The Montreal Heritage Calendar

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October 18, 2008

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 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

Guided tours of the exhibition Maison LeBer-LeMoyne: Scene of Dreams

» Musée de Lachine

Free guided tours on Saturdays and Sundays. Enter the heart of our history while visiting the Maison LeBer-LeMoyne, one of the oldest fur trading posts in the country.

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

Here be monsters

» Musée du Château Ramezay

The love-hate relationship between people and the sea, from the 15th century to today, is the fascinating subject of the exhibition “Here be Monsters”.

  • Schedule : 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • Price : contact organizer
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on October 18 and October 19.

Jack O'Lantern: Halloween at Pointe-à-Callière

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

On a path where surprises lurk around every corner, families will discover various Halloween traditions.

Plan for about 45 minutes to complete this tour accompanied by and interpreter-guide. The last tour in English leaves at 3:00 p.m.

  • Schedule : 0:30 a.m.
  • Price : $0 / $13
  • Leaving from : Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History (350, Place Royal, corner de la Commune)
  • Metro : Place-des-Arts
  • Bus : 155
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on October 18, October 19, October 25 and October 26.

Old Montréal Ghost - Traditional Ghost Walk - West Side

» Guidatour

The ghosts are now available in the West part of Old-Montreal! The gruesome decor of this unexplored side of Old Montreal will give you chills…

The tickets are on sale from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm the night of the tours. Adults: $19.50 Students: $17.50 Children (under 12): $11.00 Reservations? Highly recommended! (514) 868-0303 / 1 877 868-0303 info@fantommontreal.com / www.fantommontreal.com

  • Length : 1 h 30
  • Schedule : 8:30 p.m.
  • Price : $11 / $19.50
  • Leaving from : near of 469 Saint-François-Xavier Street (the street just west of Notre-Dame Basilica)
  • Metro : Place-d'Armes
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on October 18.

Pick a Peck of Pumpkins...

» Musée du Château Ramezay

The Pick a Peck of Pumpkins exhibition offers a new tour for children!

Tour of the Exhibit Damoiselle Mance

» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal in collaboration with The Univers culturel de Saint-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 : RHSJM Collection

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