section is a must! #mbam

Ryan Wilson

Great Renaissance exhibit ; awful staircases

Michael Mindel

Great exhibit - different and dramatic- easy to see.... Takes about 45 minutes

Arno Burnuk

Just saw the "Van Gogh to Kandinsky" exhibition . Not bad, worth the 20$ ticket. However, the title is a bit misleading, there were only 2 Van Gogh's, 3 Kandinsky's and 1 Picasso. Was expecting more.

J L

Nice mixture of historical and modern art .

Jaime Allard

One of the best art museum I ever seen

Alisu S-G

I loved the African art !

Zoë

One of the best museums I've ever been to

Sabrina S.

The permanent collection is free and it contains a wide variety of art , from medieval times onwards. Its temporary exhibits are exquisite and they even have a section on Napoleon

Corinne P.

Sign up for a night or weekend class . So much fun!! ^_^

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Stop by to sit down for a coffee! Top-notch customer service. 👌 - Jenna Yee

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You must try the chicken tender salad. It's one of the best. Also the lamb shank is to die for. - John-David Cella

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Gorgeous in the autumn. Great views of the city (and Vermont on a clear day) - Brian