Montreal's museums

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. It is home to over 1.5 million artefacts, comprising one of the largest historical collections in North America, organized into the following categories: Dress, Fashion and Textiles, Photography, Indigenous Cultures, Documentary Art, Material Culture and Archives. McCord Museum: Our People, Our Stories.

Take a trip back to the 17th century. A guide will tell you about the house the welcomed the King's Wards and the people who lived in it for centuries.

The history museum invites you to discover the life of an exceptionnal woman and to visit exhibits and an archaeological site that you will find captivating. Head for Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, 18th century jewel of our heritage, for an insight into Montréal's past.

The Centre specializes in preserving and promoting the intangible heritage of Quebec and Canadian folk arts and traditions, including those of the First Nations and ethnic communities.

With its collection of nearly 50 sculptures, the Sculpture Garden at Parc René-Lévesquede Lachine is one of the largest contemporary sculpture gardens in Canada. Take a walk and see the work of renowned artists such as Linda Covit, André Fournelle, Michel Goulet, David Moore and Bill Vazan.

The Museum tells the story of Jewish life before, during and after the Holocaust. Montreal became home to proportionally the third largest community of Holocaust survivors in the world, after World War II. Thanks to their objects and testimonies, the visitor is encouraged to consider the implications of prejudice, racism and antisemitism.

The adventure begins here. Discover one of the most important periods in the history of Canada : the fur trade. Relive the adventure of Amerindian trappers, French Canadian voyageurs and European merchants of the fur trade era.

Established in 2007 by Phoebe Greenberg, the PHI Foundation for Contemporary Art is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing impactful experiences with contemporary art to the public.