Pointe-à-Callière Museum
Pointe-à-Callière, Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal | |
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Website | pacmuseum.qc.ca |
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Pointe-à-Callière Museum (
It receives more than 350,000 visitors a year.
The museum complex comprises three archaeological sites: Pointe-à-Callière, Place Royale and 214 Place d'Youville; the archaeological field school at Fort Ville-Marie; Montreal's first Catholic cemetery; the William collector sewer; an archaeological crypt: Place Royale; a heritage building: the former Youville Pumping Station; 165-169 Place d’Youville, the Mariners House; and archaeological collections of over a million objects.
History
The Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex opened in 1992.
In 1996 the museum held its first travelling exhibition, Water In, Waste Out, presented at the
Museum complex
The Pointe-à-Callière stands above several historic and archaeological sites of national significance, showcasing major periods in the history of Montreal. Some of the archaeology exposed during construction of the building has been left in situ as part of the museum's permanent display on the history of the city. The museum was constructed on pilings to stay existing finds undisturbed and protected.
The main entrance of the museum rises above the point of land where Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve, Jeanne Mance and other French settlers landed in 1642.[5]
Complex components
- L'Éperon building
- Old Custom House - built in 1836
Exhibits
The museum displays
Permanent exhibitions include 1701 - The Great Peace of Montréal, Archaeo-Adventure, Building Montréal, Crossroads Montréal, Memory Collector, Pirates or privateers?, Where Montréal Began, and Yours Truly, Montréal multimedia show.
Along with its permanent
Temporary exhibitions
- 2014-2015
- The Greeks: Agamemnon to Alexander the Great[6]
- 2014
- Marco Polo: an epic Journey[7]
- 2013-2014
- Lives and Times of the Plateau
- The Beatles in Montréal[8]
- 2013
- The Tea Road
- 2012-2013
- Samurai: The Prestigious Collection of Richard Béliveau
- 2012
- The Etruscans: An Ancient Italian Civilization
- 2011-2012
- Colors of India
- 2011
- To Your Health, Cesar! Wine with the Gauls
- 2010-2011
- St.Catherine Street makes the Headlines
- 2010
- Easter Island: An Epic Voyage
- 100 years underground
- Discovering legends with Jean-Claude Dupont
- 2009-2010
- Pirates, Privateers and Freebooters;2008-2009
- Costa-Rica: Land of wonders!
- 2008
- France, New France: birth of a French people in North America'
- 2007-2008
- 1837•1837, Rebellions, Patriotes vs Loyalists
- 2007
- First Nations, French Royal Collections
- 2006-2007
- St. Lawrence Iroquoians, Corn People
- 2006
- Japan
- 2005-2006
- Jules Verne, Writing the Sea
- 2005
- Encounters in Roman Gaul
- 2004-2005
- Old Montréal in a New Light
- 2004
- Oceania
- 2003-2004
- Dreams and Realities Along the Lachine Canal
- 2003
- Archaeology and the Bible – From King David to the Dead Sea Scrolls
- 2002-2003
- Varna – World's First Gold, Ancient Secrets
- A Collection from the Varna Museum, Bulgaria
- 2002
- Saint-Laurent, Montréal's "Main”
- 2001–2002
- Mysteries of the Moche of Peru
- 2001
- 1701 – The Great Peace of Montréal
- 2000–2001
- Africa Musica!
- Exploring a Collection from the Museo Pigorini
- 2000
- 1690: The Siege of Québec... The Story of a Sunken Ship
- 1999–2000
- Treasures from the South of Italy — Basilicata, Land of Light
- 1999
- Montréal, by Bridge and Crossing
- 1998–1999
- Art and Archaeology: Young Artists from Lyon at the Museum
- Treasures from the Ukrainian Steppes
- 1998
- The Ravages of Time: Restoring Heritage Objects from France
- Crucifixion: Unique Archaeological Evidence from Jerusalem
- 1997–1998
- Bannock, Baguette, Bagel – Montréal Bread
- 1997
- Abitibiwinni, 6,000 Years of History
- Art and Archaeology
- 1996–1997
- Ancient Cyprus: 8,000 Years of Civilization
- 1996
- Dream Merchants. The Emergence of Cinema in Quebec
- Water In, Waste Out. The History of Aqueducts, Water Mains and Sewers in Montréal
- 1995–1996
- Window Stories
- 1995
- The Port as Seen by Pierre Bourgault, Gilles Vigneault and Helmut Lipsky
- 1994–1995
- Bones and Bottles — Fragments of History
See also
- Archaeology in Quebec
References
- ^ Canada: Modern Architectures in History
- ^ a b "Bilan 2011" (PDF). Tourisme Montréal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Awards and Distinctions", Pointe-à-Callière Museum
- ^ "Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex", Board of Montréal Museum Directors Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pointe-à-Callière and Place Royale", Vieux Montreal, City of Montréal
- ^ Pohl, John. "Visual Arts: Ancient Greek treasures at Pointe-à-Callière museum", Montreal Gazette, December 9, 2014
- ^ Lowrie, Morgan. "Marco Polo exhibit at Pointe-à-Callière",Montreal Families
- ^ "Beatles in Montréal 1964 – Exhibition at Pointe-à-Callière Museum", Suites Culturelles, August 5, 2013
External links
- Official website
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum within Google Arts & Culture
- Media related to Pointe-à-Callière Museum at Wikimedia Commons