Robert Clow Todd (1809-1866) Corbeau at Montmorency Falls, 1845. MMFA, purchase, Donald Luc Boisvert and Gaston Lamontagne Fund. Photo MBAM, Julie CiotMontreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Gift for the Holidays LiveEvents December 20, 2024 146 Free admission to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts from December 24 to 31, 2024 The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is celebrating the holidays by offering free admission to its collections and exhibitions from December 24 to 31, inclusively. Each day, kids will delight in a fun creative activity designed for families. The Museum Boutique and Bookstore – overflowing with original gift ideas – will also be open for you to complete your shopping and indulge your loved ones. *Note that, during the holidays, the Museum will be open every day from Tuesday to Sunday, except for December 25 and January 1. Online reservations required: mbam.qc.ca/tickets Free admission to the collections and exhibitions Journey from antiquity to the present through a selection of over 4,000 works from the Museum’s rich collection displayed over four interconnecting pavilions. Admire masterworks by Basquiat, Cézanne, Giacometti, Mirò, Monet, Renoir, Rodin, Tissot and more, as well as recent acquisitions by Paul-Émile Borduas, Renée Condo, Romany Eveleigh, Kareem-Anthony Ferreira, Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Esteban Jefferson, Duane Linklater, John Lyman, Esmaa Mohamoud, Kathleen Moir Morris, Christina Quarles and Flora Yukhnovich. Discover ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik: essence of life, the new presentation of the Museum’s Inuit art collection. Meditate on the rhythms of life in the circumpolar territories by means of a wide-ranging selection of works that demonstrate the richness and diversity of Inuit artistic expression. Have fun connecting the dots between the works in the exhibition Two by Two, Together: Recent Additions to the MMFA’s Collection. Can you figure out why we’ve grouped together works by artists from Canada (Stanley Février, Wanda Koop, Claude Tousignant, Lets’lo:tseltun – Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun) and abroad (Louise Bourgeois, Herbert List, Giuseppe Penone, Nicolas Party, Rembrandt)? Live an immersive experience with Ravel Ravel Interval by Anri Sala. In this striking video installation, which is making its Canadian premiere at the Museum, the artist trains his lens on the left hands of two pianists as they perform Maurice Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major: Jean-Efflam Baouzet and Louis Lortie. Family Creative Time Children aged 12 and under, accompanied by an adult, can tap into their artistic nature at the Museum in the free creative workshop You + Me. In it, participants make two watercolour images, which are then merged together using a fun toy, called a thaumatrope, that creates an optical illusion of movement. Schedule December 21, 2024 to January 26, 2025 Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 5pm Special schedule from December 24, 2024 to January 5, 2025 Tuesday: 10am to 5pm Thursday: 12 to 5pm Friday to Sunday: 10am to 5pm www.mbam.qc.ca
