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• La Journée des musées montréalais, l’événement « portes ouvertes » le plus couru à Montréal avec 134 884 entrées (Press release in French) - 2010-05-30

  La Société des directeurs des musées montréalais est heureuse de l’enthousiasme qu’a suscité encore cette année sa 24e journée «portes ouvertes» dans les musées. Emballants, dynamiques et créatifs, les musées ont reçu un public intéressé par les découvertes et par l’événement festif que constitue cette grande journée.
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• Old eyeglass collection for a good cause - 2010-05-05

  Creators of Montréal City of Glass, the Board of Montréal Museum Directors launches a vast collection of old eyeglasses (glasses or sunglasses, with or without a prescription, for adults and kids) that will last until August 29, 2010. These eyeglasses will be given to Optométristes sans frontières.
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• Quebecor presents the 24th Montreal Museumss Day - 2010-05-04

  Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - The Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD) invites the public to its 24th annual open house on Sunday, May 30 next. Presented in collaboration with Quebecor, and including a free shuttle service provided by Société de transport de Montréal (STM), this activity is unique in all of Canada. Each year, museums count almost 130,000 free visits during this day. From 9 a.m. until 6 p.m., the museums open wide their doors to welcome visitors, free of charge, while offering prestigious exhibitions as well as dozens of made-to-measure activities designed especially to seduce visitors and to convert them into regular museum visitors.
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• Montréal Museums Day Receives an Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Canadian Museums Association - 2009-03-27

  Montréal, March 27, 2009 – The Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD) is proud to announce that at its annual conference, in Toronto yesterday (Thursday, March 26), the Canadian Museums Association presented the Montréal association with its Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Marketing Category for Montréal Museums Day (MMD), in recognition of its exceptional character.
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• The theme of International Museum Day 2009 is Museums and Tourism - 2008-07-01

  Since 1992, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has set a theme for this event, which “provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them to the challenges that museums face if they are to be ‘an institution in the service of society and of its development,’ as per the ICOM definition of museums.”
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• Conclusions from the Saine Marketing survey carried out among participants in Montréal Museums Day 2008 - 2008-06-01

  Montréal Museums Day is a successful event that is experiencing excellent clientele development. In 2008, 43% of participants were taking part for the first time, which demonstrates that the potential for attracting new participants remains very high.
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• All-time record for the 22nd Montréal Museums Day! - 2008-05-25

  29 museums, including two new members of the Board (Cité historia, musée d’histoire du Sault-au-Récollet and the Darling Foundry) opened their doors on Sunday, May 25, 2008 – 135,000 recorded visits!
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• Noteworthy visitors to the Museum Collections Centre - 2008-05-25

  Every year, as part of Montréal Museums Day, a VIP tour is organized for the event’s sponsors and major partners. The tour, which usually takes them to visit various museums, took a new approach this year in also offering them a visit to the Museum Collections Centre, which was inaugurated in November 2003.
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• Launch of the 22nd Montréal Museums Day program - 2008-05-13

  The news conference announcing the program for the upcoming Montréal Museums Day was held at the McCord Museum of Canadian History. More than 100 guests, including media and museum representatives, took part in the event to learn about the new activities in store for Montréal Museums Day participants.
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• Award for the Montréal Museums Day - 2008-03-01

  Montréal Museums Day, one of the biggest public events on the city’s cultural scene, took on a tourist-friendly twist in partnership with Tourisme Montréal and Via Rail Canada, creating an exclusive deal for tourists and day trippers.
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