Families - McCord Stewart Museum visits and workshops
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Discover our exhibitions with family! Whether you are looking for an outing where you can explore history with your toddler, interactive activities to do with your school-age child, an unusual place to celebrate a birthday or add some excitement to a young explorer’s summer vacation, we have just the activities for you!
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Spring break program

Soak up some culture with your children this spring break, from March 4 to March 8, 2024 and take part in the Museum’s activities.
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Activities

all Saturdays until April 20

FAMILY TOURS OF THE EXHIBITION BECOMING MONTREAL

Every Saturday | 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.

From March 4 to March 8 | 11:30 a.m.

Step into the past with a family-friendly guided tour of the exhibition Becoming Montreal: The 1800s Painted by Duncan.

Let us take you on an exciting journey through the lives of 19th century Montrealers, dotted with objects you can handle. You’ll learn how winter was experienced in Montreal over 150 years ago, and the origins of some well-known seasonal sports.
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all Sundays until April 21

SUNDAY WORKSHOP: LOOKING AFTER OUR STORIES IN MONTREAL/TIOHTIÀ:KE

Every Sunday | 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

In this civic engagement workshop designed in collaboration with Je suis Montréal, you will lend an ear to the too often untold stories of Chinese, Afro-descendant and Indigenous communities.

Looking at photographs of 19th and 20th century Montreal from the Museum’s Photography collection, and watercolours of James Duncan, from the Museum’s Documentary Art collection, you will reflect on the presence or absence of objects and people that support their wellbeing in Montreal.
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Free activity | Space is limited, no reservations

WAMPUM MAKING WORKSHOP

March 3 to March 10 | 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Take part in its collaborative display that will delight your family during your spring break visit. Inspired by Duncan’s winter landscapes, let your imagination run wild and add your own twist to the snowy landscape that will take shape as the days go by.
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Free activity | Space is limited, no reservations

COLLABORATIVE WINDOW DISPLAY – CREATE A SNOWY LANDSCAPE

March 3 to March 10 | On going from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The Museum is calling on your creativity and inviting you to take part in its collaborative display that will delight your family during your spring break visit.
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NATU-NATSHISHKUEU: THE ADVENTURE OF CONNECTION

Come and explore a place dedicated to art, history and discovery... Through observation, imagination and discussion, children and adults encounter Indigenous nations by exploring the Museum's Indigenous Cultures collection and the many stories it holds.
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CELEBRATE YOUR KID’S BIRTHDAY AT THE MUSEUM

HAT PARTY PROGRAM

Hat Party is a special activity to celebrate your child’s birthday! Designed for ages 5 to 9, the event combines cultural discovery, creativity and entertainment.
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Entry cost for kids

Free entry for children and teens

Courstesy of the the Fondation J. A. DeSève, children 12 and under, enter for free at the Museum.

Courtesy of the Rossy Foundation, teens ages 13 to 17, enter for free at the Museum.
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Day camp

Hiatus for the Museum Day Camp

Please note that the Museum’s Day Camp will be put on hiatus in the summer of 2024. Major renovations will be made to the spaces allocated to the camp, with the aim of significantly improving participants’ experience.

We’ll be back in the summer of 2025, in even more spacious premises for even more fun!
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