Facility activities
Earth Day 2025: April 22
MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises
Among its values, the MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises attaches great importance to our environment and wishes to facilitate responsible and sustainable cohabitation in our city.
On Earth Day, April 22, 2025, the MEM will be offering free access to the Montréal and Détours exhibitions to anyone who can show proof of active transportation*, either as an STM passenger or as a cyclist.
*Active transportation means cycling, of course, but also walking, and combining these two modes with public transit is an indispensable ally.
Event
Facility activities
Audiences
Adults
Children
Dates
MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises
Address
MEM - Centre des mémoires montréalaises
1210, Saint-Laurent blvd,
Montreal, QC H2X 2S5
Regular Schedule
From Jan 1 to Dec 31
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
11:00 - 18:00
Wednesday
11:00 - 20:00
Thursday
11:00 - 21:00
Friday
11:00 - 21:00
Saturday
11:00 - 18:00
Sunday
11:00 - 18:00
Holidays Schedule
Holidays follow the regular schedule
Facilities
Temporary exhibition
from Sep 26, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Detours - Urban experiences
DETOURS – URBAN EXPERIENCES IS AN IMMERSIVE EXHIBITION THAT TAKES YOU INTO THE WORLD OF MONTREALERS WITH SINGULAR BACKGROUNDS.
Temporary exhibition
from Feb 27, 2024 to Sep 9, 2025
A Mile in My Shoes
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes and discover the world through their eyes.
Permanent exhibition
MONTRÉAL
The permanent exhibition MONTRÉAL invites you to explore the city from the inside. Meet its citizens and discover what distinguishes and unites them, and what has shaped Montréal’s unique identity over the course of its history.
Temporary exhibition
from Apr 8, 2025 to Jun 15, 2025
More Than Good Refugees! 50 Years of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese Presence in Montréal
An exhibition highlighting the collective history of Southeast Asian refugees and their contributions to Montréal society.
Temporary exhibition
from Feb 18, 2025 to May 12, 2025
A Tour of Montreal Through 50 Menus
Let's go out to eat and toast! Discover the great restaurants that have left their mark on Montreal.
Others
Discovering Les Constellations de l'hippocampe
Take a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of this work of public art by Raphaëlle de Groot, in the company of our animators. Binoculars will be provided for detailed observation, and there will be drawing and stencil workshops for both children and adults. Free
Tours
Tell Me About Your Collection!
Greet and meet with Anne Fortin, founder of Librairie Gourmande at Jean-Talon Market and the Conservatoire culinaire du Québec.
Courses and workshops
Teens cooking workshop - Southeast Asia Special
Teenagers are invited to attend a cooking workshop where they will discover the flavours of Southeast Asia and learn how to make a vermicelli salad.
Facility activities
“Brico Zéro” in Spring
“Brico Zéro” in Spring with Super Boat People. Leave with a seedling made from A to Z, from the paper-mache pot to the planting!
Others
Off-the-Wall Evening – Southeast Asian Cuisine!
Off-the-Wall Evening – Southeast Asian Cuisine! With Super Boat People collective.
Lectures
WOW! Montréal in archival films
Discover the wor of one of our researchers, along with some never-befor-seen footage she found for our permanent exhibition.