City Talks

For the 13^th year in a row, the City Talks series offers a space for thought and discussion about contemporary issues that affect Montrealers: heritage, urban planning, mobility, metropolitan realities and more. The talks will be moderated by Dinu Bumbaru, Policy Director of Héritage Montréal.

2024-2025 program

Next online talk

March 26, 2025: Neighbourhoods and Cultural Communities: Branding and Beyond
Over the past two centuries, Montreal’s neighbourhoods have reflected its cultural diversity, marked by the communities that inhabit them. But this feature of the city’s personality evolves from one generation to the next.

More talks coming soon

Past talk
January 29, 2025: Converting Heritage Interiors
February 8, 2024: Tourism and neighbourhoods – How to balance attractiveness with livability?
April 24, 2024: Are our large urban parks havens of nature or social spaces?
October 23, 2024: Concrete and its legacy: modern materials, contemporary challenges
Watch all City talks conferences

Free activity at the Museum and online

Share your views on our city. Join the discussion about Montreal’s current and future challenges!

Duration: 75 minutes. Discussion and exchanges with the public in French and English.

Attend event at the Museum

• Space limited, reservation required.
  Is the activity you’re interested in fully booked? Show up 15 minutes early to get on the waiting list. Places may become available before the start of the activity.
• Location: J. Armand Bombardier Theatre at Museum

Attend event Online

• Register on the Museum’s admission website to receive the link (you will receive an email a few minutes prior to the event).
  After the event, you will receive a recording of the talk.
• On the Museum’s Facebook page: Register on the Facebook event.