{"id":788585,"date":"2026-07-08T16:39:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788585\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T16:39:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T16:39:09","slug":"montreals-place-des-arts-gets-134m-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/788585\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal’s Place des Arts gets $134M makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A major project to rehabilitate Montreal’s Theatre Building is underway at Place des Arts and will continue through the summer of 2028. <\/p>\n

The Theatre Building, which houses the Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Maisonneuve, Th\u00e9\u00e2tre Jean-Duceppe and Salle Claude-L\u00e9veill\u00e9e, is undergoing renovation of its exterior fa\u00e7ade.<\/p>\n

The cost of the project is $134 million. <\/p>\n

In a news release on its website, the Place des Arts said the goal is to ensure public safety and “preserve an exceptional building.”<\/p>\n

According to the statement, studies and inspections highlighted an “advanced state of deterioration” in the panels of the building’s exterior envelope, which are required to be replaced by 2028. <\/p>\n

“This rehabilitation work will address public safety issues, ensure the long-term preservation of the building (originally constructed for Expo 67), and renew the facade with durable materials while respecting the original Brutalist architecture,” reads the statement. <\/p>\n

The project will also “create a stronger connection to the street.”<\/p>\n

Programming will continue in the performance venues. Public spaces, restaurants, shops, and parking facilities will also remain accessible.<\/p>\n

But Salle Claude-L\u00e9veill\u00e9e will be closed during this period and the National Bank branch will be temporarily relocated to 955 Maisonneuve Boulevard West.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":788586,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194292],"tags":[49,48,2338],"class_list":["post-788585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-montreal","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-montreal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=788585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/788585\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/788586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=788585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=788585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=788585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}