Event venues

The AVICOM Committee’s 2012 Conference will be held in Montreal, Canada from October 9–12, 2012 at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), during the same time as the AVICOM Committee’s annual meeting. The following museums are members of the Board of Montréal Museum Directors (BMMD), the co-producer of the event.

The Canadian Centre for Architecture

The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) is an international research centre and museum founded by Phyllis Lambert in 1979 on the conviction that architecture is a public concern. Photo: Nat Gorry

• 1920 Baile Street, Montréal, Québec H3H 2S6 (Map)
  
  

DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art

DHC/ART Foundation for Contemporary Art is an exhibition space housed in a converted, historic building in the heart of Old Montreal. A privately endowed foundation, DHC/ART is a permanent location for exciting and relevant temporary visual arts exhibitions and projects. Accessible and welcoming, with free admission and flexible opening hours, the foundation is an important addition to Montreal's cultural life. DHC/ART aims to be a leading venue for contemporary art in Canada, attracting visitors to Montreal for its dynamic programming which reflects the global nature of art today. Photo: Jean Gagnon

• 451 St-Jean Street, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2R5 (Map)
  
  

The McCord Museum

The McCord Museum celebrates our past and present life — our history, our people, our communities. Photo: McCord Museum

• 690 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3A 1E9 (Map)
  
  

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

True to its vocation of acquiring and promoting the work of Canadian and international artists past and present, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) has a mission to attract the broadest and most heterogeneous public possible, and to provide that public with firsthand access to a universal artistic heritage. Photo: Provencher & Roy

• 1380 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, Québec H3G 1J5 (Map)
  
  

The Montréal Science Centre

The mission of the Montréal Science Centre is to help visitors of all ages acquire an understanding of science and technology for use in building their future. Photo: CDSM

• 2 De la Commune Street West, Montréal, Québec (Map)
  
  

Le Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal

The MACM is a major Canadian institution dedicated exclusively to contemporary art. Photo: Nat Gorry

• 185 Sainte Catherine Street, Montréal, Québec H2X 3X5 (Map)
  
  

The PHI Centre

The PHI Centre is a smart building for art, a space for producing work that is inspiring and thought-provoking; work that is responsive and edgy, that wakes you up and is a motor for change. A smart building for art with a host of production studios and creative spaces – the most sophisticated technical resources available in the hands of artists and innovators. Photo: George Fok

• 407 St-Pierre Street, Montréal, Québec H2Y 2A3 (Map)
  
  

Pointe-à-Callière

Pointe-à-Callière, a recognized national historical and archaeological site, leads visitors through centuries of history, from the times when Natives camped here to the present day. Photo: Michel Brunelle

• 350 Place Royale, Montréal, Québec H2Y 3Y5 (Map)