The best know Montreal art museum is the Musée des Beaux Arts-Museum of Fine Arts (Museum of Fine Arts) on Sherbrooke street. It has a medium size (free) permanent collection with some european and canadian artists and it puts up a few special exhibitions every year. The Musée d'art contemporain is also interesting for its temporary exhibitions. If you are a fan of cinema, then the Cinémathèque Québécoise and the National Film Board / Office Nationale du Film will be of interest to you (both are next to each other on the corner of St-Denis and de Maisonneuve blvd. in the latin quarter). For architects and those who appreciate architecture, the Centre Canadien d'Architecture-Canadian Center for Architecture has the largest collection of architecture-related material in the world, the building in itself is worth a look (and they have a great bookstore).

• Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec (Other districts in the Montreal area)
• Canadian Centre for Architecture, cover all aspects of architecture and urban planning. (Downtown)
• Cinematheque Quebecoise, large collection of film and video related material. (Quartier latin and the village)
• Contemporary Art Museum (Downtown)
• Goethe Institute, german art and culture. (Quartier latin and the village)
• Marc-Aurele Fortin Museum (Old Montreal)
• Montreal Decorative Arts Museum, everyday object design. (Downtown)
• Montreal Design Institute, showroom for the institute of design. (Old Montreal)
• Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, renaissance, impressionists, contemporary art, etc. (Downtown)
• National Film Board of Canada, the NFB's collection of films and documentaries. Check out the cinérobothèque. (Quartier latin and the village)
• Quebec National Library (Quartier latin and the village)
• UQAM Design Centre, industrial and graphic design. (Quartier latin and the village)


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