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Gallery shopping in Montréal

  1. A

    Parisian Laundry

    A former industrial laundry turned monster gallery, this 15,000-sq-ft space is worth a trip for the building itself even if you’re not a fan of large-format contemporary art. Natural light floods through enormous 19th-century-era windows into two floors of exhibition rooms. Exhibitions have included print artist Francine Simonin and international star Jean-Paul Riopelle. It also holds occasional artists’ talks and lectures.

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  2. B

    Galerie Pangée

    This wonderful, bright space is devoted to showing off contemporary art, as well as literature and art consulting. Relationships with European galleries allow Québécois artists to enjoy international exposure, while local collectors can purchase works from abroad.

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  3. C

    Yves Laroche Galerie d’Art

    High and low culture collide at this fantastic gallery that showcases the best in upscale contemporary and urban art. From surrealist to pop, tattoo to illustration, this local institution twice a year presents massive collective shows of local and international artists.

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  4. D

    Galerie St-Dizier

    This spacious Old Town gallery has always been at the forefront of the avant-garde scene in Montréal. Works are split between local and heavyweight artists known abroad, including Besner, Missakian and Tetro. Its forte is naïve and modernist art and sculpture.

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  5. E

    La Guilde Graphique

    This place exhibits works of more than 200 contemporary artists in a variety of media and techniques. Most works are sketches, woodcuts, etchings and lithographs on paper, and you can visit the artists working in the upstairs studio.

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  6. F

    Galerie 2000

    Always fresh and entertaining, this eclectic gallery has large, flashy, tasteful displays from classic landscapes to neocubist portraits, with the occasional well-charted flight into the alternative.

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  7. G

    Galerie Orange

    Bright gallery representing established and up-and-coming contemporary artists like Francine Simonin and Elmyna Bouchard and a terrific collection of works on paper.

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