diff --git a/doc/_templates/autoclass.rst b/doc/_templates/autoclass.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..79f42825d501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/_templates/autoclass.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{{ fullname | escape | underline }}
+
+.. currentmodule:: {{ module }}
+
+.. autoclass:: {{ objname }}
+    :no-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
+
+    {% if '__init__' in methods %}
+    {% set caught_result = methods.remove('__init__') %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% block methods %}
+    {% if methods %}
+
+    .. rubric:: Methods
+
+    .. autosummary::
+       :template: autosummary.rst
+       :toctree:
+       :nosignatures:
+    {% for item in methods %}
+       ~{{ name }}.{{ item }}
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    {% endif %}
+    {% endblock %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/_templates/autoclass_onefile.rst b/doc/_templates/autoclass_onefile.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9fa49688f794
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/_templates/autoclass_onefile.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+   :depth: 2
+   :local:
+   :backlinks: entry
+   :class: multicol-toc
+
+{{ fullname | escape | underline }}
+
+.. currentmodule:: {{ module }}
+
+.. autoclass:: {{ objname }}
+    :no-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
+
+    {% if '__init__' in methods %}
+    {% set caught_result = methods.remove('__init__') %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% block methods %}
+    {% if methods %}
+
+Methods
+^^^^^^^
+
+    .. autosummary::
+       :nosignatures:
+    {% for item in methods %}
+       ~{{ name }}.{{ item }}
+    {% endfor %}
+
+    {% endif %}
+    {% endblock %}
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
+.. autoclass:: {{ objname }}
+    :members:
+    :undoc-members:
+    :inherited-members:
+    :show-inheritance:
+
+Examples
+========
+
+.. include:: {{module}}.{{name}}.examples
+{% block examples %}
+{% if members %}
+{% for item in members %}
+.. include:: {{module}}.{{name}}.{{item}}.examples
+.. raw:: html
+
+    <div class="clearer"></div>
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+{% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/doc/api/collections_api.rst b/doc/api/collections_api.rst
index 166dc3690c08..86a6c92dae9c 100644
--- a/doc/api/collections_api.rst
+++ b/doc/api/collections_api.rst
@@ -9,8 +9,32 @@ collections
 :mod:`matplotlib.collections`
 =============================
 
+.. currentmodule:: matplotlib.collections
+
 .. automodule:: matplotlib.collections
-   :members:
-   :undoc-members:
-   :show-inheritance:
-   :inherited-members:
+   :no-members:
+
+Classes
+-------
+
+.. autosummary::
+    :toctree: _as_gen/
+    :template: autoclass.rst
+    :nosignatures:
+
+    AsteriskPolygonCollection
+    BrokenBarHCollection
+    CircleCollection
+    Collection
+    EllipseCollection
+    EventCollection
+    LineCollection
+    PatchCollection
+    PathCollection
+    PolyCollection
+    QuadMesh
+    RegularPolyCollection
+    StarPolygonCollection
+    TriMesh
+
+
diff --git a/doc/api/figure_api.rst b/doc/api/figure_api.rst
index e6fee3334f33..838b14b16c81 100644
--- a/doc/api/figure_api.rst
+++ b/doc/api/figure_api.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Classes
 
 .. autosummary::
    :toctree: _as_gen/
-   :template: autosummary.rst
+   :template: autoclass_onefile.rst
    :nosignatures:
 
    AxesStack