Educational activities
Secondary School
Discover our exhibitions, explore our collections and interact with our facilitators team at the Museum or online!
Developed through a civic-minded approach, our tours and workshops for school groups promote learning and openness. Cultural objects and stories inspire exciting discussions and serve to share knowledge and experiences. After visiting an exhibition, your group will discuss historical and present-day topics. To enrich the experience, combine the visit with one or several thematic workshops.
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Learning Centre
The McCord Stewart Museum is very pleased to be opening the doors to its new educational space, featuring three bright and inviting multipurpose rooms, made possible by the generous support of the Rossy Foundation.
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Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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514 861-6701, ext. 1207
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- Dress, Fashion and Textiles
- Photography
- Indigenous Cultures
Dress, Fashion and Textiles
Guided tour | From November 14, 2024 to August 17, 2025
60 minutes
Costume Balls: Dressing Up History, 1870–1927
Discover these events and the kaleidoscopic array of characters they featured, most of whom were drawn from history and provided the chance of a lifetime for attendees to reinvent themselves as noble heroes and heroines of the past.
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Workshop | From November 14, 2024 to August 17, 2025
60 minutes
Costume tells their stories
Rely on the historical method to interpret the sociohistorical context of the costumes worn at balls from the Museum’s Dress, Fashion and Textiles collection using textual and photographic archives.
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- Dress, Fashion and Textiles
- Photography
- Indigenous Cultures
Photography
Guided tour | From April 18 to October 26, 2025
60 minutes
Pounding the Pavement. Montreal Street Photography
For years, Montreal photographers have captured everyday life in the city through their camera lenses. On the guided tour of the Pounding the Pavement. Montreal Street Photography exhibition, visitors discover the history of street photography in Montreal from the 19th century to today.
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- Dress, Fashion and Textiles
- Photography
- Indigenous Cultures
Indigenous Cultures
Guided tour | At all times
60 minutes
Indigenous Voices of Today: Knowledge, Trauma, Resilience
Connect with Indigenous peoples. Carefully selected objects from the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection are combined with powerful inspiring stories from members of Québec’s 11 Indigenous nations.
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Guided tour | From October 4, 2024 to March 8, 2025
60 minutes
Manasie Akpaliapik. Inuit universe
Explore the unique and personal work of Manasie Akpaliapik; this is the driving intention behind the exhibition, which reflects the artist’s deep knowledge of oral traditions and cultural values, as well as the sense of innovation in his personal interpretation.
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Workshop | At all times
60 minutes
Tell me a Legend: Learn, Create and Share a Living Story
Developed in collaboration with contemporary Innu storyteller and director Donovan Vollant and Wapikoni Mobile, this workshop introduces participants to the legends of the Québec’s First Nations communities and helps gain a sense of their living story.
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Workshop | At all times
60 minutes
My allyship in action toward Indigenous Nations
You are invited to engage in dialogue to become more aware of Indigenous realities and identify concrete actions for reconciliation, thanks to this workshop developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
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Independent in-class workshop | At all times
Two 60-minutes sessions
Objects Tell Their Stories
Open the doors of your classroom to Indigenous voices with the Objects tell their stories digital education kit. The learning resource relies on an interactive and participative approach to support students as they explore different aspects of Indigenous societies and hear how community members view their thriving traditions, values and cultures!
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