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The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec is funded by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec.

  
Exhibitions
Currently showing

LÉOPOLD L. FOULEM, ABSTRACTION 2001 (MILLE FLEURS) (DÉTAIL), 2000. CÉRAMIQUE ET OBJET TROUVÉ, 28,5 CM (HAUTEUR) X 26 CM (DIAMÈTRE). COLL. MNBAQ, DON DE L’ARTISTE
Léopold L. Foulem. SingularitiesMay 16, 2013 – January 5, 2014

First major retrospective devoted to the work of the internationally renowned, canadian ceramist Léopold L. Foulem.

CAROLINE OUELLETTE, VÉNUS II (DÉTAIL), 2006. VERRE SOUFFLÉ, MOULÉ (PÂTE DE VERRE) ET FAÇONNÉ AU CHALUMEAU, 42 X 34,5 X 20 CM. COLL. MNBAQ
Kaléidoscope : variations on glassMay 16 – October 13, 2013

You’ll be dazzled by the shimmering colours of contemporary Quebec glasswork! Glass taking centre stage as a decorative or sculptural material… or glass taking on forms which evoke fantastic and poetic flora.

Attribué à mère Marie Lemaire des Anges, parement d’autel dit de la sainte trinité à l’enfant Jésus emmailloté (détail), seconde moitié du XVIIe siècle. Fil de laine et de soie polychrome, filé, frisé, or et argent avec lame, cannetille, paillette, fil ch
Fine Arts in New France2 August 2012 – 2 September 2013

This exhibition proposes a rereading of art in New France. Every form of art will be represented – painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, fancy metal ware, furniture, textiles and decorative arts – in order to represent the civil and religious spheres.

Judas Ullulaq, Mother and Child (detail), 1998. Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Brousseau Inuit Art Collection, gift of Galerie Brousseau et Brousseau inc. (2005.2492). Photo: Paul Dionne.
Hydro-Québec GALLERYBrousseau Inuit Art Collection Permanent exhibition

Including remarkable pieces by major contemporary artists, the collection comprises 2635 works spanning the past fifty years. The exhibition consists of a selection of these works chosen to showcase the collection’s highlights.

Jean-Paul Riopelle, Chicago II (partial reproduction), 1958. Oil on canvas. Coll.: MNBAQ (2001.154). Transfer through a special contribution from the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. © Estate of Jean-Paul Riopelle / SODRAC (2006).
RIOPELLE–LOTO-QUÉBEC GALLERY Riopelle Permanent exhibition

Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923-2002) is a major figure in the history of contemporary painting. This exhibition features reference works representative of the different periods, including Tribute to Rosa Luxemburg.

Léon Bellefleur, Enchanted Beasts Remembrance (detail), 1950. Oil on canvas. Coll.: MNBAQ (51.52).
GALLERY 2Figurative and Abstract Art in Québec, 1940-1960 Permanent exhibition

View works by Pellan, Borduas, Dallaire and many other artists who marked the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, periods that were very rich artistically in Québec.

William Brymner, Girl in Blue Hat (The Trinker) (detail), 1916. Oil on canvas. Coll.: MNBAQ (76.371).
GALLERY 7Tradition and Modernism in Québec Permanent exhibition

Travel back in time to the first fine arts salons! Echoing the birth of modern art and the wish to preserve traditional values, the exhibition illustrates two artistic realities confronting one another between 1860 and 1945.

Cornelius Krieghoff, The Country House of Capitain John Walker, near Québec (detail), 1857. Oil on canvas. Coll.: MNBAQ (59.584). Gift from the Maurice Duplessis Estate
GALLERY 8Québec City, The Art of a Colonial Capital Permanent exhibition

Québec City played an important artistic role during three critical periods: as the capital of a French colony (1608-1763), the capital of a British colony (1763-1867) and the Old Capital of the fledgling Confederation (1867-1900).

Charles Alexander, Demonstration of Canadians against the English Government at Saint-Charles, in 1837, also called The Assembly the Six Counties(detail), 1891. Oil on canvas. Coll.: MNBAQ (37.54).
GALLERY 10« Je me souviens ». When Art Imagines History Permanent exhibition

Who are Québec’s great heroes of yesteryear? Find out in this exhibition, which revives the figures and facts marking our history.

Alfred Pellan, Mini-bestiaire no 22, circa 1971. Painted stone and wood. Coll.: MNBAQ (2004.609). Purchased through a contribution from the Amis du Musée. © Succession Alfred Pellan / SODRAC (2006).
EDUCATIONAL GALLERY Espace Pellan Permanent exhibition

A space reserved for children to play and learn… a tribute to artist Alfred Pellan. Known for his skill and imagination, Pellan created an imaginary world inhabited by small multicoloured, imaginary creatures.