{"id":25318,"date":"2019-04-30T10:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/?page_id=25318\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T17:39:57","slug":"montreal-new-downtown-museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/en\/montreal-new-downtown-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Montreal to Welcome New Downtown Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The McCord Stewart Museum is proud to announce that its <strong>planned new museum will be located in the heart of downtown Montreal<\/strong>. The new establishment will expand the McCord Museum&#8217;s current site by building on Victoria Street, which runs along the west side of the Museum, and the lot housing the former Caveau restaurant on President Kennedy Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The combined area of these sites will enable the Museum to meet its needs for <strong>additional space<\/strong> and create an <strong>institution that will leave its mark on Montreal&#8217;s urban and cultural landscape<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/35_mHoNwdn0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>A Pressing Need for Space<\/h2>\n<p><strong>For many years, the McCord Stewart Museum has been dealing with space issues that significantly affect its potential for growth and development<\/strong>, issues that have become even more pronounced since the 2017 merger with the Fashion Museum.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the limited size and number of its exhibition halls means the Museum is unable to display more than 1% of its collection. The lack of space is also felt in the storage areas, conservation facilities and crowded learning spaces, which limit the number of school groups that can be accommodated, despite growing demand.<\/p>\n<p>The new building will <strong>house three recently merged museums<\/strong>\u2014the <strong>McCord Museum<\/strong>, the <strong>Stewart Museum<\/strong> and the <strong>Fashion Museum<\/strong>\u2014under a single roof. This <strong>legacy project<\/strong> will create a world-class institution <strong>for generations of Montrealers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3 museums under one roof<\/strong>, home to over <strong>1,500,000 million artefacts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 times more space<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3 times more <\/strong>surface area dedicated to <strong>exhibitions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>3 times more students welcomed<\/strong> each year<\/li>\n<li><strong>1 major ten-storey<\/strong> architectural landmark<\/li>\n<li><strong>600,000 visitors<\/strong> each year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New Museum to Receive Historic Donation<\/h2>\n<p>The McCord Stewart Museum also announced that <strong>La Fondation Emmanuelle Gattuso had pledged to donate the extraordinary sum of $15 million<\/strong> towards the project. It is the largest single private monetary donation to a Quebec museum in over 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>In 1987, the J.W. McConnell Foundation donated $50 million to the McCord Museum for its expansion and the creation of an endowment to preserve its collection.<\/p>\n<h2>A Strategic Location in the Heart of Montreal<\/h2>\n<p>A symbol of <strong>local pride<\/strong> and a <strong>major tourist attraction<\/strong>, the new museum will be situated <strong>in the heart of the city that it will celebrate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the centre of the Golden Square Mile, halfway between the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Mus\u00e9e d\u2019art contemporain, near the downtown universities, the McGill metro station, the upcoming electric train (REM) station and future Place McGill College, the site chosen meets the <strong>Museum&#8217;s desire for accessibility and openness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-25310\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_carte-emplacement.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_carte-emplacement.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_carte-emplacement-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_carte-emplacement-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>\u201cThe\u201d Museum of Montreal Social History<\/h2>\n<p>Founded with one of the largest historical collections in North America\u2014<strong>over 1.5 million artefacts documenting the social history of Montreal<\/strong> from pre-colonial times to today\u2014the new museum will be a <strong>participatory museum<\/strong> that reflects the <strong>cultural diversity<\/strong>, <strong>creativity<\/strong> and <strong>dynamism<\/strong> of Quebec&#8217;s largest city: <strong>a museum that is open, welcoming and inclusive, just like Montreal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It will present <strong>Montreal&#8217;s contributions to the development of Quebec and Canada<\/strong>, highlighting the <strong>achievements, both past and present<\/strong>, of the city, its <strong>people<\/strong> and its <strong>communities<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It will also be a <strong>forum for interaction and debate<\/strong> on major social and urban issues, community diversity, and various achievements that have shaped our history.<\/li>\n<li>It will be an <strong>essential reference<\/strong> on the Montreal of yesterday, today and tomorrow.<\/li>\n<li>It will help <strong>enhance Montreal\u2019s reputation as a world-class city<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"sliderTiny\">\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_1_coin-sherbrooke_1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Vue d\u2019ensemble depuis la rue Sherbrooke \/ Sherbrooke Street view. Images : DMA\" title=\"Vue d\u2019ensemble depuis la rue Sherbrooke \/ Sherbrooke Street view. Images : DMA\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_2_atrium_1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Vue du hall d\u2019entr\u00e9e monumental \/ Monumental lobby. Images : DMA\" title=\"Vue du hall d\u2019entr\u00e9e monumental \/ Monumental lobby. Images : DMA\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_3_jardin_1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Vue du jardin du mus\u00e9e \/ View of the museum\u2019s garden. Images : DMA\" title=\"Vue du jardin du mus\u00e9e \/ View of the museum\u2019s garden. Images : DMA\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2019\/04\/nouveau-musee-montreal_4_agora_1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"Vue de l\u2019agora \/ View of the Agora. 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