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Mr. Michal Hornstein

  • Deceased

    • Montréal, Quebec, Canada

  • Deceased

    • Montréal, Quebec, Canada

    Order of Canada

    • Member of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 1984-12-17
      Invested on: 1985-04-10
      A Montreal businessman and art collector, he is an important benefactor of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Over the years he has given not only works of art and money but time and energy in support of the cultural life of his community.

    • Officer of the Order of Canada

      Awarded on: 2013-05-02
      Invested on: 2013-11-22
      Michal Hornstein has devoted his life to enriching Canada’s cultural and social fabric. One of our most generous arts benefactors, he donated an internationally coveted collection of Old Masters’ paintings to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, enhancing its global reputation. His philanthropy has also benefited the health care and educational sectors; notably, he funded an interdisciplinary centre—the first of its kind in Canada—that evaluates patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. This is a promotion within the Order.