The Montreal Heritage Calendar

Day by day. Have fun discovering the many attractions in and around Montreal.

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May 29, 2008

A Heritage in Health to Discover

» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

600 objects from the collection of the Hospitallers of St.Joseph, of Hôtel-Dieu, relate a history forever entwined with that of Montreal.

Guided tours are available for groups and students from grade schools to universities.

The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, inaugurated in 1992, commemorates the 350th anniversary of the foundation of Montreal.

Photo : Gilbert Langlois

Following the beaver's trail

» Commerce-de-la-fourrure-à-Lachine, Lieu historique national du Canada

Guided tour of the historic fur-trade warehouse

Green Light for Ecotechnologies

» Biosphère d'Environnement Canada

A guided tour of the Biosphère’s wind turbines, its artificial wastewater treatment wetlands and its geothermal heating and air-conditioning system.

Guided tour offered at various hours. For information: 514-283-5000

  • Length :  45 min
  • Schedule : 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : $0 / $10
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on May 29 and May 30.

Planet Bucky

» Biosphère d'Environnement Canada

A look at concrete sustainable development, showcasing contemporary innovations that follow in the footsteps of the Biosphere’s creator, R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983).

  • Length :  45 min
  • Schedule : 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
  • Target audience : General public
  • Price : $0 / $10
  • Type of visit : On foot 
  • Also on May 29 and May 30.

Tour of the Exhibit Damoiselle Mance

» Musée des Hospitalières de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal in collaboration with The Univers culturel de Saint-Sulpice

The exhibition unveils the life and work of Jeanne Mance (1606-1673) co-founder of Montréal, founder of the Hôtel-Dieu and Canada's first secular nurse.

The exhibition can be visited individually during the museum's opening hours. A guided tour can also be reserved for groups.

Jeanne Mance. Charcoal, attributed to Sister Alexandrine Paré, r.h.s.j., end of XIX century.

Illustration : RHSJM Collection

Legend


The Montreal Heritage Calendar was produced by Héritage Montréal in collaboration with the Montreal Heritage Network and its partners.