The Montreal Heritage Calendar

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

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December 31, 2010

Around the fireplace... Holiday Traditions

» Musée du Château Ramezay

Yule logs, Christmas trees and greeting cards.... the Château Ramezay Museum will reveal all the secrets of these traditional highlights in the exhibition, Around the fireplace... Holiday Traditions.

Decorations and Christmas Stockings

» Musée du Château Ramezay

Children will have the occasion to hang a stocking. After the New Year, the children will be invited to see what Santa Claus has left them in their stocking.

Green Christmas

» Biosphère, musée de l'environnement

As varied as they are entertaining, the activities are intended as an invitation to give the planet a gift by being greener. Recycling-Artists Eco Fair, Workshops and much more!

Green Light for Ecotechnologies

» Biosphère, musée de l'environnement

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

Green roofs and a model conservation garden

» Biosphère, musée de l'environnement

The Biosphère has installed two green roofs and created an indoor garden that reproduces three Canadian ecosystems. Visit the Biosphère to see these additions!

Let's eat! The Traditional Food of Québec

» Musée du Château Ramezay

The Let's Eat! exhibition explores the different facets of Québec's culinary culture, from the arrival of the first colonist to the modern day.

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

St. Catherine Street Makes the Headlines

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

A cultural, entertainment and, of course, shopping mecca, St. Catherine Street tells us the story of its 250-year long history.

Temporary exhibit. Until April 24, 2011

Who Is the Real Santa Claus ?

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

Led by an interpreter-guide, visitors of all ages can meet some delightful holiday characters. Kids are sure to enjoy Black Peter, Babushka, St. Nicholas and our own North American Santa Claus.

Self-guided tour of the permanent and temporary exhibition included. www.pacmuseum.qc.ca

  • Length :  45 min
  • Schedule : 0:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
  • Target audience : Kids, 4 to 10
  • Price : $5 / $27
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on December 31.

Yours Truly, Montréal

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

Powerful and evocative images of unparalleled emotional intensity take visitors to the heart of great moments in the history of Montréal and its development.

Legend


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