Holiday Season at the Museum
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is getting in the holiday spirit with a variety of cultural activities and exhibitions. Take this opportunity to visit the new Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion for Peace. Admission is free until January 15 for the new Pavilion, as well as for all the Museum’s collections and the discovery exhibitions, SHE PHOTOGRAPHS and KERRY JAMES MARSHALL.
FAMILY ACTIVITIES
Families are invited to take part, free of charge, in a selection of creative arts activities centred on the magic of Christmas. Young and old alike will be welcome in the newly expanded, recently inaugurated Michel de la Chenelière International Atelier for Education and Art Therapy. Come and discover the new Bell Family Lounge and the Rainbow Hall. At the Museum, holiday season is all about families!
Activities will be held every Saturday and Sunday through December and the first week of January.
View the cultural calendar for all the schedule
Four-handed Workshop: Long Live Winter! (Ages 2 to 5)
Children will create a winter scene using techniques of modelling and assemblage.
December 3, 4, 10, 11 17, 18, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and January 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Drop-in Workshop: The Art of the Snowflake
All ages will enjoy learning the art of making paper snowflakes.
December 3, 4, 10, 11 17, 18, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and January 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Thematic Workshop: Winter Poetry
Participants will play with the effects of light and shadow while making a fairy-tale cutout.
December 3, 4, 10, 11 17, 18, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and January 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Cinema
Take time for a family movie break with our special programming, presented in cooperation with the Montreal International Children’s Film Festival (FIFEM).
December 27, 28, 29, 30 and 31, and January 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
Holiday Hours
The Museum will be open regular hours throughout the holiday season, closing only on December 25 and January 1.
Collections and Discovery Exhibitions: Tuesdays to Sundays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Major Exhibition – ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE FOCUS PERFECTION
Tuesdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
