Museums and Culture

A free cultural centre in NDG, sharing a building with the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce library, with walk in art exhibitions and a free program of shows and concerts. From September 7 to June 24 it is open Tuesday and Wednesday 1 to 7 pm, Thursday and Friday 1 to 6 pm, and weekends 1 to 5 pm (closed Monday and over the holidays, Dec 24 to 26 and Dec 31 to Jan 2). Exhibitions are free with no ticket; shows are free but need a ticket from two weeks before: get it at the front desk to avoid the $2 online fee.

A city run cultural centre in Ahuntsic with free art exhibitions you can walk into, plus a season of shows, concerts and talks. Open Tuesday 1 to 8 pm, Wednesday to Friday 1 to 5 pm, and Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm (closed Monday). Exhibitions are always free; most shows are free too but need a free pass, available two weeks ahead: pick it up on site to avoid the $2 online service fee.

Les chroniques éphémères des passants anonymes is a street photography exhibition by Marie-Claude Halde about human presence, solitude and fleeting moments, shown at the Greenfield Park library from November 3, 2026 to January 11, 2027. Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1 to 9 p.m. and weekends 1 to 4:30 p.m. Free.

Plein sud, Longueuil's contemporary art exhibition centre inside Cégep Édouard-Montpetit, presents the final part of Patrick Bérubé's trilogy Écho/Système until December 20, 2026. Open Tuesday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Free admission.

Et ainsi de suite... is a free retrospective of more than twenty years of immersive installations and assemblage sculptures by Quebec artist Patrick Bérubé, running until December 20, 2026. The Maison de la culture is open Wednesday to Friday 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m., and weekends 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission.

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.