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- MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises. The MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises mobilizes Montrealers to help highlight the city’s plural identities.
- Musée de Lachine. Nestled on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, just a few kilometres from downtown Montréal, the Musée de Lachine invites visitors to travel back in time.
- Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier. TheMaison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier museum and archeological site has a mission to preserve and highlight the value of one of the oldest French-inspired rural houses on the island of Montréal.
- Espace pour la vie. Together, the Biodôme, Biosphère, Botanical Garden, Insectarium and Planétarium form Espace pour la vie, the largest natural science complex in Canada.
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Founded in 1860, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is one of the top 15 most-visited museums in North America. Located in the historic Golden Square Mile downtown, the museum’s encyclopedic permanent collection contains some 43,000 works – from European Masters to the MMFA’s dazzling Napoleon collection – much of it on display in the museum’s five connected pavilions.
- Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex. Pointe-à-Callière is the largest archaeology museum in Canada, built on the very site where Montréal was founded in 1642.
- McCord Stewart Museum. The McCord Stewart is a social history museum that celebrates the history, people and communities of Montréal. Comprising one of the largest historical collections in North America, its 1.5 million artefacts include a great photography collection anchored by The Notman Photographic Archives.
- Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. The museum has temporarily relocated to Place Ville Marie during its transformation. Founded in 1964, “the MAC” or “le MAC” (as the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal is affectionately called by locals) has become one of the world’s great contemporary art museums.
- Climb Mount Royal (the lookout) Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (the same landscape architect who crafted New York’s Central Park), the “mountain” park at the heart of the city is the city’s most iconic landmark — and the most popular place to snap a Montréal selfie.
- Spree on Sainte-Catherine Street. As one of the longest commercial strips in Canada, Sainte-Catherine Street is the perfect place for retail rehabilitation.
- Eat emblematic Montréal cuisine. Part of the joie de vivre culture of Montréal includes chowing down on great grub. Sink your teeth into a juicy smoked-meat sandwich at world-famous Schwartz’s deli.
- Head back in time (in Old Montréal) A first-timer’s visit to Montréal is not complete without meandering through the charming cobblestone streets of the city’s old district.
Aug 31, 2022 · Trace the history of Jeanne Mance, co-founder, evangelist, and healer to New France. The Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal traces the history of nurse (and co-founder of Montréal) Jeanne Mance, and her mission to evangelize the Natives of New France and establish a hospital on the island of Montréal.
Major partner: Hydro-Québec. The Museum is located in the birthplace of Montreal. Deep in the heart of a designated national archaeological and historic site, Pointe-à-Callière reveals many centuries of history.
Museums and Culture. Performing arts. 11. From music to dance, theatre, comedy and opera, this is where Montréal’s arts and culture converge. © Eva Blue - Tourisme Montréal. Address. Place des Arts. 175 Sainte-Catherine Street West. Montréal, QC. H2X 1Z8. Place-des-Arts. Downtown - Quartier des spectacles. map view. Characteristics.
Mar 20, 2024 · Runs from April 11 to August 18. All MAC contemporary art exhibitions are presented at the MAC’s temporary location in the Place Ville Marie shopping mall during the museum’s current $57-million renovation. The new MAC will open in 2025. Click here for tickets and directions.
