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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts features stunning objects, but not much narrative
A History of Women in Design Montreal Museum of Fine ArtView of the exhibition Parall(elles): A History of Women in Design. Photo MMFA, Denis Farley
on the scene
In Montreal and Toronto, $2-million are raised to support local ambitions
Nolan Bryant
review
The 10 most remarkable and memorable artworks at Canadian galleries in 2022
INST_427.jpg INST427 Credit: Jean-François Brière Cutline: At the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Portrait of the Lawyer Hugo Simons by Otto Dix is hung on a mural of a cave by Nicolas Party about show by Swiss artist Nicolas Party as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
on the scene
The next gen set toasts the arts and a gala for Ronald McDonald house
Nolan Bryant
travel
What to do in Montreal this summer: The galleries, museums, bars and restaurants to visit in 2022
arts
Nicolas Party’s cheerful, graphic landscapes take over the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
MBAM2811 -- Credit: Richmond Lam Cutline: Nicolas Party at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
arts
Bondil and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts settle defamation suit
An employee cleans the steps of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in Montreal, Quebec, September 22, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
arts
These arts leaders took over their organizations just as the pandemic hit. Here are their lessons in navigating through crisis
Sasha Suda, director of the National Gallery of Canada, stands in the colonnade of the National Gallery of Canada, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019. (Justin Tang for The Globe and Mail)
opinion
The MMFA has hired former curator Stéphane Aquin as its director. Now he needs to direct, not curate
Kate Taylor
opinion
The row at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts exposes governance rot
Konrad Yakabuski
art & architecture
Outgoing chair of Montreal Museum of Fine Arts loses seat
An employee cleans the steps of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in Montreal, Quebec, September 22, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
opinion
It’s time for Canada’s museums to walk the walk
Kate Taylor
art & architecture
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in need of governance changes, government report suggests
An employee cleans the steps of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) in Montreal, Quebec, September 22, 2020. (Christinne Muschi /The Globe and Mail)
art & architecture
A fight at the museum: In Montreal, a feud between an acclaimed curator and the board that fired her enters a new stage
Nathalie Bondil, director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts board chair steps down as fired director files lawsuit
People wear face masks as they wait to enter the Museum of Fine Arts in Montreal, Saturday, June 6, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. A new poll suggests Canadians are increasingly wearing protective face masks as they emerge from months of isolating at home to curb the spread of COVID-19.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
art & architecture
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts begins search for new general director after dismissal of Nathalie Bondil
Nathalie Bondil, director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Nathalie Bondil dismissed over hiring dispute, not due to toxic workplace, says Virginia museum director
Nathalie Bondil, former director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts employees release letter supporting dismissal of former director Nathalie Bondil
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts employees release letter supporting dismissal of former director Nathalie Bondil
letters
July 24: ‘This is the man responsible for Canada’s finances?’ Readers react to Bill Morneau’s WE Charity repayment, plus other letters to the editor
Minister of Finance Bill Morneau answers a question in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on July 8, 2020.
art & architecture
Corporate, cultural leaders take sides in Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ termination of director Nathalie Bondil
Nathalie Bondil, former director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
analysis
Nathalie Bondil firing at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts causes a cultural firestorm
Kate Taylor
art & architecture
Former MMFA director Nathalie Bondil says she was never shown report alleging unacceptable working conditions
Nathalie Bondil, director and chief curator of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts terminates director-general’s contract
Nathalie Bondil, former director-general of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Priceless artworks stranded. Blockbuster exhibitions delayed. Inside museums’ massive game of shuffle
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition -- EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES. View of the exhibition hall. Credit: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts will reopen next week, but it will be limited
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition -- EGYPTIAN MUMMIES: EXPLORING ANCIENT LIVES. View of the exhibition hall. Credit: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
art & architecture
Canada’s museums scramble to promote online experiences as coronavirus shuts their doors
People walk past the Museum of History Saturday, March 14, 2020 in Gatineau, Que. The museum was one of many public spaces that closed its doors due to COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld