Even if the snowdrops haven’t yet cracked through the thinnest layer of ice covering all the flat surfaces in Montreal, we still crave renewal and excitement this spring.
To warm your soul, we recommend going—between two chilly sunbathing sessions—to see one of the exhibitions on in Montreal this season…
Spring is the season of love… At the new exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, you can see one of the most beautiful marble sculptures of Cupid and Psyche in an embrace.
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts presents The Torlonia Collection, an exhibition of 57 Roman marbles (sarcophagi, statues, and busts) featuring works from the 5th century BCE to the 4th century CE; the exhibition runs from March 14 to July 19, 2026.
Art Plural returns to the Grand Quai in the Old Port from April 10 to 12.
The Art Plural contemporary art fair takes over the Grand Quay in Montreal’s Old Port from April 10 to 12, bringing together galleries and art lovers.
For more information, click here!Spring/Summer 2026 Exhibitions at PHI
For the spring/summer 2026 season, the PHI Contemporary Art Center presents two major exhibitions by artists who explore themes of freedom, imagination, ecology, and our relationship to the world and its truth.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the McCord Stewart Museum is hosting a temporary exhibition that looks back on the event. Posters, photos, clothing—the Games are revisited as a time capsule, and their impact on Montreal (up to the present day) is highlighted. A bit of history, a bit of nostalgia, a lot of sweat.
Immerse yourself in the history and identity of Chinatown through photos and testimonials at the MEM.
Exhibition at the Musée des Mémoires Montréalaises on the identity and history of Montreal’s Chinatown, presented through photos and testimonials. The exhibition runs from February 17 to May 10, 2026.
“Mediaeval” by Simon Belleau at the Eli Kerr Gallery
For Mediaeval, artist Simon Belleau has cut out a movie set “newsstand” and presents it in semi-abstract works where yesterday’s news headlines flash in black and white—sanitized and more or less unsettling.
More info here!Art Souterrain Festival
Free festival in Montreal’s underground city from April 25 to May 10, 2026.
The 18th edition of the Art Souterrain festival takes over Montreal’s underground city from April 25 to May 10, 2026, presenting some twenty works in liminal spaces. The event is free and features opening nights, performances, and screenings.
“Objets Mous ” presented by the artistic collective Double Entendre, at Studio White Wall
Opening of the exhibition “Objets Mous ” presented by the artistic collective Double Entendre on May 1 starting at 5 p.m. /
The exhibition explores the transformation of soft materials into figures and objects that challenge notions of creation and structure. It’s a group show worth seeing to take a break from chairs and metal bells—because design can also be pure art.
