City: Centre-Ville (Downtown)
Top Things to do in Centre-Ville (Downtown)
10 Museums in Centre-Ville (Downtown) That You Shouldn't Miss
Montreal, c’est si bon! This French-speaking city is considered the cultural capital of Canada, and is a cosmopolitan celebration of Québécois style. A horse-drawn carriage ride around the cobblestone streets and grand buildings of Vieux-Montréal will give you a taste of European flavor. The Basilique Notre-Dame is a confection of stained glass, and the Plateau Mont-Royal district will delight you with its quaint boutiques and cafés. Dig in to a massive plate of poutine to fuel up for a tour of the epic Olympic Park.
Restaurants in Montreal
1. La Guilde
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5.0 based on 13 reviews
La Guilde, historical gallery and museum institution of Canadian art, has been preserving, promoting and encouraging fine crafts for more than one hundred years. Specializing in Inuit and First Nations art, La Guilde is a non-profit organization that is comprised of a permanent collection, one of the most influential in Canada, historically and culturally rich archives, an educational program with a broad outreach, and a gallery which draws together works by renowned and emerging artists. Situated in downtown Montreal, near the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, La Guilde's Gallery offers all of its customers high quality contemporary art.
2. Galerie Cosner Gallery
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
Canadian art Gallery located in the Ritz-Carlton Montreal, between Maison Boulud and Tiffany's
3. Galerie Art Canadien Cazeault
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
Gallery specialized in canadian fines arts, presentation of Master artist make the Art history of Quebec and Canada. Buy and sell fines arts
4. Robertson Ares Gallery
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
A fearless advocate for unique, innovative, 21st century artists located in the Golden Square Mile of Montreal, Canada
Reviewed By Marcexplore - Montreal, Canada
Love this place. Amazing art! I could spend a whole afternoon here, I personally thinks it’s the best gallery in Montreal. They have international artists and a few local ones, all top quality. Emily and François are reliable and great to talk with. Definitely worth stopping by!
5. Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
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4.5 based on 4,492 reviews
The MMFA is one of Canada’s most visited museums and the eighth-most visited museum in North America, boasting more than 1.3 million visitors. The MMFA's original temporary exhibitions combine various artistic disciplines – fine arts, music, film, fashion and design – and are exported around the world. Its rich encyclopedic collection, distributed among five pavilions, includes international art, world cultures, decorative arts and design, and Quebec and Canadian art. The Museum has seen exceptional growth in recent years with the addition of two new pavilions: the Claire and Marc Bourgie Pavilion, in 2011, and the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace, in 2016. The MMFA complex includes Bourgie Hall, a 460-seat concert hall. The Museum also houses the Michel de la Chenelière International Atelier for Education and Art Therapy, the largest educational complex in a North American art museum, enabling the MMFA to offer innovative educational, wellness and art therapy programmes
Reviewed By David-KevinB - Washington DC, United States
Located in a historic section of Rue Sherbrooke known as the Golden Square Mile, the Musée des Beaux-Arts Montreal, or Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, is the city's largest and one of the most widely regarded in Canada, if not all of North America. Adjacent to the building is the Avenue du Musée, a public street that is sometimes the site of large-scale art installations. The campus is composed of a number of pavilions, each one dedicated to specific disciplines, i.e., ancient art; archaeology; decorative arts and design; modern and contemporary art; and Quebec and Canadian art.
6. Centre d'Histoire de Montreal
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4.5 based on 215 reviews
Located in a former fire station, this museum explores Montreal's history from the 1600s to the present.
Reviewed By markg770 - New York City, United States
Great place to visit, you can spend an hour or several, proceed through history at your own pace. I learned so much about Montreal in such a short time, I never knew about the quiet revolution of the 60's in Montreal. I highly recommend visitors stop here early in their visit, the museum gives a great overview of the city and is very reasonable.
7. Musee Redpath
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4.5 based on 343 reviews
This natural history museum at McGill University is named after business tycoon and philanthropist John Redpath.
Reviewed By xJAIMIEx
Beautiful building within the McGill University campus with a treasure trove of very interesting displays and exhibits with much variety. Great place to visit! Not too big but still much to see! Mummies, dinosaurs, extinct animals, fossils and minerals are some of the interesting exhibits they have for showcase
8. Barbie Expo
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4.5 based on 1,308 reviews
This is not Barbie as you once knew her! The Barbie Expo, conveniently located in the heart of downtown, in Les Cours Mont Royal, Montreal’s most prestigious upscale shopping mall, is a brilliant and exciting way to showcase the haute couture fashion available at the exclusive flagship boutiques within the mall. The stunning display houses over 1000 dolls, and is the largest permanent Barbie doll Expo in the world! A truly incredible selection of world-renowned designers have magnificently fashioned breathtaking outfits for every possible occasion—all of them modeled by the 11.5 inch fashion icon herself. Admission is free. Designers on display include Christian Dior, Donna Karan, Armani, Ralph Laurent, Vera Wang, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Christian Louboutin, Zac Posen, Carolina Herrera, Bob Mackie, and many other authentic fashion all-stars!
Reviewed By eastflower
A free exhibit of a large collection of Barbies dressed in beautiful costumes, some designed by famous ones. There are Barbies dressed in typical clothes of different countries and cultures, TV and movie characters, fancy brands, etc. It’s inside a mall, a bit difficult to find but worth the visit.
9. McCord Museum
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4.0 based on 327 reviews
The McCord Museum is home to one of the largest historical collections in North America (more than 1.4 million artefacts), consisting of First Peoples objects, costumes and textiles, photographs, decorative and visual artworks, and textual archives. It produces exciting exhibitions that engage visitors by offering them a contemporary look at the world.
Reviewed By J--Harpswell - Harpswell, United States
After a disappointing visit to the archeological museum at Pointe a Calliere yesterday, we were ready for something better — and we found it at the McCord. Easy to reach via the Metro, the museum was such a pleasure from the beginning to the end of our visit. The exhibition of First Peoples clothing and other cultural objects was superb — a good size to cover, beautiful artifacts, clear narrative. The temporary exhibit of clothing designer Jean-Claude Poitras was also quite good. The museum is well designed architecturally, easy and comfortable to move through. The bistro provides very good food and service. Only the shop was less interesting than we expected. Worth a visit, without doubt!
10. Galerie NuEdge Fine Arts International
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
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