Centre d’histoire de Montreal
335 place d’Youville
Montreal, QC H2Y3T1 Canada
(514) 872-3207
www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/chm

The Centre d’histoire de Montréal, shown at left, built inside the old fire hall on Place Youville, is a deliberately tactile and multimedia experience of what Montreal has been like at different eras of its history – elements like lamp posts, fireboxes, a streetcar ride, are brought together to give a sense of the layered history of the city.

Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
350 Place Royale
Montréal, QC  H2Y 3Y5  Canada
(514) 872-9150
www.pacmuseum.qc.ca

Pointe-à-Callière, the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History, is a national historic site as well as the birthplace of Montréal. Built atop actual remains, Pointe-à-Callière offers visitors a genuine archaeological tour where they can see the first public square, the vaulted canalization of the Saint-Pierre River, the first Catholic cemetery and much more. Advanced technology and a multimedia show projected above the ruins depict Montréal’s past in a new light.

Stewart Museum
20 Tour de l’Isle Road
Montreal, QC H3C4G6 Canada
(514) 861-6701
www.stewart-museum.org

This museum, established in 1955, today occupies the entire stone arsenal building at the Fort on Île Ste-Helène. There is a live recreation of an 18th century French division as well as special exhibitions featuring household and scientific objects, weaponry, antique maps, antiquarian books and engravings, navigational aids and archival material.

Maison Historique George-Étienne Cartier
458 Notre-Dame Street East
Montréal, QC H2Y 1C8 Canada
(514) 283-2282