Céline in Dior: A Dazzling Moment

Mindful of environmental issues and convinced that museums have a role to play in the transition to a more sustainable future, the McCord Stewart Museum has set itself the goal of minimizing the amount of waste produced by its exhibitions.

Throughout the design and production of the Céline in Dior exhibition, the Museum implemented the following eco-design strategies to reduce its environmental impact: the reuse or rental of supplies, the use of more eco-friendly materials, and the support of a dedicated in-house team and a network of committed external partners.

The central display case was designed and constructed almost entirely with glass panels, platforms and black acrylic sheets from the Museum’s inventory. Both Museum staff and the team at Espace Montage contributed to the successful mounting of the finished product.

All of the audio-visual equipment came from the Museum’s inventory, while the lighting was created using a combination of existing Museum supplies, rental equipment and newly purchased items.

The design team explored the possibility of renting or buying second-hand curtains, but was unable to find a sufficient number of identical panels for the project. The curtains were therefore purchased new. However, plans have already been made to recycle these items: some of the curtains will be added to the Museum’s inventory and others will be donated to Écoscéno, a partner organization whose mission is to support the artistic community by reducing the environmental impact of cultural productions.

An exhibition produced by the McCord Stewart Museum

Project Management
Caroline Truchon, Senior Project Manager, Exhibitions

Art Direction and Exhibition Design
Pierre-Étienne Locas

Curation
Cynthia Cooper,  Head, Collections and Research and Senior Curator, Dress, Fashion and Textiles

Graphic Design
Anne-Marie Demers

Video Production and Editing
Christian Roy

Exhibition Music
Laurier Rajotte

Lighting Design
Martin Sirois

Technical Direction
Samuel Thériault

McCord Stewart Museum Team

Mélissa Jacques, Supervisor, Technical Services, Exhibitions
Olivier LeBlanc-Roy, Technician, Exhibitions

Sara Serban, Conservator
Caroline Bourgeois, adjointe, Conservation Assistant
Caterina Florio, Head, Conservation
Sonia Kata, Conservator

Karine Rousseau, Head, Collections Management
Stéphanie Poisson, Head, Digital Outreach, Collections and Exhibitions
Laura Dumitriu, Photographer

Clara Chouinard, Project Manager, Education, Community Engagement and Cultural Programs
Facilitator Team

Marc-André Champagne, Officer, Public Relations

External Team

Editing and Translation
Edith Skewes-Cox, English
Pascale Guertin,  French

Installation
Espace Montage

Graphic Production
Pro Séri

Transport
Artys Transit

Special Thanks

Christian Dior Couture
Céline Dion
Feeling Productions, Inc.
Comité international olympique / International Olympic Committee
Sophie Carré
Laura Gilli