Montreal's museums

This museum tells the fascinating tale of Montréal’s birth and the founding of the Hôtel-Dieu hospital by Jeanne Mance, Canada’s first secular nurse. Learn about the Hospitallers of St. Joseph and how they cared for the sick. You’ll come away with admiration for a group of women who had a profound influence on the development of health care in Montréal.

The McCord Museum is the museum of all Montrealers, a social history museum that celebrates life in Montreal, both past and present—its history, its people, and its communities. Open to the city and the world, the Museum presents exciting exhibitions, educational programming and cultural activities that offer a contemporary perspective on history, engaging visitors from Montreal, Canada and beyond.

The MMFA is one of Canada’s most visited museums and the eighth-most visited museum in North America, boasting more than 1.3 million visitors. The Museum’s original temporary exhibitions combine various artistic disciplines – fine arts, music, film, fashion and design – and are exported around the world. Its rich encyclopedic collection, distributed among five pavilions, includes international art, world cultures, decorative arts and design, and Quebec and Canadian art.

The mission of the Quebec's Masters and Artisans Museum is to highlight the ingenuity and creativity of the creators and artisans of handmade objects made in Quebec, in its traditional and contemporary form.

The Dorval Museum of Local History and Heritage is dedicated to highlighting various events and people who featured prominently in the City’s history. Located in the former coach house of the Forest and Stream Club and enriched by an atrium offering an unparalleled view of Lake Saint-Louis, the Museum combines historic cachet, innovative multimedia installations and original exhibits to offer its visitors a unique experience in the heart of Dorval’s history.

The exhibition centre, located on the Université de Montréal campus, presents shows on a variety of subjects, combining visual arts, architecture and the humanities. Its permanent exhibition introduces visitors to 41 pieces from its collection, located at different public spaces on its site.

The Regimental Museum retraces the history and exploits of the oldest francophone Montréal battalion in the Canadian Armed Forces: Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal. It is housed in a magnificent armoury, declared a historic and heritage site by the city of Montréal. The building alone is worth a visit.

Surrounded by greenery, stroll through the Musée de Lachine’s sculpture garden!