{"id":41023,"date":"2022-06-07T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T19:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/?page_id=41023"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:53:13","slug":"jaime-les-mots","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/en\/education\/jaime-les-mots\/","title":{"rendered":"J&#8217;aime les mots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like memes? You\u2019ll love <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca\/jaime-les-mots-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u2019aime les mots<\/a>! The McCord Stewart Museum and Les Journ\u00e9es de la culture are inviting young Quebecers and Francophones to celebrate language and play with words for the 30<sup>th<\/sup> edition of <em>Les journ\u00e9es de la culture.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Teachers, librarians, those in charge of extracurricular or leisure activities, take part in <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca\/jaime-les-mots-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u2019aime les mots<\/a>, a fun, creative key activity. Whether you\u2019re 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The artist who will sponsor the 9<sup>th<\/sup> edition is Mariana Mazza!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who? <\/strong><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca\/jaime-les-mots-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J\u2019aime les mots<\/a> is meant for Qu\u00e9bec students and francophones.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When?<\/strong> The activity will take place <strong>from Friday, September 25, to Friday, October 23, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How?<\/strong> By creating <strong>original memes based on over a hundred artworks<\/strong> straight from the collections of Canada\u2019s major cultural institutions. Engravings, photos, paintings and artefacts of all kinds provide endless possibilities to play with.<br \/>\n<a class=\"cta\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca\/jaime-les-mots-2025-inscription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register your class<i class=\"arrow-right-thickicon-\"><\/i><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"cta\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jaimelesmots2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover and comment the memes available online<i class=\"arrow-right-thickicon-\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"sliderTiny\">\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/j-aime-les-mots-2026_bain-soleil_x800-1.png\" alt=\"Michel Gravel, &lt;i&gt;Sunbathing at the Olympic Village, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1976. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.15.7.3376, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Michel Gravel, &lt;i&gt;Sunbathing at the Olympic Village, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1976. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.15.7.3376, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/j-aime-les-mots-2026_inondation_x800-1.png\" alt=\"Denis Courville, &lt;i&gt;Flooding on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1987. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.26.7.3464, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Denis Courville, &lt;i&gt;Flooding on Decarie Boulevard, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1987. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.26.7.3464, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/j-aime-les-mots-2026_metro_x800-1.png\" alt=\"Michel Gravel, &lt;i&gt;People in the metro, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1966. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.5.10.323, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Michel Gravel, &lt;i&gt;People in the metro, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1966. Gift of La Presse Inc., M2020.95.5.10.323, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/j-aime-les-mots-2026_portrait-mariage_x800-1.png\" alt=\"Marcellus Dennison Kilburn, &lt;i&gt;Wedding portrait of an unidentified couple, Coaticook&lt;\/i&gt;, 1870-1907. Gift of Jean-Luc Allard and Lucie Surprenant M2017.46.2.7407, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"Marcellus Dennison Kilburn, &lt;i&gt;Wedding portrait of an unidentified couple, Coaticook&lt;\/i&gt;, 1870-1907. Gift of Jean-Luc Allard and Lucie Surprenant M2017.46.2.7407, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/j-aime-les-mots-2026_tete_x800-1.png\" alt=\"James Inglis, &lt;i&gt;Man costumed as &quot;A Giant Head&quot;, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1870, M2023.51.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" title=\"James Inglis, &lt;i&gt;Man costumed as &quot;A Giant Head&quot;, Montreal&lt;\/i&gt;, 1870, M2023.51.1, McCord Stewart Museum\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like memes? You\u2019ll love J\u2019aime les mots! The McCord Stewart Museum and Les Journ\u00e9es de la culture are inviting young Quebecers and Francophones to celebrate language and play with words for the 30th edition of Les journ\u00e9es de la culture. 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