The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.
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May 3, 2009

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

Bird-Watching

» Cimetière Mont-Royal in collaboration with Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery

Bird-Watching in Mount Royal Cemetery with Dr. David Bird followed by an entertaining illustrated talk on birds.

  • Length : 3 h
  • Schedule : 8:30 a.m.
  • Target audience : Open to all
  • Price : Free
  • Leaving from : Main entrance of Mount Royal Cemetery 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont
  • Metro : Mont-Royal
  • Bus : 11
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on May 3.

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.

Imagine. The Peace Ballad of John and Yoko

» Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal

The exhibition celebrates the fortieth anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Bed-in staged in Montreal. Free Admission

Intergenerational Sundays

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

Every Sunday, Pointe-à-Callière invites grandparents to visit the Museum along with their grandchildren. For the occasion, free admission is offered to grandparents as well as to grandchildren.

  • Length : 1 h 30
  • Schedule : 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Target audience : Grands parents and their grandchildren
  • Price : Free
  • Leaving from : Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History (350 Place Royale, corner of de la Commune)
  • Metro : Place-d'Armes
  • Bus : 515
  • Type of visit : Other 
  • Also on May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21 and June 28.

Maison LeBer-LeMoyne: Scene of Dreams

» Musée de Lachine

Magnificent example of 17th century French architecture. Through over 400 objects, the museum’s collection depicts the everyday lives of the Maison’s occupants from 1669 onwards.

Mount Royal Cemetery Photography Exhibition

» Cimetière Mont-Royal in collaboration with Friends of the Mount Royal Cemetery

The theme of the Photography Exhibition is "The Spririt of the Mountain through Water in all its Forms"

  • Length : 8 h
  • Schedule : 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Target audience : Open to all
  • Price : Free
  • Leaving from : Mount Royal Funeral Complex in Mount Royal Cemetery 1297 Chemin de la Forêt, Outremont
  • Metro : Mont-Royal
  • Bus : 11
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on May 3.

Musée plein air de Lachine

» Musée de Lachine

With a collection containing over 50 monumental sculptures, Musée plein air de Lachine is among the largest open air museums in Canada.

Open daily from sunrise to sunset

The Dawes: Brewers of Beer and Ideas

» Musée de Lachine

Let the objects of the Dawes-Black Horse Collection tell you about a family of great entrepreneurs.

Legend

The Montreal Heritage Calendar was produced by Héritage Montréal in collaboration with the Montreal Heritage Network and its partners.

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