Guides' Favourites: The Institute of Nazareth
Who are you? My name is Laure Barrachina. I have been a volunteer guide for Héritage Montréal 10 years. I am a cultural mediator in the cultural and museum world. This year, I am replacing...
History and heritage
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Around the block - Episode 12: St. Helena Island
The history of Île Sainte-Hélène, home to one of Montreal's most emblematic monuments, the Biosphère, goes back more than 4,000 years! Kate Busch, a volunteer guide, will take you to meet the people of Parc Jean-Drapeau...
The Académie des Saints-Anges
Our ArchitecTours for summer 2020 will take you to the schools on Saint-Joseph Boulevard and in the Saint-Jacques district. Located in the heart of the population centres, the primary and secondary schools occupy a special place in the city's...
Around the Block - Episode 11: The Green Grid
For this summer episode, Dinu Bumbaru offers you a stroll (on foot or by bike) along the green network, between Saint-Laurent Boulevard and Christophe-Colomb Avenue. A stroll where you can...
Montréal and its knowledge institutions
This year, as part of our ArchitecTours, Héritage Montréal a tour focusing on the architecture of places of learning. This is a rich and complex subject that has been a source of inspiration since...
Guides' favourite: Caserne 39
Who are you? I am Edward Houle, an architecture intern and architectural historian working in the field of conservation. I have been a volunteer guide at Héritage Montréal 2015. What is your...
Around the block - Episode 10: Old Longueuil
It's on the South Shore of Montreal that our tenth Tour du bloc is taking place! Joëlle Perron-Oddo, coordinator of activities currently on maternity leave, will take you on a tour of the boulder...
Tower of the Block - Episode 9: From Victoria Square to Place d'Armes
Kate Busch, volunteer guide, invites you to look up in Old Montreal. Although highly touristy, do you know the history of its buildings, from Victoria Square to Place d'Armes?
A Walker's Notebook in Montreal: Daily Splendour of the City
Who has never heard of Michel Tremblay's Plateau-Mont-Royal or Mordecai Richler's Mile-End? For a long time now, our literature has been full of inspiring works that tell us about Montreal, the...
Le Tour du bloc - Episode 8: Sherbrooke Street
We celebrate the reopening of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts with a block tour on Sherbrooke Street, between the Sulpician Fort and McGill University. Click here for more information...
Le Tour du bloc - Episode 7: Square Saint-Louis
Located north of Sherbrooke Street, between Saint-Denis Street and Laval Avenue, Saint-Louis Square is a place where public art and Second Empire-inspired architecture meet....
Saint-Pierre-Apôtre Church and the many changes in south-central Montreal
Facing the CBC complex is the imposing Saint-Pierre-Apôtre church. From bored faubourg workers to the LGBTQ+ community, the south-central Montreal institution has welcomed Montrealers from all walks of life. From suburb to neighbourhood...
Le Tour du bloc - Episode 6: Saint-Urbain Street and Milton Parc
Saint-Urbain Street and the Milton Parc district are the focus of our new episode of the Tour du bloc! To complete the video, we invite you to browse through the website of the...
Le Tour du bloc - Episode 2: Jean-Talon Street
On the occasion of the ICOMOS International Day for Monuments and Sites on 18 April, we took advantage of the theme "Shared Cultures, Shared Heritage, Shared Responsibility" to...
International Day for Monuments and Sites 2020
Héritage Montréal usually Héritage Montréal a conference to mark International Day for Monuments and Sites, an initiative of ICOMOS that takes place every year on April 18. Since we...
Tour du bloc - Episode 1: The old marshalling yard in Outremont
Héritage Montréal, which focuses on heritage, urban planning, and the development of cities on a human scale, offers you a short video to accompany the lockdown. In this first video...