Art venues to give your Montréal event creative impact
What's New in Montréal Venues
Wow your participants with Montréal’s most artful event spaces.
Montréal has more artists per capita than almost any North American city. Painters, musicians, designers, circus performers and more make up 8% of the total workforce, which is nearly double provincial and national averages, and exceeds other cultural capitals like New York City. That means lots of creative energy in the air — and some stunning art galleries you can rent for your next event.
La Nesra
“Cavernous” doesn’t start to describe the moody, sleek impression this space will leave on your guests. La Nesra’s 20,000 square feet space is fully adaptable, capable of fitting up to 1,800 guests (1,200 in sit-down mode) and comes complete with a fully appointed kitchen, customizable in-house catering and bar packages. There is a coat check, four green rooms and dedicated parking available.
🥂 Maximum capacity: 1,800
📍 Neighbourhood: Griffintown
✨ Style: Contemporary industrial
- Concrete construction
- 40-foot ceilings
- Moody atmosphere
PHI
Housed in a beautifully restored heritage building, PHI hums with boundary-pushing creativity. Part gallery, cinema, theatre and performance space, it’s a multidisciplinary hub known for ambitious exhibitions and immersive VR experiences that can adapt to your event of up to 265 people. Its 12,368 square feet of flexible venues include complete audio and video equipment, a loading dock, onsite audiovisual assistance and a projection screen.
🥂 Maximum capacity: 265
📍 Neighbourhood: Old Montréal
✨ Style: Fully renovated historic
- Crisp white walls
- High-tech spaces
- Luminous and sleek
Fonderie Darling
A pillar of Montréal’s visual arts scene, Fonderie Darling is set within a striking former metalworks factory. It now houses exhibition galleries, artist studios, production workshops, and a restaurant: the lauded Le Serpent, the exclusive event caterer. The rental spaces include a huge main gallery, at 4,000 square feet, and the smaller gallery at 1,100 square feet. The venue is full of industrial charm, including a 25-foot by 35-foot brick wall.
🥂 Maximum capacity: 390
📍 Neighbourhood: Griffintown
✨ Style: Industrial chic
- Concrete-and-brick construction
- 37-foot ceilings in the main gallery
- Edgy vibe
Le Livart
This active art gallery on Saint-Denis Street has a variety of rental spaces on offer, for everything from workshops to executive committee meetings and celebrations. In cocktail mode, the best rooms to rent at Livart are the large room, full of industrial character akin to a speakeasy, with a 14-foot bar, a coat check, flexible lighting systems and six restrooms. The main gallery, conversely, is minimalist and modern, with grandiose triple-high ceilings, tons of natural light and direct access to the interior courtyard. There is also a rooftop terrace.
🥂 Maximum capacity: 530
📍 Neighbourhood: Plateau Mont-Royal
✨ Style: Refined contemporary
- Renovated residential space
- Interior courtyard, rooftop terrace
- From dark and moody to light and airy