MOMENTA Biennale de l’image is a contemporary art biennale devoted to the image.

Based in Tiohtiá:ke – Mooniyang – Montreal, the biennale has taken place every two years since 1989. Founded in 1989 as Le Mois de la Photo à Montréal, the organization was renamed MOMENTA | Biennale de l’image in 2017. Currently, its activities include exhibitions, public events, educational programs, artistic and social collaborations, and more.

Its mission is to generate a sensitive and sensible impact on the world around us by means of images. The event implements unifying and structuring initiatives for art dissemination and education, to encourage reflection on and access to contemporary art.

At its 15th edition, the biennale included 16 exhibitions, 38 artists, and 27 public events, and public attendance totalled more than 170,000 exhibition visits.

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