The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.
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November 22, 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

Costa Rica, Land of Wonders

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

Costa Rica, Land of Wonders presents — for the very first time on Canadian soil — some 230 precious gold, jade, ceramic, and stone objects of exceptional beauty and finesse

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.

Railway Christmas

» Exporail, le Musée ferroviaire canadien

Eaton's toy train is back along with activities such as the Tea Room, craft and decoration workshops, storytelling and a model train layout.

Activity from November 22, 2008  to January 11, 2009. Reservation necessary for the Team Room only. To go to Exporail by bus, CIT Roussillon bus circuit 30 or 35

  • Length : 3 h
  • Schedule : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Target audience : general public
  • Price : contact organizer
  • Leaving from : exporail
  • Bus : 30
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on November 22 and January 11.

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

Legend

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