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Joyal

Information

Length

2h00

Language

French

Audience

Adults
65 and up
Young adults

Type of activity

Film

Mode

In Person

Paid screening

Monday October 20, 2025 at 06:00 pm

To mark the reopening of the decorative arts and design pavilion and in honour of the Honourable Serge Joyal’s generous donation in support of the collection it houses, the Cinéma du Musée and the MMFA cordially invite you to attend the premiere of the documentary Joyal.

The screening will be followed by a conversation between Mary-Dailey Desmarais, Zhao-Ionescu Chief Curator of the MMFA, and Serge Joyal.

 

 

 

About the film
Joyal paints a bold portrait of an unconventional politician, a nationalist and federalist, a man passionate about culture and a champion of collective memory and individual freedoms. At once a model child and an enfant terrible, Serge Joyal founded the Musée d’art de Joliette at the age of 22, sued the government of Pierre Elliott Trudeau and ran against Jean Drapeau for mayor of Montreal in 1978.

As a minister and senator, he defended the rights of minorities against the prejudice of the majority. And, today, as Canada faces the threat of becoming America’s 51st state, Serge Joyal continues to defend the model of a humanistic society that he has helped to build.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Reservation terms: Please go to the ticket counter at Cinéma du Musée to pick up your ticket upon arrival at the screening.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Major Patrons
Fondation de la Chenelière and Fondation Ariane Riou et Réal Plourde


Public Partners
Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal, and Government of Quebec.

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