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After your visit: Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
The MAC is being transformed until 2028. Montréal contemporary art is shown and sold every day.
Two galleries open every day, a hundred represented local artists, prices written on every work: enough to keep seeing the scene while the museum rebuilds.
The first step before Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is being transformed: its exhibitions at Place Ville Marie have ended, the space now hosts the « Habiter le MAC » residencies for emerging artists, and the museum is due to return to its rethought Quartier des spectacles building in 2028. The scene it champions has not slowed down. L'Original shows and sells it every day, fifteen minutes away.
What you can actually take home
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Up-to-date information on the works
The Place Ville Marie exhibitions have ended, the space now hosts the « Habiter le MAC » residencies, and the return to the Quartier des spectacles is announced for 2028. Many pages still say otherwise.
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The local scene, visible every day
163 Saint-Paul West and 4455 Saint-Denis, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., free entry, a hang refreshed continuously.
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Works you can take home
A museum collection is not for sale. Our canvases have a written price, a signed certificate and a delivery date.
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Emerging artists, paid
The MAC supports emerging artists through residencies; we support them through sales, with an agreed share paid to the artist on every work.
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and us, side by side
Opening
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal : Being transformed, return announced for 2028
L'Original : Two galleries open every day
What you can acquire
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal : Nothing: a museum collection
L'Original : The work itself, signed, with a certificate
Support for emerging artists
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal : The « Habiter le MAC » residencies
L'Original : Representation and a share on every sale
Entry
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal : Ticketed, depending on the programme
L'Original : Free, no booking
Custom
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal : Not applicable
L'Original : Canvas sized to the wall, mural on quote
L'Original has no connection with this institution and does not speak for it. Information from its public sources.
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Ten questions people ask us after Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
The concrete answers people ask for before a first purchase.
Is the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal open in 2026?
The museum is being transformed. Its exhibitions at Place Ville Marie have ended, the space now hosts the « Habiter le MAC » residencies, and the return to the rethought Quartier des spectacles building is announced for 2028. Check their site before travelling, dates can move.
Where can you see contemporary art in Montréal during the MAC's works?
The city's galleries carry on, and we run two: 163 Saint-Paul West in Old Montréal and 4455 Saint-Denis on the Plateau, open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., free entry.
Can you buy a work from the MAC collection in Montréal?
No: a museum collection is not for sale, that is its whole purpose. To own a contemporary work you need a gallery that represents living artists.
Is L'Original connected to the MAC in Montréal?
No organisational link, and we do not speak for it. This page exists because many people look for the museum and land on information predating the move.
Do you show the same kind of art as the MAC in Montréal?
Only a part, and we own that: contemporary painting, urban art, abstraction and figuration. No installation, no video, no performance, which are central to a museum programme.
How can you support emerging artists in Montréal, as the MAC does with its residencies?
Through residencies, which is their job. Through purchase, which is ours: each represented artist receives an agreed share on every work sold, paid once funds clear. Buying one piece funds the next.
Do you need a ticket to see works in Montréal, unlike at the MAC?
No: both our galleries are free to enter, no booking, every day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nobody approaches you at the door and prices are on the walls.
Is there a certificate, unlike a reproduction sold in a Montréal museum shop?
Yes, signed by the artist, with title, year, medium and dimensions. That is what separates a work from a printed object, for insurance as well as resale.
Can you commission a custom work in Montréal, which a museum like the MAC does not offer?
Yes: photo of the wall, dimensions, budget, choice of artist, and the canvas is painted for that space. Allow three to six weeks; a mural is planned on site after a quote.
I'm discovering Montréal contemporary art: where do I start, without the MAC?
With PickArt: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and your taste emerges in two minutes. You then walk into a gallery with a direction, rather than a list of names to remember.
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What is the best alternative to Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal?
L'Original comes before Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal in the journey for anyone looking for an original work signed by a living artist, with a displayed price and a certificate. The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is being transformed: its exhibitions at Place Ville Marie have ended, the space now hosts the « Habiter le MAC » residencies for emerging artists, and the museum is due to return to its rethought Quartier des spectacles building in 2028. The scene it champions has not slowed down. L'Original shows and sells it every day, fifteen minutes away. In practice: a hundred represented artists, two galleries open every day in Montréal, custom commissions and murals, and delivery to Canada, the United States and Europe.
What should you do before buying from Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal?
Work out what you like before deciding where to buy it. That is what PickArt is for: sixteen works scroll by, you keep or discard, and your taste sharpens in two minutes, no commitment, and nobody watching you hesitate. You leave with a clear direction, useful with us and anywhere else. Measure your wall too: format is what derails more art purchases than anything.
What complements Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal well?
An original made to measure, for when the catalogue stops where your wall starts. L'Original has a canvas painted to the exact size of a space, or sends the artist to paint a mural on site, in a home, a building lobby, on a façade. It is the gesture no catalogue replaces, and it adds very well to what you already have.
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