Museums and Culture

Textile sculptor François Bertrand shows seventeen dress sculptures whose skirts are made of birdcages, built from hand woven recycled metal, at Brossard's municipal art gallery from November 13, 2026 to February 7, 2027. The gallery is open Wednesday and Thursday 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to all exhibitions is free; the opening reception is Saturday, November 21, 4 to 7 p.m.

With a Montreal public library card (free for Montreal residents), you can borrow a pass that gets you into eight Montreal museums for free: the Canadian Centre for Architecture, McCord Stewart Museum, Écomusée du fier monde, Maison Saint-Gabriel, MEM (Centre des mémoires montréalaises), MUMAQ (Musée des métiers d'art du Québec), Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu and Site historique Marguerite-Bourgeoys. Reserve the pass in the library catalogue, pick it up at any library, and use it as often as you like for 3 weeks (renewable up to 3 times). Each pass covers a set number of adults and kids; see the city's page for details.

A museum of the working class and industrial history of Montreal's Centre-Sud neighbourhood, set in a former public bath. Free with a Borrow a Museum pass from any Montreal public library (2 people 13 and up, and 2 children 12 and under). Check the museum's website for hours.

A 17th century farmhouse museum in Pointe-Saint-Charles showing life in New France, with gardens. Free with a Borrow a Museum pass from any Montreal public library (2 adults and 2 children 17 and under); always free for children 5 and under. Reservations are required for all visits during nearby work.

Montreal's city history museum, telling the stories of the city and the people who live here. Free with a Borrow a Museum pass from any Montreal public library (2 adults and 3 people 17 and under); always free for children 12 and under. Check the museum's website for hours and address.

A museum of Quebec fine crafts, from woodwork and textiles to silver and ceramics, in a former church in Saint-Laurent. Free with a Borrow a Museum pass from any Montreal public library (2 adults); always free for children 5 and under. Check the museum's website for hours.

A museum about the nuns who founded Montreal's first hospital, and the history of medicine and care in the city. Free with a Borrow a Museum pass from any Montreal public library (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children 17 and under); always free for children 5 and under. The pass covers the exhibitions, not the activity program.

A museum and research centre about architecture and cities, with the world's foremost collection of architectural drawings, plus the historic Shaughnessy House. Free admission for everyone on Thursdays after 5 p.m. Always free for anyone under 18 and for members of Indigenous communities. Pay what you can on the first Sunday of every month. Also free with a Montreal library card through the Borrow a Museum program. Other visitors pay regular admission.

Montreal's contemporary art museum, in its temporary home at Place Ville Marie downtown while its Place des Arts building is renovated. Admission to the exhibitions is always free for anyone under 20, and every Thursday evening it is pay what you wish for everyone. On Saturdays, the MAC en famille art workshops are free for under 18s with an adult. Check the museum's website for hours and current exhibitions.

A free art installation by Sarah Cloutier: a huge painting that unrolls through the space like a giant ribbon, inviting you to think about how many images we consume on screens every day. Free admission. November 26, 2026 to January 17, 2027. Open Tuesday and Wednesday 1 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Friday 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday noon to 5 p.m.

A free exhibition of photos, paintings, drawings, ceramics and installations by Ève K. Tremblay about family memories, ageing and the bonds between generations, with humour and tenderness. Free admission. November 18, 2026 to January 31, 2027. Open Wednesday to Friday noon to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 1 to 5 p.m.

A gentle free exhibition of watercolours by Eliane Berdat, inspired by flowers, old photos and family objects, at the Saul-Bellow library in Lachine. Free admission. Until November 29, 2026. Open Monday and Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., weekends 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.