The Godfrey Stewart Pasmore Art Gallery
A special section of the museum is dedicated to Canadian aviation art. These original paintings produced by renowned Canadian aviation artists illustrate different aspects of Québec and Canadian aviation. Initially at the opening of the museum, the art gallery was to preserve the Godfrey
Pasmore Art Collection, which consisted of 26 original paintings, 1 reproduced print, 17 text panels, and 7 model dioramas.
Some of the original artists presented are Geoff Bennett, Tom Bjarnason,
Jim Bruce, Ross Buckland, Don Connolly, Kathryn Plante and
John Rutherford. The dioramas were scratch built by Jim Pearmain.
Since then, the MAM has acquired a great number of Canadian aviation paintings to add to its very impressive collection.
The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be? — it is the same the angels breathe.
-Mark Twain, Roughing It, Chapter XXII, 1886.
Other Displays
In the museum you will find several displays representing different aspects of Canadian and Québec aviation history. These range from the beginning of flight to the different eras of our aviation history.
Here are some of the themes you will discover during your visit:
- Beginning of flight
- WWI
- Bush planes
- R-100 Saint-Hubert
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (BCATP)
- Ferry Command
- WWII
- Postwar Era
- Montreal aviation industry
- The Cold War Era
- Canadian civil airlines
- Woman in aviation
- Canadian aerobatic teams (such as the Golden Hawks, Red Knight, Snowbirds and much more.)
