The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.
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October 20, 2007

40 years later: Rendez-vous at Man and His World

» Biosphère d'Environnement Canada

An exhibit of 30 large-scale photographs on the construction of Notre-Dame and St. Helen’s islands for the 1967 World's Fair in Montréal.

A Heritage in Health to Discover

» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

600 objects from the collection of the Hospitallers of St.Joseph, of Hôtel-Dieu, relate a history forever entwined with that of Montreal.

Guided tours are available for groups, the general public and students from grade schools to universities.

The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, inaugurated in 1992, commemorates the 350th anniversary of the foundation of Montreal.

Photo : Gilbert Langlois

Creative Workshops for Families

» Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec

Put your hands to the task! Every Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm, hour-long workshops allow children and their parents to experience for themselves the skill and creativity of the artisan.

A new workshop every 2 weeks; consult our website for details.

Exhibition Please Be Seated

» Musée d'histoire et du patrimoine de Dorval in collaboration with -

This exhibition features a selection of beautiful antique chairs.

The Please Be Seated exhibition will be presented from October 11, 2007 to November 11, 2007. The Museum is open Thursday to Sunday, from 1 pm to 5 pm. For information, please call (514) 633-4314 or (514) 633-4170.

Following the beaver's trail

» Commerce-de-la-fourrure-à-Lachine, Lieu historique national du Canada

Guided tour of the historic fur-trade warehouse

Green Light for Ecotechnologies

» Biosphère d'Environnement Canada

A guided tour of the Biosphère’s wind turbines, its artificial wastewater treatment wetlands and its geothermal heating and air-conditioning system.

Guided tour offered at various hours. For information: 514-283-5000

Guided tours of the exhibitions

» Musée Stewart

Visitors follow a guide on a tour of the permanent exhibition.

Guided tours last from 45 minutes to one hour depending on the group. The exhibition tour can vary.

Halloween at Pointe-à-Callière

» Pointe-à-Callière, musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal

Children will enjoy a whimsical look at the Celtic origins of Halloween and associated beliefs on a surprise-filled tour of the Museum. You'll have a ghostly good time, with chills and thrills!

Free activity, included in the entrance fee for the Museum

  • Length : 1 h
  • Schedule : 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • Target audience : Children, over 4 years old
  • Price : Free
  • Metro : Place-d'Armes
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on October 20, October 21, October 27 and October 28.

In the 18th Century Style, historical family activities

» Musée Stewart

Military costumes for youngsters. Worshops to make cartridges, tattooing inspired by the Natives, storytelling, guided tours. In winter, snowshoeing and old-fashioned curling.

Snowshoeing and old-fashioned curling are available only if Mother Nature allows.

Photo contest "Montréal à l'œil" Industrial Montréal

» Centre d’histoire de Montréal

Inaugurated by the Centre d’histoire de Montréal in 1993 and open to both amateurs and professionals, the contest aims to discover and uncover the heritage of daily life in Montreal.

Send your photos in our adress: Contest "Montréal à l'œil," 335 Place d'Youville, Montreal H2Y 3T1. The Industrial Montreal contest offers a fabulous landscape of possibilities for all who love to take photographs. In your sights: anything and everything related to industry on the island of Montreal. The east-end refineries and the Old Port’s grain silos are perfect examples of the enormous potential of this subject. It’s up to you to explore the vast industrial heritage that, since 1850, has made Montreal the economic capital of the province and indeed of all of Canada. Check our web site for all the details (www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm)

Planet Bucky

» Biosphère d'Environnement Canada

A look at concrete sustainable development, showcasing contemporary innovations that follow in the footsteps of the Biosphere’s creator, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983).

Tour of the Exhibit Damoiselle Mance

» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal in collaboration with The Univers culturel de St-Sulpice

The exhibition unveils the life and work of Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) co-founder of Montréal, founder of the Hôtel-Dieu and Canada's first secular nurse.

The exhibition can be visited individually during the museum's opening hours. A guided tour can also be reserved for groups.

Jeanne Mance. Charcoal, attributed to Sister Alexandrine Paré, r.h.s.j., end of XIX century.

Illustration : Collection of RHSJM

Tour to St. Columban and St. Eustache

» Société d'histoire de Pointe-Saint-Charles in collaboration with St. Columban Cemetery Restauration Fund

Tour enlighting the links between the Irish and the French Canadians in the beginning of the 19th century  

Visit to the church and the cemetery, explanations by Claude Bourguignon, author of a book on St.Columban.  Translation in English.  Lunch in St.Columban.  Stop at St.Eustache, guided tour of the church and the Légaré windmill. 

  • Length : 8 h
  • Schedule : 9 a.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : $59
  • Leaving from : Carrefour d'éducation populaire (2356, rue du Centre Montréal)
  • Metro : Charlevoix
  • Type of visit : By bus 
  • Also on October 20.

Trails by Night

» Musée Stewart

With or without snowshoes, and lit by lanterns, groups follow the guide and explore Île Sainte-Hélène where a mystery unfolds and characters appear, even the Devil watches.

Trails by Night is a group activity, without snowshoes in the fall season or with snowshoes when there is snow.

  • Length : 2 h
  • Schedule : 7 p.m.
  • Target audience : For groups, 10 years and older
  • Price : $13 / $50
  • Metro : Jean-Drapeau
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on October 20, November 17, December 15, January 19 and February 16.

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