Montreal's museums

Established in 1882, the Redpath Museum preserves and displays large collections of ancient and modern organisms, minerals, and world culture (ethnological) artefacts. It serves as a teaching and reserach unit at McGill University. Research focuses on the history of life and biodiversity of the planet.

The McCord Museum celebrates life in Montréal, past and present: its history, its people, and its communities.

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.

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.

Along the St. Lawrence River, Maison Nivard-De Saint-Dizier is an outstanding example of rural architecture of the New France. The house, built in 1710, sit on an archeological, revealing indigenous occupation that dates 5, 500 years ago.

Dynamic, participatory and exciting exhibitions to explore the science and technology that shape our lives! Experience the countless spinoffs of scientific and technical development, imagine the future and discover the impact of environmental issues in stimulating spaces where you can touch, manipulate, test thanks to interactive devices. At the IMAX®TELUS cinema, immerse yourself in worlds larger than life, experience new adventures on a giant screen, through spectacular images and a powerful 36,000 W sound system.

With five ecosystems of the Americas, the Biodôme, home to over 2,500 animals representing 200 different species and some 800 plant species, is like a walk in nature.

The mission of the MUMAQ, musée des métiers d’art du Québec is to highlight the ingenuity and creativity of the creators and artisans of handmade objects made in Quebec, in its traditional and contemporary form.