Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
UBC’s contemporary art gallery, known for the legacy of the Vancouver conceptual scene.
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Canada’s only public gallery devoted to contemporary Northwest Coast Indigenous art.
The Polygon Gallery
Western Canada’s leading photography and contemporary art gallery, on the North Shore waterfront.
Museum of Anthropology at UBC
A world-renowned museum of Indigenous and global cultures in an Arthur Erickson landmark.
Ottawa Art Gallery
Ottawa’s public art gallery, free to all, home to the Group of Seven’s Firestone Collection.
Winnipeg Art Gallery – Qaumajuq
Home to the world’s largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art.
Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art
One of Canada’s most respected non-collecting contemporary art institutions.
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
Quebec’s national fine arts museum, set in the historic Plains of Abraham.
Contemporary Calgary
Calgary’s contemporary art museum in the landmark former Centennial Planetarium.
Art Gallery of Alberta
Alberta’s flagship art museum in a swirling Randall Stout building in Edmonton.
Remai Modern
A riverside museum of modern and contemporary art holding the world’s largest Picasso linocut collection.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The largest art museum in Atlantic Canada, famous for Maud Lewis’s painted house.
Fogo Island Arts
A residency on a remote North Atlantic island off Newfoundland, with iconic architect-designed studios.
Ecomusée du fier monde
The Écomusée du fier monde is a history and community museum in Montréal that explores the industrial and working-class heritage of the Centre-Sud neighborhood. Housed in a former 1920s public bathhouse, it highlights the daily lives, labor conditions, and social struggles of local communities while promoting citizen engagement through interactive exhibitions and educational programs.
Arsenal Contemporary Art Montréal
Arsenal Contemporary Art is a private contemporary art center in Montréal dedicated to promoting and showcasing Canadian and international artists. Housed in a renovated 19th-century shipyard in the Griffintown district, it features large-scale exhibitions, multidisciplinary performances, and works from the Majudia Collection, creating a dynamic space for modern artistic expression and cultural events.
Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum
The Marguerite Bourgeoys Historic Site is a museum and heritage complex in Old Montréal dedicated to preserving and sharing the life, work, and legacy of Marguerite Bourgeoys, the city’s first teacher and a key figure in its early history. Through exhibitions, artifacts, and an archaeological site connected to the Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, it highlights over 2,400 years of history while showcasing Montréal’s religious, cultural, and educational roots.
Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
The Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal is a history and medical heritage museum located in Montréal that explores over four centuries of the city’s development, with a focus on healthcare, medicine, and the work of the Hospitallers of Saint Joseph. Housed within a well-preserved 19th-century convent complex, it features artifacts, religious art, and historic spaces such as chapels, a crypt, and gardens, offering insight into the origins of Montréal and the evolution of hospital care.
Maison Saint-Gabriel
Maison Saint-Gabriel is a historic house museum in Montréal that preserves one of the city’s oldest rural farmsteads, dating back to the 17th century. Originally established by Marguerite Bourgeoys as a working farm and refuge for settlers (including the King’s Wards), it now interprets daily life in New France through restored buildings, artifacts, and guided tours. The site offers an authentic glimpse into Montréal’s rural and colonial past, highlighting the role of early women pioneers and agricultural life.
Fonderie Darling
Fonderie Darling is a visual-arts venue that was founded and is directed by the not-for-profit art organization Quartier Éphémère, which has the mandate of supporting the creation, production, and dissemination of contemporary art. A small business by nature, Fonderie Darling develops a wide range of tools for the distribution of art to a broader public. Fonderie Darling occupies 3,500 m2 in two adjoined former industrial buildings in Old Montreal. It presents exhibitions, makes studios available to local artists, and hosts international residencies, offering artists and the public fulfilling experiences in an inspiring context and with a sense of coherence that facilitates the comprehension of contemporary art. A unique institution in Montreal, Fonderie Darling has set itself the objective of bringing together the local and international art scenes through its activities.
MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises
The MEM – Centre for Montreal Memories mobilizes the Montreal population to contribute to highlighting Montreal identities. It gathers and promotes the testimonies of diverse communities to tell the city’s story.
Château Ramezay
The Château Ramezay is a historic house museum in Old Montréal, originally built in 1705 as the residence of Governor Claude de Ramezay. Today, it serves as a heritage site showcasing over 500 years of Montréal and Québec history through exhibitions, artifacts, and reconstructed interiors. As one of the oldest museums in the province and the first building in Québec designated a historic monument, it offers visitors an immersive look into colonial life, complemented by its restored Governor’s Garden.
PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art
PHI Studio is an Immersive Design Studio, revolutionizing XR by pushing boundaries and defying conventions. Always audacious pioneers, we are driven by a passion to craft unprecedented immersive experiences that challenge the status quo.
Canadian Centre for Architecture
The Canadian Centre for Architecture is an international research institution and museum premised on the belief that architecture is a public concern. We produce exhibitions and publications, develop and share our collection as a resource, advance research, offer public programs, and host a range of other activities driven by a curiosity about how architecture shapes—and might reshape—contemporary life. We invite collaborators and the wider public to engage with our activities, giving new relevance to architectural thinking in light of current disciplinary and cultural issues.
McCord Stewart Museum
A landmark in the heart of Montreal for over 100 years, the McCord Stewart Museum bears witness to the history of Quebec’s metropolis as well as its influence in Canada and around the world, celebrating the vitality, creativity and diversity of the communities that make it up.
