Various outreach activities, animations and training programs are available to enhance your experience of the Biennial and its exhibitions. Enjoy the insight of animators and lecturers who will spur reflections and shed new light on the works.
Méduse – Group tours
Be sure to join the knowledgeable and friendly guides at the Méduse Cooperative for a tour of the exhibitions presented as part of Manif d’art 9 and Mois Multi 2019. Not part of a group but you’d like to enjoy a guided tour? Check out our scheduled guided tours offered on weekends!
Our guides are available for school, social, corporate, or other groups.
Free upon appointment (groups of 10 minimum)
For information and reservations :
— MICKAËLE COUTURE
— PUBLIC.MOISMULTI@MANIFDART.ORG
OR 418 524-7553, EXT. 2
MNBAQ – Scheduled Guided tours
Join a guide for a tour of the group exhibition at Manif d’art 9, Small Between the Stars, Large Against the Sky, a title inspired by a Leonard Cohen song. The exhibition offers a reflection on the ties that connect humans to nature, a relationship that is expressed through contemporary artistic creation.
February 20 to April 23
Wednesday at 1:30 pm, 3 pm, and 7 pm
Saturday and Sunday at 1:30 pm and 3 pm
Free with admission tickets. Limited seating.
Ask for tickets at the box office on the day of the event.
Group tours
Groups may also book tours (special rates for groups of 15 or more). Reservations required. For information — Laurie Doyon — 418-644-6460, ext. 5541 or reservationgroupes@mnbaq.org
Mediaguide
A wealth of additional information on the works exhibited at the MNBAQ as part of Manif d’art 9, the Quebec City Biennial, is available in the Mediaguide. Learn more about the participating artists, their creative approaches, and the works on display.
Cultural activities
In addition to your visit, attend lectures or films or take part in creative workshops.
Art, the Everyday, and Nature – Manif d’art 9 Symposium and Catalogue Launch – NEW
Presented by Manif d’art in collaboration with the Laval University research chair La philosophie dans le monde actuel, the Laval University research chair Canada en Antiquité critique et modernité émergente and the MNBAQ.
Take part in the Manif d’art 9 Symposium! A unique opportunity to listen to renowned speakers from a variety of fields share their thoughts on how art, the everyday, and nature intermingle and relate, as inspired by the art at the Biennial. – Buy your ticket.
March 22 — 10 am to 5 pm
SALLE MULTI in MNBAQ’s Central Pavilion
Welcoming Reception — 9:00 am
Symposium — 9:30 am to 5 pm
Guided tour of the central exhibition with Michelle Drapeau, Assistant Curator
March 23 — 10 am to 5 pm
Welcoming Reception — 9:30 am
Symposium — 10 am to 5 pm
Guided tour of the central exhibition with Michelle Drapeau, Assistant Curator
ATELIER DE LA MEZZANINE – MÉDUSE
Philosophy for children, inspired by the theme of the Biennial
Free for Passport holders
Admission per day : $15 adults — $10 students
Past events :
Curatorial Training Program
In collaboration with the Conseil de la culture des régions de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches, Manif d’art is presenting a Curatorial Training Program taught by its internationally renowned guest curator Jonathan Watkins as well as his assistant curator Michelle Drapeau.
L’ŒIL DE POISSON – January 26
This activity is part of the Méduse professional week program from January 21 to the 27.
For more information or to book tickets, please contact the Conseil de la culture des régions de Québec et de Chaudière-Appalaches at 418 523-1333.
Opening party – starting at 10pm
Méduse drop-off area – 561 Saint-Vallier Est st.
In collaboration with Mois Multi
THE GRAND OPENING TOUR
Join passionate guides on a bus tour to the various Biennial venues. Seize the opportunity to meet and discuss with the artists, curators, and collaborators of Manif d’art 9! Please note that there will be lots of walking on this tour.
– February 15 – FULL
Departure and arrival in front of the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
– 1 pm to 5 pm
Espace Parenthèses, Bibliothèque Monique-Corriveau, Maison Simons — Ste-Foy, Villa Bagatelle, Maison Simons — Vieux-Québec, Maison de la littérature, Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and many other locations to discover…
– February 16 – FULL
Departure and arrival at Méduse (541 Rue Saint-Vallier Est)
— 1 pm to 5 pm
Materia, Galerie 3, La Chambre Blanche, Galerie des arts visuels, Regart, centre d’artistes en art actuel, Galerie Michel Guimont, Le Lieu, Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy.
– starting at 8 pm
Engramme, La Bande Vidéo, Manif d’art, VU, L’Œil de Poisson.
– February 23 – FULL
Departure and arrival in front of the Pierre Lassonde Pavilion of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
— 1 pm to 7:30 pm
Maison Simons — Place Sainte-Foy, Bibliothèque Neufchâtel, Bibliothèque Aliette Marchand, Ni Vu Ni Cornu, Maison Tessier-dit-Laplante, Musée huron-wendat.
Tickets are limited : $40 per day
Free for Passport holders
For more information or to book tickets 418 524-1917
Professional Encounters – NEW
The perfect opportunity for curators, artists, programmers and other arts professionals to get to know each other and to develop professional partnerships.
Pecha Kucha
ATELIER DE LA MEZZANINE 541 Saint-Vallier Est st. 4th floor #451, Quebec City
March 5 – 5 pm to 7 pm
Series of short lectures
VU 550 Côte d’Abraham, Quebec City
February 14 – 9 am to 5 pm
CreativeMornings
ATELIER DE LA MEZZANINE
541 Saint-Vallier Est st., 4th floor #451, Quebec City
February 15 – 8 am to 9 am
At Our Partner Venues
Maison Tessier-Dit-Laplante
Workshop with Marie-Fauve Bélanger
Exploration of molding techniques. At this workshop for small groups, teenagers and adults will be invited to make clay molds and to create small colourful sculptures.
March 9 – 9:30 am to noon – Free
To book your tickets – Sophie Lemelin-Guimond – 418 641-6471 or comm.sahb@gmail.com