Our History

Montreal Art Center and Museum is located in one of the most historical buildings in Montreal. The history of our patrimonial building dates back to 1880s when it was built by John McDougall for the Caledonian Iron Works company. In 2010, this historical sight became the home of the Montreal Art Center. We have been proud, over the past years, to hold various community events such as performing artists concerts, lectures and movie nights. In early 2022, we officially became a museum. We provide an audio guided tour of the centre’s permanent collection of European master paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries along with our own member artists’ works in our 3 art galleries. There is also an Italian Renaissance,  French Baroque Gallery and Nouvelle France Gallery.