Beneath the grand glass roof of Windsor Station, Montreal now gathers in a setting steeped in history. A former train station, heritage building, and venue for major events, it has evolved alongside the ci...
Temperatures in the streets of Montreal dropped below freezing this morning, but it’s still warm at PHI. The contemporary center-museum-gallery-collective will celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2027. To m...
Early in the morning, the Huron Wendat Hotel-Museum in Wendake (a Wendat Indigenous reserve), a good half-hour’s drive from downtown Quebec City, looks a bit like a more sophisticated version of Twin Peak...
At the press preview for the Elektra Biennial, I got lost in an abandoned shopping mall, unable to find a mysterious intruder, with an avatar running in circles, unable to remember the combination for the...
The cold, which is slowly returning to Montreal, makes us want to put on a sweater—preferably one knitted by a grandmother or mother, preferably one that smells like a childhood vacation home. The colder...
Every year, Montreal celebrates culture with Culture Days, and this year marks their 30th anniversary. At Place des Arts, the day will be all about culture, featuring theater, music, and an art trail. ...
Ah, Napoleon! A small-time commander, a bloodthirsty emperor, a brilliant military strategist, or an enigmatic figure—everyone has their own take on him. To spend a moment—a historic one—in his life and m...
In 2015, during the Venice Biennale of Contemporary Art, I walked into the Japanese Pavilion, and for a few seconds I didn’t think much of it, surrounded by thousands of red threads plunging into two boat...
In the fall, Montreal is always a bit rough-hewn, a bit gothic, and damp, anxious, and exhilarated under the last scorching rays of the summer sun. And this fall, the must-see exhibitions in town follow t...
This weekend, it’s one of Montreal’s best outdoor markets, and it lasts only one day. The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is at the end of a small street lined with two-story brick buildings, w...