Guido Molinari Montreal

Old bank turned into art place

Jérémie from Montreal

""Guido Molinari" in Montreal has everything going for it. It's an art space that always gets me thrilled whenever there's a new exhibition going on..."

When the first time I entered this place was? I don’t remember, but I always come back with great pleasure. Many reasons - the building, a former bank branch; an atelier - you can witness the artist’s atelier when he was still alive; and the location, not far from the St-Lawrence on St-Catherine, a call to explore the East of the island.

Since it stands on the Guido Molinari Foundation, it’s a place to perpetuate the memory of the artist and his work, but not only. It’s also an exhibition space that offers great events throughout the year. I’m always thrilled to discover how the space is changed, arranged when a new show is open for the visitors, how the artworks exhibited resonate with the building and the artwork by Guido Molinari.

Winter or summer - there are really just two seasons in Montreal, and it’s not that complicated to reach the Foundation; bike, bus or subway, you name it. And once you are there, a few blocks away from Atelier March Gosselin and one of my favourite coffee, bar, and concert places Atomic Cafe, you are ready to wander in Hochelaga or to continue farther East to Park Promenade Bellerive to see the river closer, almost to the Boucherville islands.

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Montreal Spotter Jérémie

My work is my best travel agency, I’m a color scientist, and since the early 2000s, I started to explore other countries and cities where my specialty brought me. Originally from Paris where I always like to go back, I lived in Oslo, Berlin (where I used to be a spotter as well), and now in Montreal since 2017. I’m finally working in the movie industry after joining the VFX studio DNEG at their Montreal office in the summer of 2022. I like to take pictures, to stay creative, and I’m always ready for city exploration on my bike or in my running shoes. If you like art galleries, music shops, and...

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