The MMFA’s collections
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts invites you to journey from antiquity to the present day as you explore its permanent collections displayed across five pavilions.
New acquisitions and thematic presentations are mounted regularly, offering a continually renewed perspective on art and a different experience on every visit.
On view at the Museum
Prudence Heward (1896-1947), At the Theatre, 1928, oil on canvas, 101.6 x 101.6 cm. MMFA, purchase, Horsley and Annie Townsend Bequest. Photo MMFA
ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik essence of life
Mattiusi Iyaituk (1950-), Étienne Guay, Iqualuullamiluuq (First Mermaid) That Can Manoeuvre on the Land (Sidecar), 2016, caribou antler, metal, aluminum, wood, plastic. ᐊᕙᑕᖅ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᕕᒃ, collection of Avataq Cultural Institute. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Claude Monet (1840-1926), A Cliff at Pourville in the Morning, 1897, oil on canvas, 65.8 x 100.5 cm. MMFA, purchase, John W. Tempest Fund. Photo MMFA
Edo period (1615-1868), JAPAN, Gusoku Armour with Dragon and Shishi Lion, 17th c., iron, leather, lacquer, silk. MMFA, anonymous gift. Photo MMFA
Dale Chihuly (born in 1941), The Sun (detail), from the series “Chandeliers & Towers,” 2003, blown glass, steel. MMFA, purchase, gifts of J. Sebastian van Berkom, Marcel and Caroline Elefant, an anonymous donor, Jacqueline Desmarais, Sun Life Financial, John A. and Phyllis Rae, Polaroid Eyewear, New Look Eyewear and the thousands of Museum visitors and members who contributed to this acquisition. © Dale Chihuly / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / CARCC Ottawa 2024. Photo MMFA
Kareem-Anthony Ferreira (born in 1989), Kyle’s First Birthday, 2023, acrylic paint, paper collage, acrylic gel and brass grommets on canvas, 184.5 x 232 cm. MMFA, purchase, the Museum Campaign 1998-2002 Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
David Altmejd (born in 1974), The Eye, 2010-2011, bronze, cast Atelier du Bronze, Inverness, Quebec, 355 x 248 x 235 cm. MMFA, gift of the artist and the employees of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts during the Museum Campaign 2008-2012. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest
Thematic presentations and new installations
Rajni Perera (born in 1985), A Starry-eyed Subspecies, 2022-2024, polyurethane foam, cow hair, mannequins, polymer clay, clothing and accessories of various fabrics, bamboo, synthetic fibres, wool, leather, metal, plastic, glass, paint, dried grass, synthetic grass, wood, 241 x 301 x 164 cm. MMFA, gift of the artist. Photo MMFA, Julie Ciot
A Starry-eyed Subspecies
Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion – Level S2
Mathieu David Gagnon (Flore Laurentienne) standing beside the work Crosswind (1952), by Jean Paul Riopelle, in the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Private collection and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Nina and Harry Hart. © Estate of Jean Paul Riopelle / CARCC Ottawa 2024. Photo Sarah Seené
Activities in connection with the collections
New acquisitions
Year after year, the Museum acquires new artworks that enrich its collections.
More on the collections
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion. Photo Bernard Fougères and Jean-François Lejeune
