Line Ouellet

Line Ouellet (born 1958) is a Canadian art historian and museum administrator. She is the Director-General and Head of Conservation at Quebec's Museum of Fine Arts. She has also been the president of the provincial government's Council of Cultural Heritage of Quebec since 2018. In 2010, she was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government for services to arts and letters.

Early life and education

Ouellet obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1980 from the University of Laval and a Master of Arts degree in history in 1984 also from the University of Laval.[1] In 1983, she also obtained a diploma in the English language from the University of Cambridge.[1]

Career

Ouellet began working as an assistant editor of Continuity (Continuité) magazine in 1984 before she became the editor-in-chief in 1985.[1][2]

She left to work at Quebec City's Museum of Civilisation in 1988 as project manager of special exhibitions.[1][2] In 1993, she became the director of special exhibitions and, in 1999,[2] she became the museum's director of education.[1]

In 1999, Ouellet left to take up the job of director of exhibitions at the Musée National des Beaux Arts (Museum of Fine Arts).[1] From 2000 to 2006, she served as director of exhibitions and director of education.[1] From 2006, she served as director of exhibitions and director of scientific publications.[1] In April 2011, Ouellet became interim director-general.[3] In October, she was formally appointed director-general and head of conservation.[1][4][5]

Ouellet also served as a member of the jury of the International Festival of Art Books and Film at Perpignan, France in June 2013.[6]

She has been the president of the Quebec government's Council of Cultural Heritage (Conseil du patrimoine culturel du Québec) since 2018. In 2023, her term was renewed for another five years.[7]

Awards and honours

In 2005, Ouellet received the Canadian Museums Association's Award for Excellence for the publication "Camille Claudel and Rodin: The Meeting of Two Destinies" (2005). The same year, she also received the Quebec Museums Society's Publication Award for "Exhibition Design: Ten Exhibition Designs at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec" (2003).

In 2009, she was awarded the Quebec Museums Society's Award for Excellence for the exhibition "The Louvre in Quebec City".

In 2010, she was made a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, from the French government for services to arts and letters and noted in particular for her collaboration and links with French museums.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nomination of Line Ouellet (CV)". Senior Quebec government positions (Curriculum vitae) (in French). 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Remise des insignes de chevalier des Arts et des Lettres à Mme Line Ouellet, directrice des expositions et des publications scientifiques au MNBAQ, 22 juin 2010" [Presentation of the insignia of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters to Mrs. Line Ouellet, Director of Exhibitions and Scientific Publications at the MNBAQ, June 22, 2010]. Consulate General of France in Québec. 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 31 Dec 2023.
  3. ^ "EN BREF: Line Ouellet assumera l'intérim au MNBAQ" [In brief: Line Ouellet to assume in the interim at the MNBAQ]. Le Devoir. Montreal. pp. B7. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Clément, Éric (2011-09-20). "Line Ouellet nommée directrice générale du MNBAQ" [Line Ouellet named Director-General of the Musée National de Beaux Arts de Quebec]. La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  5. ^ Delgado, Jerome (11 Oct 2011). "Un musée à faire grandir: Line Ouellet prend la barre du Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec au début d'un grand chantier" [A museum to grow: Line Ouellet takes the helm of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec at the start of a major project]. Le Devoir. Montreal. p. 1. Retrieved 2 March 2026 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Festival international du livre d'art et du film (FILAF), du 26 au 30 juin 2013, Perpignan". Art Press (in French). 2013-07-01. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  7. ^ Nadeau, Jean-Francois (27 October 2023). "Line Ouellet reconduite à la tête du Conseil du patrimoine culturel" [Line Ouellet reappointed as head of the Cultural Heritage Council]. Le Devoir. Montreal. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
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