Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is one of Canada’s oldest art museums. The museum was founded in 1860 as the Association of Fine Arts. The development of the museum was stimulated by the donation of Benaya Jibba, a resident of Montreal.

In 1912, the museum opened on Sherbrook Street, in the prestigious business district of Montreal. The exposition is increasing and the building is constantly being completed. It presents about 33 thousand exhibits – these are the works of ancient and modern masters, engravings, paintings, drawings.

Interesting collection of ancient fabrics and English porcelain, as well as the largest exhibition of tea boxes.

In 1972, the museum was robbed, the amount stolen was about $ 2 million. None of the abductees have yet been found.