The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (National Fine Arts Museum) is located in the Plains of Abraham in Quebec's Battlefield's Park. It is the only museum entirely dedicated to Quebec art including an exclusive exhibition on Inuit art.
The urban park in which the museum if located is one of the most marvellous in the world. With 108 hectares of plains, wooded areas and gardens it is a green oasis in the heart of the city. Visited each year by thousands of residents and visitors., the back of the Musem provides a magnificent view of the park and the St. Lawrence River. The museum complex made up of four buildings, the Gérard-Morisset Pavilion, the Charles Baillairgé Pavilion, the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion, and the new Espace Riopelle (coming Autumn 2026).
The Pierre Lassonde pavilion, located on the marvellous Grande Allée, is the gateway to the Museum. It includes the ticket counter, cloakroom, boutique and café. The building’s architecture is harmoniously tiered with generous exhibition spaces: six exhibition galleries for the display of post-1960 collections, two temporary exhibition galleries and four permanent exhibition galleries (Contemporary art, Us, Inuit art and Decorative arts and design). The building is a powerful architectural statement covered entirely in glass.
The standard MNBAQ Collections include; Us, Inuit Art The Brousseau Collection, Illipunga, Decorative Arts and Design in Québec, Contemporary Art in Québec.
Blockbuster exhibitions :
February 26, 2026 - October 12, 2026 : HYPERREALISM : THIS IS NOT A BODY
Bringing together over 30 sculptures by 25 international artists, Hyperrealism shows the evolution of the human figure in sculpture since the 1970s.