The Montreal Heritage Calendar

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

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June 11, 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

A stroll through time… to discover the Lachine Canal Tour of the Lachine Lockstation

» Canal-de-Lachine, Lieu historique national du Canada

The tour of the Lachine lockstation focuses on the contruction and the widening of the canal.

Following the beaver's trail

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

Guided tour of the historic fur-trade warehouse

 From «Q1» to «Je me souviens», a History of License Plates

» Musée du Château Ramezay

The exhibition From “Q1” to “Je me souviens”: a History of License Plates will offer visitors a joy ride around automobile history in Québec.

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

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