The temperature is plummeting and getting outside seems less and less attractive? Yet, you’re getting restless and you want to feel productive somewhere warm.
 
Why not entertain yourself in Montreal’s excellent selection of museums? Learn a little more about everything from architecture to African artifacts without getting frostbite.

Montreal’s Fine Art museum boasts some of the best traveling exhibitions in North America. It also has permanent displays of Canadian Art, 19th century paintings, paints, drawings, and ethnographic art. Located at the corner of Sherbrooke St. and Museum St., the museum is right in the heart of Montreal on one of the most charming streets of the city. Just down the road La Premiere Moisson bakery will serve you delicious coffee and desert after your excursion.

Next we have Montreal Modern Art museum. Located at Place Des Arts metro, the museum is part of a funky arrangements of fountains and cement blocks. Inside the museum, the space holds art in all forms of media from the 1940s and onwards. Wednesday night is free, otherwise admission is 8$.

The Canadian Center of Architecture, near Metro Guy-Concordia, hosts a whole array of architectural examples. Not only on display, the building itself is a particular design. Also, the bookstore caters to anyone interested in architecture and is a gold mine for students.

The Pointe-A-Calliere Museum is Montreal’s most famous history museum. Located where the first Europeans settled in Montreal. The permanent exhibition includes a 20-minute multimedia presentation on the museum itself and, underneath, an archaeological dig from the origin of the cities. The museum also presents temporary exhibits.

Museum-hopping is a winter gift: not only do you get to see beautiful works of art, but you’re also killing time while learning in a well-heated space. So - for now – it’s okay to keep those skates in the closet.