Place des Arts celebrates 60 years
Place des Arts, the largest performing arts centre in Canada, is celebrating its 60th anniversary. The inauguration—on September 21, 1963—of La Grande Salle (now known as Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier) signalled the start of an extraordinary step forward in arts promotion and artistic development that transformed the cultural landscape in Quebec and its metropolis.
Today, Place des Arts consists of six performance halls—including the Maison symphonique—in addition to the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, which is housed within its quadrilateral, and the Fernand-Lindsay Amphitheatre in Joliette, which it has managed since 1995. A major performing arts venue, it presents 900 incredibly diverse shows and events to nearly a million spectators. This is made possible thanks to its producers, partners, resident organizations and associates: Duceppe, Les Grands Ballets, Opéra de Montréal, Orchestre métropolitain, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and Danse Danse—as well as festivals of all kinds that bring its public spaces to life before hundreds of thousands of people.
Place des Arts, as seen by...
Historians and privileged witnesses share their vision and memories. (In French)
Landmark Events
Journey through a few of Place des Arts’ significant events.
Free activities
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Visual Art • photography
Une traversée artistique
September 21, 2023 to March 31, 2025Espace culturel Georges-Émile-LapalmeTo mark its 60th anniversary, Place des Arts is presenting an exhibition entitled Une traversée artistique (An Artistic Journey).