Château Ramezay Museum

Exhibitions

Permanent

• Life in Montreal in the 18th Century

  Let the walls talk to you: when you enter the vaults of the Château, you will discover the Montrealers’ way of life in the 18th century. Depictions of our ancestors’ reality, the architecture, the craft works, the textiles, the cooking and other aspects of their day-to-day life will be explained and illustrated in this exhibition. Get to know more the forebears of the colony.

• Hochelaga, Ville-Marie and Montreal

  This permanent exhibition features the history of Montreal and Quebec. From pre-contact amerindian times to the 20th century. rich and diversified collection tells the story of our forbears.

Temporary

• Multimedia circuit

  2010-06-23-2010-09-06

  The Château Ramezay, a jewel of Québec’s heritage, invites you to experience its brand new six-language multimedia circuit, which traces the evolution of the Château through the centuries.
  
  The first building built for the governor of Montréal in 1705, the Château has been the privileged witness of Montréal’s history; it lived through the changes of Old Montréal and played a role in significant events of our past. No wonder it was the first building to be declared a historical monument in 1929!

• Let's Eat! Traditional Food of Québec

  2009-11-10-2010-09-06

  The Let’s Eat! exhibition explores the different facets of Quebec’s culinary culture, from the arrival of the first colonists to the modern day. The exhibition will present not only the kinds of foods that were eaten, but will also show food preservation methods, meal preparation, the influence of agricultural techniques on food, and general traditions concerning dining.
  
  The Let’s Eat! exhibition is a great occasion to test your knowledge of so-called traditional meals. Who would have thought your spoon could stir up so much history?
  
  

• Effleurements

  2010-05-26-2010-10-12

  All summer long, the Château Ramezay Museum will present a free exhibition of unpublished works by renowned photographer Luoise Tanguay.

  Place de la Dauversière (Between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Château Ramezay Museum)

• Métis-Sur-Montréal - Broderies bûchées

  2010-05-26-2010-10-12

  Les Jardins de Métis et le Musée du Château Ramezay ont confié à l'architecte Philippe Nolet la réalisation d'une installation architecturale évoquant la culture du colonisateur et le travail des colons qui ont bâti le pays.

  Place de la Dauversière (Between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Château Ramezay Museum)

Activities

• Le Jardin du Gouverneur

  2010-05-05-2010-10-15

  Laissez-vous envoûter par les arômes et les couleurs uniques de ce havre de paix situé au cœur du Vieux-Montréal.
  
  Son aménagement propose aux visiteurs un retour au XVIIIe siècle et l’occasion de se rappeler la beauté et l’utilité des plantes.
  
  Le Jardin du Gouverneur est un endroit merveilleux où il fait bon se promener. Vous pourrez le visiter, prendre le temps de vous détendre et en apprendre davantage sur les jardins en Nouvelle-France. Son accès est gratuit en tout temps. De plus, une panoplie d'activités s'offre à vous lors de la saison estivale.

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