Art Directory Museums Canada  

Located in the heart of downtown Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is the eighth largest art museum in North America. The Gallery’s collection comprises more than 36,000 works representing 1000 years of extraordinary art. The collection includes European Old Masters, Group of Seven, and Canadian and International contemporary works. The AGO also houses the world’s largest public collection of works by renowned British sculptor Henry Moore. The transformed AGO has been designed by Frank Gehry.

http://www.ago.net

AGO IS CLOSED until November 14 to begin reinstalling more than 5,000 artworks in 110 galleries.
317 Dundas Street West Toronto- Ontario Canada
Summer Hours: Wednesday to Friday: 10 am - 9 pm /Saturday-Sunday: 10 - 5:30 pm
Monday and Tuesday closed.
Please note that Summer hours continue until October 1, 2006.
Admission: Adults: $8 / concessions $5 
Free entrance: Wednesday 6 pm to 9 pm (Surcharged exhibitions and ticketed events excepted.)
Admission charges apply for temporary exhibitions

The Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal has the mission to promote and preserve contemporary Québec art as well as Canadian and international contemporary art, through exhibitions and numerous other cultural activities.

http://www.macm.org

185, Sainte-Catherine Ouest (corner Jeanne-Mance) Montréal, Québec Canada
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am to 6 pm
Wednesday 11 am to 9 pm / Closed Mondays
Admission: $8 adults / $6 seniors / $4 students
Free admission every Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 pm

Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts was one of the first museums in North America to amass an encyclopedic collection worthy of the name. Since then, its holdings have grown to almost 35,000 objects – paintings, sculptures, works on paper, prints and drawings, photographs and decorative art objects – from Antiquity to today.

Image: Jean-Noel Desmarais Pavilion © Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Christine Guest

http://www.mbam.qc.ca/

1380 Sherbrooke Street West. Montreal, Canada
Hours: Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m./
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. / Saturdays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Monday.
Admissions: general $15 / concessions $7.50
Admission for adults is half price on Wednesday from 5 to 9 p.m

The Musée’s main purpose is to showcase the creativity of Québec artists from the 17th century to the present. To do so, the museum regularly make use of its collection of more than 27000 artworks and objects, which includes remarkable canvases, sculptures, drawings, engravings, decorative art and design articles, photographs, etc. The Musée is also the largest public holder of works by Jean-Paul Riopelle and Jean Paul Lemieux, two of Quebeckers’ favourite artists.

http://www.mnba.qc.ca

Parc des Champs-de-Bataille Québec City (Québec) G1R 5H3 Canada
Hours: Summer (June 1 to September 10, 2006) Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. / Wednesday: Until 9:00 p.m.
Winter (September 11, 2006 to May 31, 2007) Open Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. /Wednesday: Until 9:00 p.m.
Closed Monday
Admission: Musée collection Free of charge Temporary exhibitions: Adults: $12 / concessions: $10 and  $5

The National Gallery of Canada is one of the world's most respected art institutions, renowned for its exceptional collections, revered for its scholarship, and applauded for its unique ability to engage audiences of all ages and all levels of artistic knowledge. Created in 1880, the National Gallery of Canada is among the oldest of Canada's national cultural institutions. Its current status as a federal Crown Corporation dates from 1990, when the Museums Act was proclaimed.

http://www.gallery.ca/

380 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario Canada
Hours: 1 May – 30 September Open daily, from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday to 8 pm.
1 October – 30 April Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm; Thursdays until 8 pm. Closed Mondays
Admission: To the Gallery Collection $9 Adults / $7 Seniors / $4 Youth (12–19)
Free admission for children under 12 and Members of the Gallery.
Free admission Thursdays after 5 pm.

The collections and research are the basis of the Royal Ontario Museum’s international reputation. Numbering almost six million objects, the Museum’s diverse collections of world cultures and natural history make the ROM one of the largest museums in North America.

http://www.rom.on.ca

100 Queen’s Park Toronto, ON, Canada
Hours : Daily 10 am – 6 pm  / Friday 10 am – 9:30 pm
Admission: Adults $15 /concessions $12.00
and $10
Admission is free one hour before closing from Saturday to Thursday, except for specially ticketed exhibitions.
Admission is free after 4:30 pm on Fridays.

The Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection of nearly 9,000 works of art represents the most comprehensive resource for visual culture in British Columbia. Established in 1931 with the founding of the Gallery, the collection grows by several hundred works every year. It is a principal repository of works produced in this region, as well as related works by other Canadian and international artists.

http://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/

750 Hornby Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7 Canada
Hours:daily from 10 am to 5:30 pm /
Tuesday and Thursday until 9 pm
Admission May 17 to September 7, 2008: Adult $19.50/ Senior (65+) $15
Student (with valid ID) $14 / Children (5 - 12) $6.50