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Centre d’histoire de Montréal

[History, Architecture, Visual Arts, First Nations & Inuit]

All of the city’s history comes together: at the city museum, Centre d'histoire de Montréal, you’ll find the keys for discovering Montreal’s multiple identities. Three floors of permanent and temporary exhibits offer a rich experience of the eventful and sometimes turbulent adventure of Canada’s first metropolis.

Accès aux personnes à mobilité réduite
Accessible for disabled individuals
Stationnement payant
Paid parking
Exhibitions

Permanent

  • Montreal, Five Times

    The ideal place to learn all there is to know about the living history of Montrealers through the ages! Our new permanent exhibition introduces you to Montreal, Five Times. Five stations focus on five key moments in time, presenting spectacular images and events that have marked our history betweeen 1535 and 2000!

Temporary

  • Made in Montréal? The collection of the Centre d'histoire

    2009-06-20-2011-03-13

    The manufactured objects and the brand names that surround us in our daily lives all originate from somewhere. Montreal, as an economic metropolis, has been the birthplace of many of the items in the collection of the Centre d'histoire de Montréal, which has amassed more than 4000 silent witnesses of the past. This exhibition presents a selection of nostalgia products from the popular culture of yesteryear and poses a number of riddles to visitors. Made in Montreal or not? Appearances can be deceiving. It’s your guess!

  • The adventures of the unpredictable Dr Bethune

    2009-11-24-2010-08-29

    Who was Norman Bethune, a legendary figure still venerated by millions of people in China? This impulsive, eccentric surgeon, a bon vivant of multiple talents, lived the first third of the 20th century with fierce intensity. Driven by his passions, fighting against the horrors of war and of tuberculosis, Bethune left an indelible mark in three continents. Startling imagery inspired by comic-strip and pop art takes us in Bethune’s wake through the contrasting worlds of Montreal and China in the 1930s.

Opening Hours

Tuesday to Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Re-opening on May 31, 2009.

:: Closed from December 23 to January 5.

Address

335, place D'Youville, Montréal

metro Square-Victoria, St-Jacques exit or Place-d’Armes, St-Urbain exit

(514) 872-3207