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“dedicated exclusively to contemporary art”
The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal was founded by the Québec government in 1964, at the instigation of artists and collectors who wanted to see an institution established to build a collection of contemporary works by artists from Montréal, Québec, Canada and around the world. The Musée opened to the public in March 1965 in temporary premises at Place Ville-Marie. It was housed at Château Dufresne from 1965 to 1968, when it moved to the Expo 67 Gallery of International Art, at Cité du Havre. In 1983, the museum was made a provincially owned corporation with the following mission: “To make known, promote and preserve contemporary Québec art and to ensure a place for international contemporary art through acquisitions, exhibitions and other cultural activities.” Truly a museum for the twenty-first century, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal stands right next to Place des Festivals, in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles and on the Place des Arts site. It is part of Canada’s only cultural complex devoted to both the performing and visual arts. Canada’s premier museum dedicated exclusively to contemporary art, the Musée offers a varied program ranging from presentations of its Permanent Collection to temporary exhibitions of works by Québec, Canadian and international artists. The Permanent Collection comprises nearly 7,600 works, including the largest collection of art by Paul-Émile Borduas. With the support of its Education and Documentation Service, the museum presents a host of educational activities familiarizing the general public with contemporary art. It also stages numerous multimedia eventsperformances, contemporary music, video, film—further fulfilling its mission of promoting contemporary art.
This is probably the best Contemporary Museum I've visited. My friends and I have a tradition that every year during the Jazz Festival we would travel down to Montreal. We've been doing this for... Read more
I visited the MAC Montreal a few weeks ago when I was visiting the city on a solo trip. The museum is small and in a temporary location at Place Ville Marie (it's moving and its permanent location... Read more
It will be my pleasure to update this review at some future date, several years from now. As a fan of contemporary art I was looking forward to this museum only to learn - too late - that it's... Read more
Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal
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- Sun: 11:00 am - 5:30 pm
- Tue - Fri: 11:30 am - 7:00 pm
- Sat: 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
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