Awards and Honours

Excellence awards

Awards granted toward our remarkable realisations

Télé-Québec Audience Award, finalist with the most votes from the public, Grand Prix of the Conseil des arts de Montréal (CAM), 2025
Excellence award in category 3 for the exhibition Wampum: Beads of Diplomacy ; Société des musées québécois (SMQ), 2024
Canadian Museums Association (CMA) Outstanding Achievement Award for Social Impact for the exhibition Wampum: Beads of Diplomacy, 2024
Honourable mention – Exhibitions category, for the exhibition Swallowing Mountains, 2024
Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Museums: History Alive! for the exhibition Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience ; Canadian Museums Association, 2022
Excellence award – category 2, for the exhibition Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience ; Société des Musées du Québec, 2022
2022 Idea Awards – Bronze, catégorie Best use of local informative and entertainment media for the exhibition Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
2020 Idea Awards – Silver, Best Non-Standard Use – Non-Media Approaches category, awarded to Jungle for the exhibition The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology
Gold Prize, Best Temporary Exhibition Communications for the exhibition Notman, A Visionary Photographer; International Design & Communications Awards, 2018
Excellence Award, Category 3, for the exhibition Notman, A Visionary Photographer; Société des musées du Québec, 2017
Excellence Award for the Notman book in the Research – Cultural heritage category; Canadian Museums Association, 2017
Honorable mention for Wearing our Identity. The First Peoples Collection, the Canadian Governor General’s The History Alive! Award for the exhibition; Canadian Museums Association and Canada’s History Society, 2013
Outstanding Achievement Award, in the category of sponsorship for the exhibition Transactions; Canadian Museums Association, 2007
Honorable Mention, People’s Choice Award for the exhibition After Notman, touring; Conseil des arts de Montréal, 2005
Governor General’s Award, 1994
Grand Prize for Excellence in Architecture; Ordre des architectes du Québec, 1992
Prix Orange in the renovation category; Save Montréal, 1992
Award of Excellence; Canadian Architect magazine, 1989

Education awards

Awards granted for the quality of our educational habilities

Innovation Award for the project Sharing our memories, our stories; L’Amitié n’a pas d’âge organisation, 2014
Award for the most rewarding job, Valorisation Jeunesse – Place à la relève program; Intégration jeunesse du Québec, 2013 and 2014
Outstanding Achievement Award, in the category of Education for the project Les aventuriers nomades, Canadian Museums Association, 2010
Outstanding Achievement Award, in the Education category, for the project Keys to History; Canadian Museums Association, 2008
Grade A+ awarded by le ministère de la Culture et des communications du Québec, 2004

Taking action

Adoption of updated and transformative vision for sustainable development

Vivats award, Cultural venue category, in collaboration with the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, 2024
Défi sans auto, Montreal East, in the small organization category
Prix Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins for socio-ecological transition (practices and innovative organizational initiatives) – Guide to Organizing a Sustainable Event ; Société des musées québécois (SMQ), 2024

Fashion Awards

Richard Martin Award

Richard Martin Exhibition Award for the exhibition Parachute : Subversive fashion of the ’80s ; Costume Society of America, 2023
Richard Martin Exhibition Award for the exhibition Fashioning Expo 67; Costume Society of America, 2018
Richard Martin Exhibition Award for the exhibition Reveal or Conceal?; Costume Society of America, 2009
Richard Martin Exhibition Award for the exhibition Clothes Make the Man; Costume Society of America, 2003

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Team awards

Awards granted to our personel through the years

Golden Gable award from the Canadian Cartoonists Association (CCA) presented to Christian Vachon, Curator, Documentary Art and Director, Collections Management for his contribution to conservation and diffusion of Canadian editorial cartoons, 2024
Prix Relève by the Société des musées du Québéc (SMQ) presented to François Vallée, Head, Exhibitions. This award recognizes the recipient’s achievements in the museum field must demonstrate exceptional mastery of the knowledge required in the profession, 2023
Canadian Museums Association Award of Distinguished Service was presented to Nicole Vallières, PH. D., Director, Collections, Research and Programmes at the McCord Museum. This award recognizes significant contributions by individuals to the Canadian museum sector throughout the course of their careers, 2009
Canadian Museums Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Volunteerism, presented to Joan McKim, C.M. one of the oldest and most dedicated volunteers at the McCord Museum. The award was given in recognition of her remarkable contribution to the museum community for more than 25 years in managing and documenting the McCord Museum collections. 2008
Outstanding Alumni Award presented to Cynthia Cooper, Conservator, Costume and Textiles Collection, by the Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design, University of Rhode Island, 2005

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Tourism awards

Awards granted towards our International appeal

Tripexpert Expert’s Choice award 2023 and 2024
TripAdvisor Traveller’s Choice 2023
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence, 2015, 2016 and 2017 winner
Grand Prix du Tourisme award in the category of Tourist Attraction of the year– 25,000 to 100,000 visitors category; Regional Winner (Montreal), 2014
Best promotional contest in association with the exhibition, From Philadelphia to Monaco: Grace Kelly – Beyond the Icon for the Coup d’Éclat! Award; Société des Attractions touristiques du Québec, 2013
Award for best design of urban integration for the project, The Urban Forest – Pedestrianization of Victoria Street; Conseil régional de l’environnement de Montréal contest, Vers des rues plus conviviales, 2011
Contest winner for the beautification and cleanliness of the Ville-Marie Borough, window beautification, group category, 2004
Scottish Cultural Event of the Year for the exhibition The Scots – Dyed-in-the-Wool Montrealers; Thistle Council, 2003
Ulysse Award; Tourisme Montréal, tourist attraction, 2000
Bronze prizewinner in the category « Tourist Attraction – less than 100 000 visitors » for the exhibition Across Borders: Beadwork in Iroquois Life; Grands prix du tourisme québécois, 2000
Ulysse Award; Tourisme Montréal, tourist development, 1997
National Jury Honorable Mention; Grands prix du tourisme québécois, 1993

Web awards

Awards granted for our online presence

Boomerang award, in the category Web site or application – arts & culture, 2015
Coup d’Éclat! award for website and strategy; Société des Attractions touristiques du Québec, 2015
The Gold Multimédi’art interactive award for the MTL Urban Museum application, International Audiovisual Festival on Museums and Heritage (FIAMP); AVICOM, 2012
The Audiovisual and multimedia Télé-Québec award for the virtual exhibition, Where to Draw the Line? Editorial Cartoons in Quebec, 1950-2000; Société des Musées québécois, 2010
Silver Summit Creative Award, in the Educational Web Site category, for the virtual exhibition The Photographic Studio of William Notman; Summit International Awards (Portland, USA), 2007
Muse Award, Honorable Mention for the online interactive game Watch the Birdie, in the category History and Culture; American Association of Museums, Media and Technology Committee, 2006
Museum and Schools Partnership Award for the Web-based learning tools Keys to History and ClioClic, 2004
Télé-Québec Audiovisual and Multimedia Award for the virtual exhibition Urban Life Though 2 Lenses; Société des musées québécois, 2003
Certificate in the « Experimental » category for the virtual exhibition Urban Life Though 2 Lenses; Digital Marketing Awards, 2002

Communication awards

Awards granted to partner agencies

2022 Idea Awards – Bronze, catégorie Best use of local informative and entertainment media for the exhibition Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
2020 Idea Awards – Silver, Best Non-Standard Use – Non-Media Approaches category, awarded to Jungle for the exhibition The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology
2020 Idea Awards – Silver, New Brand Identity category, awarded to Paprika for the visual identity of the exhibition Jean-Claude Poitras: Fashion and Inspiration
Grafika Contest, Special Projet Prize; awarded to Paprika agency, graphic design for Illusions: The Art of Magic, 2018
Grafika Contest, Quebec best projects of the year in graphic design; awarded to Paprika agency, Book category (entire design) for the Notman book, 2017
Grafika contest, Quebec best projects of the year in graphic design; awards attributed for Mister Rabbit’s Circus (Cossette) and Montreal Through the Eyes of Vittorio: 50 Years of City Life and Graphic Design (Paprika), the latter having also won a grand prize, February 2016

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