The Urban Forest on Victoria Street – McCord Stewart Museum
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The Urban Forest

See Montreal differently through our free outdoor activities! From May 21 to October 8, the 13th edition of the Museum’s Urban Forest provides a wellness oasis in the heart of downtown.

With its street furniture, warm colours, green spaces and cultural programming, this ephemeral park invites you to relax, enjoy its activities and make the most of summer in the city.

2023 Free Programming

Musical Perfomances | Free

Musical Wednesdays

Every Wednesday | July 5 to August 23
12:15 to 1 p.m.


The Urban Forest is coming alive every Wednesday this summer! Discover artists from different backgrounds who epitomize Montreal’s cultural diversity, including special programming for the exhibition Swallowing Mountains by artist Karen Tam.
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Workshop | Free

How to spin a yarn: From sheep to wool sweater

Thursday, July 6 and August 24
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.


Take advantage of your lunch break to join Lylliane Lequellec, Artisan Consultant at Fibershed Québec and learn all about an eco-friendly textile. She will demonstrate the steps involved in producing wool, from shearing the fleece, through to cleaning, carding and spinning.
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Perfomance | Free

DINO | Matthew Quigley

Wednesday, September 6 at 2:30 p.m

The Festival Quartiers Danses invites you to the Museum’ Urban Forest for a performance by choreographer Matthew Quigley as part of its 21st edition.

Exploring humanity's prehistoric nature, DINO presents a stoic environment inhabited by two actors in workwear and semi-realistic T-Rex masks.
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Discussion | Free

Eco-Lunches

Tuesday, July 18 and August 15
12:15 to 1:15 p.m.


Take part in two eco-lunches to learn more about the environmental impact of your lifestyle during workshops presented by the Société pour l’action, l’éducation et la sensibilisation environnementale de Montréal.
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Booth | Free

Adapting your lifestyle to environnemental issues

Every Thursday | June 15 to August 10
11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.


Join the Société pour l’action, l’éducation et la sensibilisation environnementale de Montréal at its Urban Forest kiosk every Thursday on lunch time to learn how to make a green transition part of your lifestyle.
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Performance | Free

Outdoor Fashion Show

Thursday, July 20 and August 10
12:15 to 1 p.m.


This summer, fashion takes over the Museum’s Urban Forest! Fashion design graduates with a BA in fashion management and design from the École supérieure de mode (ESM) at ESG UQÀM will present their collections at two outdoor fashion shows.
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Indigenous plants garden

On-going | Free

Thanks to the invaluable collaboration of the Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke, the Museum is dedicating the space along President Kennedy Avenue to the native plants of Quebec and is inviting Indigenous peoples to take an active role in their cultivation. Continuing the theme of the exhibition indigenous voices of today : Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience, the plants in this garden will highlight the knowledge and philosophies of First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples while enhancing our urban environment.

The Museum and the Indigenous Health Centre of Tiohtià:ke would like to thank the Société pour l’action, l’éducation et la sensibilisation environnementale de Montréal (SAESEM) for its contribution to this project.

Previous Editions

  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2015</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2016</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2017</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2018</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2019</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2011</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2012</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2013</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum
  • <i>La Forêt urbaine / The Urban Forest, 2014</i> © Marilyn Aitken – Musée McCord Museum

Design: Paula Meijerink, Wanted Landscape

More Free Outdoor activities

Outdoor exhibition | Until October 16, 2023

Bulding Montreal

Take a look at twenty-five historical photographs from the Photography collection that illustrate key phases and projects in the development of Montreal’s infrastructures, from the 1850s to the 1980s.
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Museum App | Outdoor Self-Guided Tours

Urban Tours

The Urban Tours on the Musée McCord Museum application, presented by Ivanhoé Cambridge, provide a fun way to learn more about the history of certain Montreal sites.

Using your phone, you can follow various tours and discover the history of 150 city sites that bear witness to the Montreal of the past.
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Urban Forest Partners