Remai Modern (legal name: The Art Gallery of Saskatchewan) presents and collects local and international modern and contemporary art that connects, inspires, and challenges diverse audiences through equitable and accessible programs. The museum’s mission is to be a welcoming and inclusive public gathering place where we recognize the past, engage with the present, and envision new futures together through art. 

Each year the museum presents a distinctive program of exhibitions by local, regional, and international artists.  The museum’s acclaimed exhibitions range from career-spanning surveys of local icons to thematic group shows addressing timely matters in our community, to newly commissioned artworks by dynamic living artists from across the globe.  

Remai Modern is home to a collection of more than 8,000 works, many of them inherited from the museum’s predecessor, the Mendel Art Gallery. In 2012, the Frank and Ellen Remai Foundation donated the world’s most comprehensive set of linocuts by Pablo Picasso to Saskatoon’s new art museum. The Remai Modern permanent collection tells an ever-evolving story of the history of modern art, the museum, this place, and our relationship to the world. We cherish our responsibility as custodians of culture, for the present and future generations. 

Remai Modern opened in 2017 in response to the growing needs of Saskatoon and in 2022 the museum shifted to admission-by-donation in an effort to eliminate barriers to access. In 2024, Remai Modern saw 215,300 visitors and over 70,000 community members participated in the museum’s dynamic programming. Featuring multiple gallery spaces across three floors, an expansive hands-on learning space, a 150-seat theatre, a restaurant, outdoor terraces, and rooms with stunning views of the nearby South Saskatchewan River, Remai Modern is the largest art museum in the Prairies.