To become nausea-inducingly cultured, to impress a crush before (or during) Valentine’s Day and to spend as much time as possible indoors this winter in Montreal, we recommend 6 photo exhibitions to check out over the next few months.
Being There by Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop at MAC – part of the MOMENTA Biennial
Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop’s project stretches the Anonymous Project into a bittersweet rewriting of 1950s America, posing Omar Victor Diop in existing photographs – and in “whites only” spaces. Lee Shulman refers to his work as “uncomfortably funny”, and as a comic reminder that “everyone should have a place at the table”.
The Anonymous Project presents Being There 10 Image by Lee Shulman and Omar Victor Diop, 2023 from the series Being There, 2023 Fine art photograph, inkjet print on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta Satin paper, 30 × 42.5 cm (unframed) Courtesy of MAGNIN – A (Paris) © Lee Shulman / The Anonymous Project © Omar Victor Diop
Where? MAC Place Ville-Marie, 1 Place Ville-Marie
When? Until March 8, 2026
How? 10$, to reserve your tickets it’s here!
Reflect by Andrea Szilazi at McBride Contemporary Gallery
Where? Galerie McBride Contemporain, 414 Belgo Building – 372 Ste. Catherine St. E.
When? from January 15, 2026 / Vernissage on January 15, 2026 at the Belgo’s Rentrée Culturelle d’Hiver, starting at 5pm
How? Free admission
Et puis parfois, un souvenir by Michaëlle Sergile at Centre Vox
Artist Michaëlle Sergile explores the destinies of three Haitian women who immigrated to Montreal: her mother, Marie Wilnie Brézault, journalist Michèle Montas and writer Marie-Célie Agnant.
Where? Centre Vox, 4th floor, 2 rue Sainte-Catherine Est
When? Opening January 15 at 5 p.m.
How? Free admission
Burn From Absence at Place des Arts
Emeline Courcier uses images, erased memories of her displaced Vietnamese family and artificial intelligence to bring her story to life… PHI and Place des Arts have partnered with the artist to present this fresco of memory free of charge until February 2026.
Where? Exhibition hall, Place des Arts, 175 rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest
When? October 15, 2025 – February 15, 2026
Tuesday-Friday / 8am-4pm
Saturday-Sunday / noon-8pm
How? Free admission
Richard Avedon: Immortal. Portraits of Passing Time, 1951-2004 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The exhibition will feature portraits by cult American photographer Richard Avedon, from Chet Baker to Jean Renoir, revisiting the most influential faces of the 20th century through a hundred portraits.
Where?Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke St. W.
When? February 12 to August 9, 2026
How much? $31 for ages 26 and over, $15.50 on Wednesday evenings, free for ages 25 and under, members of Aboriginal communities and people with disabilities and their companions
Do you know your Chinatown? at the Musée des Mémoires Montréalaises
An exhibition on the identity and history of Montreal’s Chinatown through photos and personal accounts.
Where? Musée des Mémoires Montréalaises (MEM), 1210 Boulevard Saint-Laurent
When? February 17 to May 10, 2026
How? Free admission
Happy winter!