National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec Collections with 41,000 Works

More than 41,000 works from the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec (MNBAQ) are available in this dataset. The collections include paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, prints, decorative art, videos, installations, and digital art, primarily produced in Quebec or by Quebec artists, with some works dating back to the 17th century. The dataset is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of art forms (e.g., paintings, sculptures, photographs) within the collection.
• Study the historical timeline of Quebec art production based on works dating back to the 17th century.
• Group and locate collections by artist names, places of production, categories, or keywords as described.
• Facilitate research on Quebec artists and their contributions to fine arts.

Strengths

• Contains more than 41,000 works across multiple art forms.
• Includes works primarily produced in Quebec or by Quebec artists, providing a focused cultural scope.
• Some works date back to the 17th century, offering historical depth.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single museum's collection.

Provenance

Source

National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec (MNBAQ)

Collection Method

Data made available from the museum's collections.

Time Range

Works from the 17th century onward.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:52:31.999707; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Quebec, Canada.