From a passionate collector
Neighborhood: Downtown
Nearest Train: McGill
Phone: +1 514 398 7100
Fax: +1 514 398 5045
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Housed in what was once McGill University's student union building, this museum was born in 1921—the vision of passionate collector David Ross McCord. Today it houses almost 900,000 objects consisting of ethnological and archaeological materials, costumes and textiles, photographs, paintings, prints, drawings and decorative arts, all related to Canadian social and cultural history. The museum offers interactive animation exhibitions, guided tours and publications. Stop into the boutique for native Canadian arts and crafts, fine china, pottery, jewellery, posters, exhibition catalogues and greetings cards. Admission: CAD10 adults; CAD7.50 seniors (65+); CAD5.50 students; CAD3 children (6-12); CAD20 families.
Tu-F 10a-6p, Sa-Su 10a-5p
Associated Events
Norman Bethune - Trail of Solidarity - La huella solidariaOct 8th, 2008 to May 31st, 2009
12:30AM
McCord Museum is celebrating the 70th death anniversary of Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune with an interesting photo exhibition. The 56 photographs on display trace his travels through China and his services in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. Some of these black and white photographs, taken by Bethune's assistant, also show him helping fugitives on the run in Southern Spain. Attend the exhibition and pay your tributes to this great humanitarian.
Much More Munsch. Child's Play!
Dec 11th, 2008 to Apr 26th, 2009
The tiny-tots are going to love this interactive Munsch exhibition! They can explore the imaginary house of Robert Munsch, author of popular children's books like Princess in a Paper Bag and Makeup Mess. The wide range of activities will keep the kids entertained, even as they read, imagine and create.
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