James Duncan: Art correspondent for The Illustrated London News

Presentation in French by Christian Vachon, Head, Collections Management and Curator, Documentary Art.

James Duncan was responsible for half of the images of Montreal published by the prestigious London magazine in the 1850s. By the mid-19^th century, advances in communications were profoundly transforming the way Montrealers interacted with the rest of the world. As a man of his time, Duncan understood this reality and put it to good use.

McCord Stewart Discoveries

In the McCord Stewart Discoveries, the Museum’s experts present the research projects they’ve been working on and share their recent discoveries related to the Museum’s collections and archives. The event is geared towards an academic audience as well as anyone interested in history and archives, museum studies, or material culture.

• The talks will take place in French or English
• Series of talks presented on Friday, March 22, 2024