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Families and Spring break

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Discover our exhibitions with family
Whether you are looking for an outing where you can explore history, interactive activities to do with your child, or seeking a fun weekend event, we have designed the activities just for you!

Free admission for children and teens aged 17 and under.
Accompanying adults must purchase a Museum admission ticket.
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March Break comes alive at the Museum!

From March 1 to 8, the Museum becomes a must‑visit offering a wide range of activities designed for both kids and adults.

Explore the exhibitions, take part in creative workshops, and enjoy memorable family experiences in a place that fosters learning and wonder.

Sale at the Boutique

For Spring Break, enjoy 25% off items at the Museum Boutique, including jewellery, local artisan creations, and children’s books. Stock up on great finds to brighten your family week!

Discover exhibitions with family tours

Until October 18

A scrumptious family tour

Explore the exhibition On the Menu while having a blast as a family: this tour includes fun facts about Montreal restaurants, eye-spy games in the galleries, and creative activities. Look for the pig Tire-Bouchon, who’s hiding in the four corners of the exhibition!

Recommended for children aged 5 to 10. Available at the Admissions Desk, while quantities last.

Take part in interactive activities
Saturdays, until March 28 | Ongoing from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Workshop: Looking after our stories in Tiohtiá:ke

Come reflect on stories from Chinese, Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities that are too often left untold in this workshop developed in collaboration with Je suis Montréal.

Recommended for children 8 and up.
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From March 1 to 8 | Ongoing from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Workshop: New menus, retro menus

With family or friends, dream up an original concept and create a full menu of mouth-watering dishes. Let your imagination run wild as you illustrate your menu using unexpected shapes, colourful drawings and decorations inspired by the archives or entirely of your own invention.

Recommended for children 5 and up.
From March 5 to 7 | 25 minutes

Storytime

Take a moment to relax and engage your imagination during your visit! Families are invited to gather in the Circular Room for storytime with the Museum’s facilitation team.
March 5, 6 and 7: In English at 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
In French at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Recommended for children aged 4 to 8. Space is limited, registration required at the Admissions Desk on the day of the activity.

A Family-friendly Museum

The Museum provides a welcoming environment, and a variety of services designed to enhance the experience for families. Amenities include a meal area, a nursing room, self-service lockers, and changing tables, all readily accessible.
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Collections

Dress, Fashion and Textiles

Both outfits, Bluebell and Violets, came from the same little girl, Winifred Birkett of Montreal, who probably wore them around the ages of 8 and 12. These costumes were on display as part of exhibition Costume Balls: Dressing Up History, 1870-1927, between November 14, 2024 and August 17, 2025.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, extravagant costume balls and fancy dress skating carnivals were the pinnacle of society entertainments. Conceptual costumes embodied a concept, object, natural phenomenon, or even games. Flower impersonations were very popular for women and girls.

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“Bluebell” costume (dress, hat) and “Violets” dress, 1908 and 1912. Gifts of Gift of the Estate of Winifred Leighton Birkett, MMQ1993.18.06AB and MMQ1993.18.05, McCord Stewart Museum

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