Inuit culture exploration
From March 1 to 9
Atauttikkut – together circuit
Free activities
From March 1 to 9, 2025, the McCord Stewart Museum, La Guilde and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts invite you to explore Inuit culture with the activities circuit atauttikkut – together.
Within a one-kilometre stretch of Sherbrooke Street West, these three institutions are inviting you to a host of free* exhibitions and creative activities for people of all ages.
Make the most of the activities being offered at these three creative stops
Stop 1 – McCord Stewart Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West
- Immerse yourself in Inuit culture with The Arctic Story Factory Workshop, create stories inspired by the legends and characters depicted in Manasie Akpaliapik’s work.
- Explore the textures of Nunavut, a vast territory with a multitude of landscapes with Textures of an Imagined Journey Family Workshop.
- Admire 40 sculptures of one of the most gifted artists of his generation, in the exhibition Manasie Akpaliapik. Inuit Universe.
- *Free admission to families (young people aged 17 and under, and accompanying adults), from March 1 to 9, 2025.
Stop 2 – La Guilde, 1356 Sherbrooke Street West
- Discover the remarkable drawings and prints of Pudlo Pudlat and Jessie Oonark.
- Learn about printing techniques and the themes and stories found in Inuit art at the Printing in Colour – In the Spirit of Jessie Oonark Family Workshop.
- Free admission to all from March 1 to 9, 2025.
Stop 3 – Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke Street West
- Explore themes of life, community and sharing, in the creative workshop for the whole family Energy of the Heart.
- Meditate on the rhythms of life particular to the circumpolar territories known together as Inuit Nunangat with ᐆᒻᒪᖁᑎᒃ uummaqutik: essence of life.
- Be amazed by Glenn Gear’s ulitsuak | marée montante | rising tide. This projected animation, which lights up the facade of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion every night, reflects the fragility of our ecosystems through a kaleidoscopic world inspired by Inuit motifs.
- *Free admission to all from March 1 to 9, 2025, with the exception of the major exhibition Joyce Wieland: Heart On.
Information
- Free activity, Space is limited, presented in French and English, from March 1 to 9, 2025.
- Duration : Variable
- Location: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, La guilde and the McCord Stewart Museum
La Guilde
La Guilde is a non-profit arts organization devoted to art research, education, preservation and the creation of a sustainable art market. Our gallery is devoted to the representation of artistic experimentation with a focus on artwork that pushes the boundaries of materials and questions art and cultural histories. La Guilde has a combined focus and commitment to art that uses handmade techniques and draws on craft making histories, and a questioning of the place of art within a decolonizing present. It offers a space of sharing and exploration through a wide range of exhibitions, cultural activities, educational programs that support artistic creation and knowledge exchange. Since 1906, La Guilde has preserved and continues to develop a permanent collection of art with a focus on histories of handmade artmaking.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has been built on the generosity of multiple generations of Montrealers. Its mission is to acquire, conserve, study, interpret and present significant works of art from around the world and from every era, in the hope that members of its community and all Museum visitors may benefit from the transformative powers of art. The MMFA’s collection showcases Quebec and Canadian heritage, Indigenous art and international art from a progressive and innovative perspective. It comprises close to 47,000 paintings, sculptures, graphic artworks, photographs, multimedia installations and decorative art objects dating from antiquity to the present. The MMFA’s exhibitions and cultural programming aim to inspire new ways of looking at art and the history of art. As a hub of art, community and exchange and a pioneer in the provision of art therapy, the Museum collaborates with partners in the fields of community organization, education, health and technology to offer all audiences an enriching and transformative experience of art. Thus, through each of its projects, the MMFA continues to strive towards a more inclusive, accessible and just world.
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