Museum Collections Centre

An initiative of the BMMD, the Museum Collections Centre was created as the result of the efforts of several museums that wanted to deal with issues of conservation and lack of space for their collections.

Designed by Provencher Roy et Associés Architects, the Centre occupies some 13,000 square metres on four floors, nearly 10,000 square metres of which are reserved for collections. Electromechanical systems and a dynamic wall guarantee optimal conservation conditions, with temperature and humidity controlled to museological standards. The building’s structure was designed and constructed to ensure protection against earthquakes.

The Centre primarily rents its storage space to member museums and, depending on space availability, to public and private businesses and organizations, as well as to collectors who wish to store their collections and archives. Tenants benefit from a complete range of specialized and highly secure facilities that ensures the proper handling and care of their collections. Security and fire prevention are an ongoing focus for the Centre, where procedures meet high surveillance standards to guarantee that collections are protected.

Constructed in 1929, the building that houses the Centre is a prime example of the rejuvenation of Montréal’s southwestern neighbourhood, and a remarkable example of industrial conversion.