Centre d'Histoire de Montréal

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  • Tue-Sun 10:00 - 17:00

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Lonely Planet review

Housed in a handsome old fire hall on Place d'Youville, the Montréal History Centre has 300-plus artifacts that illustrate the city's eventful past with the aid of models and videos. It also does wonderful temporary exhibits like the recent 'Swinging Nights in Montréal', the history of the city's jazz scene.

Old films on reels (from the National Film Board) are shown throughout the day in a period living room, bringing to life the Prohibition era or a 1950s Christmas on rue Ste-Catherine.