Educational Activities
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Discover our exhibitions, explore our collections and interact with our team of cultural facilitators at the Museum or online!
Developed through a civic-minded approach, our tours and workshops for school groups promote learning and openness. Cultural objects and stories inspire exciting discussions and serve to share knowledge and experiences. After visiting an exhibition, your group will discuss historical and present-day topics. To enrich the experience, combine the visit with one or several thematic workshops.
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Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Sélectionner une thématique
- Indigenous Cultures
- Montreal
- Online Activities
Indigenous Cultures
Participatory tour | As of October 20, 2023
60 minutes
WAMPUM: BEADS OF DIPLOMACY
This guided tour invites the public to discover an unprecedented number of wampum belts all in one place, objects that still play a fundamental role in some Indigenous nations in northeastern America. This activity lays out the state of current knowledge on the subject while exploring the significance and uses of wampum throughout history. We will also hear from contemporary voices who interpret them and (re)invest them with meaning.
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GUIDED TOUR | At all times
60 minutes
Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
This exhibition bears witness to the still unrecognized knowledge of Indigenous peoples in Québec and Canada, as well as to the deep wounds they carry and their inspiring resilience. Carefully selected objects from the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection are combined with powerful inspiring stories from members of Québec’s 11 Indigenous nations, shedding light on their knowledge and philosophies.
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Workshop | As of October 20, 2023
60 minutes
MAKING WAMPUM: MESSAGE BEARERS
Jointly developed by the Museum and Wendat artist and educator Sonia Gros-Louis, the workshop Making Wampum: Message Bearers explores the materiality of wampum and collectively investigates the concept of commitment to relational words. Making collective wampum belts is also an opportunity to reflect on what we wish to honour together.
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Workshop | At all times
60 minutes
My allyship in action toward Indigenous Nations
What everyday actions can we take to be allies to Indigenous peoples and their struggles? Developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, this workshop engage participants in dialogue to become more aware of Indigenous realities and identify concrete actions for reconciliation.
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Sélectionner une thématique
- Indigenous Cultures
- Montreal
- Online Activities
Montreal
GUIDED TOUR | UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
60 minutes
HOCHELAGA – EVOLVING MONTREAL
On this walking tour, visitors will have a chance to meet the characters depicted in the photographs by photographer and film director Joannie Lafrenière, and to embark on a playful and sensitive exploration of the people who make up the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood’s social fabric.
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Guided tour | June 2, 2023 to April 16, 2024
60 minutes
Becoming Montreal: The 1800s Painted by Duncan
On the guided tour, visitors journey into Montreal’s past as they delve into the striking watercolours of James Duncan (1806–1881). The exhibition turns a spotlight on the artist’s different gazes, which, together, provide a vivid impression of Montreal and of the realities of the people who lived there. A unique immersion into a city that’s since vanished!
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Sélectionner une thématique
- Indigenous Cultures
- Montreal
- Online Activities
Online Activities
Online Visit | At all times
45 minutes
Indigenous voices of today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
This exhibition bears witness to the still unrecognized knowledge of Indigenous peoples in Québec and Canada, as well as to the deep wounds they carry and their inspiring resilience. Carefully selected objects from the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection are combined with powerful inspiring stories from members of Québec’s 11 Indigenous nations, shedding light on their knowledge and philosophies.
Download the activity sheet (PDF)
Book
Online Workshop | At all times
45 minutes
My allyship in action toward Indigenous Nations
What everyday actions can we take to be allies to Indigenous peoples and their struggles? Developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, this workshop engage participants in dialogue to become more aware of Indigenous realities and identify concrete actions for reconciliation.
Download the activity sheet (PDF)
Book