The Museum After Hours | Reclaim the Street

The street isn’t just a physical place; it’s also a lived space that we appropriate and shape by inhabiting it every day. It holds memory and history. It’s a crossroads of social connection—every corner and every cobblestone is alive and has a story to tell.

Inspired by the exhibition Pounding the Pavement: Montreal Street Photography, the Museum invites you to celebrate the streets of the city in a summer party in its alley, on Friday, June 13, from 5 to 9 p.m.

On the program from 5 p.m.

• Discover the history of street dance in Montreal and immerse yourself in its techniques during a workshop hosted by the JOAT festival. Let loose to your own rhythm because the night will end with an unforgettable block party!
  • Krump | Jr Maddripp – @jrmaddripp
  • Hip-hop | Angelo Ameur – @angeloameur_dance @educatendance
  • House | Myth – @dj.blackgold
  • Waacking | SamIam – @samiammontolla
• Attend the unveiling of Kezna Dalz’s artwork created as part of the MURAL Festival 2025.
• Visit all 4 exhibitions on view, telling Montreal stories from the everyday to the extraordinary! Take a deep dive into the exhibitions Pounding the Pavement: Montreal Street Photography with Zoë Tousignant, Curator, Photography (in French) and Little Burgundy: Evolving Montreal with photographer Andrew Jackson (in English).
• Participate in a collective photographic tribute to Montreal’s neighbourhoods with Royal Photo and Fujifilm
• DJs
  • DeVibe – @devibe
  • Don Barbarino – @don_barbarinoofficial
• Bar ($) and special offer ($) at Café Notman.

Admission

• General Admission: $15
• Solidarity Ticket: $50 (includes a donation to the Museum Foundation, one drink and priority for the visits)
• Exclusive Access membership: $5

About JOAT festival

JOAT (Jack Of All Trades) celebrates, supports and shares street dance culture by organizing events that bring together a community of artists from here and abroad, and that invite audiences from all walks of life to discover the multiple artistic practices that have emerged from these African–American vernacular dances. Its flagship annual event is the JOAT International Street Dance Festival, coproduced by Danse Danse: a week of festivities, activities and performances at Place des Arts, in the heart of Montréal’s Quartier des spectacles entertainment district.