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Extravaganza! The Costume Ball
McCord Stewart museum
Program
- Illuminate your outfit by creating crepe paper accessories inspired by the costumes on display at the Museum. You could win the grand prize for costume of the evening!
- Unleash your voice in drag karaoke: sing like no one’s listening alongside the fabulous Pétula Claque, and get ready to laugh and be surprised!
- Innovate in a creative “paper” workshop: collaborate in the creation of an ephemeral outfit to perfect the famous drag queen’s style with College Lasalle Montréal, a member of LCI Education.
- Explore the exhibition Costume Balls: Dressing Up History, 1870-1927 on an short introductory tour!
Event
Others
Audiences
Adults
Members
Prices
General admission : $15.00
Dates
McCord Stewart museum
Address
McCord Stewart museum
690 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal, QC H3A 1E9
Regular Schedule
From Jan 1 to Jun 24
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 21:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
From Jun 25 to Sep 4
Monday
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 21:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
From Sep 5 to Dec 31
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 21:00
Thursday
10:00 - 17:00
Friday
10:00 - 17:00
Saturday
10:00 - 17:00
Sunday
10:00 - 17:00
Holidays Schedule
Oct 9
10:00 - 17:00
Dec 26
10:00 - 17:00
Jan 2
10:00 - 17:00
Mar 4
10:00 - 17:00
Facilities
Permanent exhibition
Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
The Museum's permanent exhibition gives a voice to indigenous peoples through some one hundred objects accompanied by more than 80 textual and video testimonies collected from people from the 11 indigenous nations in Quebec.
Temporary exhibition
from Oct 4, 2024 to Mar 9, 2025
Manasie Akpaliapik. Inuit Universe
The Museum welcomes Manasie Akpaliapik, a contemporary artist from Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay) on Baffin Island, Nunavut, for Inuit Universe, an exhibition dedicated to his work.
Temporary exhibition
from Nov 14, 2024 to Aug 17, 2025
Costume Balls – Dressing Up History, 1870-1927
A century and a half ago, extravagant costume balls and skating carnivals were the pinnacle of society entertainments, bringing forth a kaleidoscopic array of fanciful costumed characters. But, beneath all the anachronistic exuberance, these balls reinforced core myths of colonial destiny and imperial futures.