Museums and Culture

A Trois-Rivières public library inside the Maison de la culture downtown. You can walk in and read or consult documents on site without a library card, and the library Wi-Fi is free. Regular hours are Monday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm and weekends 10 am to 5 pm; check before you go (819 372-4615). Borrowing needs a subscription, which has a fee for most non-residents.

A venue for media and digital art in the Cap-de-la-Madeleine sector, showing interactive, immersive and conceptual works that mix current technology with visual arts. Exhibitions are free. Check opening hours before you go (819 693-2627).

The art gallery of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, on the main campus on boulevard des Forges. The university's own culture guide says its activities are free at all times. Check the university for current exhibitions and opening hours.

Founded in 1972, this non profit contemporary art centre is housed in the Manoir de Tonnancour, a heritage building dating to 1723 in the historic district. It presents about ten exhibitions a year by local and international artists, and visits and exhibition openings are free. Call ahead for opening hours (819 374-2355).

The city's contemporary art exhibition centre inside the Maison de la culture shows work by professional and emerging artists from the region and beyond, in themed, group and special exhibitions. Exhibitions are free. Open year round; check opening hours before you go (819 372-4611).

Until December 14, 2026, during library opening hours, at the Rigaud Library. Photographs of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges region by Madeleine Langlois. Free, no registration needed.

A morning reserved for children with special needs and their families, with adapted visiting conditions at the Centre d'exposition de Blainville. Saturday, December 5, 2026, from 11 AM to noon. Free.

An exhibition of paintings and poetry by Denise Turcotte in the salle François-Cantin of the Paul-Mercier Library. From November 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027, during library hours; meet the artist on November 29 and January 24 from 2 PM to 4 PM. Free.

Important: free, but you need to register for free first. On Sunday, December 6, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, at the Centre d'art Diane-Dufresne in Repentigny. A tour of the exhibition with an elf, creative workshops and a hot chocolate bar. Free.

The annual group exhibition and contest of Blainville-Art members, with a drop in oil pastel creative corner open to all. From November 4 to 29, 2026, during the exhibition centre's opening hours; closing event on November 29 from 3 PM to 5 PM. Free.

About twenty large format illustrations by Isabelle Charbonneau based on Christmas rhymes and songs, plus a drop in winter crafts table for kids and adults. From December 5, 2026 to January 3, 2027, during the exhibition centre's opening hours. Free.

Free, on Tuesday, December 15, 2026, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, at the Galerie Vincent-D'Indy in Boucherville. The opening of Juli Gagnon's exhibition. Free entry.