The Young Philanthropists’ Circle is an initiative of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Foundation and its mission is to support contemporary art at the Museum.
To get involved in the Young Philanthropists' Circle Committee, contact Jeanne Bergeron Brassard at 438-462-3783.
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Tel.: 514-285-1600, ext. 117 Email: fondation@mbamtl.org
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The support of the YPC enables the Museum to:
- grow its community of young philanthropists;
- enrich its contemporary art exhibition programming;
- showcase the work of active artists;
- acquire important artworks, through the YPC acquisition fund.
Since its inception, the YPC has facilitated the acquisition of works by the following artists:
- Adam Basanta
- Jacynthe Carrier
- Jannick Deslauriers
- Claudie Gagnon
- Andréanne Godin
- Jessica Houston
- Passa Mangiuk
- Natascha Niederstrass
- Joseph Tisiga
- Chloë Lum et Yannick Desranleau (Séripop)

Adam Basanta (born in 1985), 72%Match: Barnett Newman "Dionysius", 1949, 2018. MMFA, purchase, Young Philanthropists' Circle Fund, Hamelys Fund, Marie-Solanges Apollon Fund and André Dufour Fund. Photo MMFA, Jean-François Brière
Many exhibitions were made possible thanks in part to the YPC’s support, including:
- Anri Sala: Ravel Ravel Interval
- Worlds of Wonder: The Surrealist Journey of Alan Glass
- Wanda Koop: Who Owns the Moon
- Seeing Loud: Basquiat and Music
- Françoise Sullivan: “I let rhythms flow”
- Adam Pendleton: These Things We’ve Done Together

Jannick Deslauriers (born in 1983), Camera from the series "Relic: Body Extension", 2018. MMFA, Purchase, Young Philanthropists' Circle Fund and André Dufour Fund. Photo MMFA, Christine Guest

A round of applause for all our donors
The list includes donors of $160 or more from the last twelve months' Annual Fundraising Campaign as well as active members of the Young Philanthropists' Circle and the Angel Circle.