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Journées de la culture – School Groups

J’aime les mots

Journées de la culture – School Groups

Do you like memes? You’ll love J’aime les mots! The McCord Stewart Museum and Les Journées de la culture are inviting young Quebecers and Francophones to celebrate language and play with words for the 30th edition of Les journées de la culture.

Teachers, librarians, those in charge of extracurricular or leisure activities, take part in J’aime les mots, a fun, creative key activity. Whether you’re teaching French, history, art, drama, math or any other subject, get your students to create memes to express themselves on issues big and small, or to react to current events.

The artist who will sponsor the 9th edition is Mariana Mazza!

Who? J’aime les mots is meant for Québec students and francophones.

When? The activity will take place from Friday, September 25, to Friday, October 23, 2026

How? By creating original memes based on over a hundred artworks straight from the collections of Canada’s major cultural institutions. Engravings, photos, paintings and artefacts of all kinds provide endless possibilities to play with.
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Discover and comment the memes available online

  • Michel Gravel, <i>Sunbathing at the Olympic Village, Montreal</i>, 1976. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.15.7.3376, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Denis Courville, <i>Flooding on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal</i>, 1987. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.26.7.3464, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Michel Gravel, <i>People in the metro, Montreal</i>, 1966. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.5.10.323, McCord Stewart Museum
  • Marcellus Dennison Kilburn, <i>Wedding portrait of an unidentified couple, Coaticook</i>, 1870-1907. Gift of Jean-Luc Allard and Lucie Surprenant M2017.46.2.7407, McCord Stewart Museum
  • James Inglis, <i>Man costumed as "A Giant Head", Montreal</i>, 1870, M2023.51.1, McCord Stewart Museum

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A Culture pour tous initiative as part of Journées de la culture's scholastic programming.

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