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March 30, 2020
See history in a new light through a wealth of digital content
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The McCord Museum From Home offers entertaining and informative quality online content that covers a variety of subjects with something for everyone: Montreal, Fashion, Photography, Indigenous Cultures, and Family.
The Montreal section is packed with content, much of it related to the exhibition Griffintown – Evolving Montreal. There are also podcasts and lectures from the City Talks series organized with Heritage Montreal (available in French only). The Fashion section offers numerous recordings of lectures and round tables, including an interview with Jean-Claude Poitras from the series Fashion at the Museum and conversations with designer Markantoine Lynch-Boisvert and stylist Cary Tauben (available in French only). The Photography section provides videos of encounters with artists, including renowned photographers Gabor Szilasi and Michel Campeau, as well as albums of archived photographs. Meanwhile, the Indigenous Cultures section allows visitors to see videos produced with multidisciplinary visual artists, such as Hannah Claus and Kent Monkman, and discover a wealth of information on this important Museum collection. Finally, the Family section offers exclusive content for children with entertaining creative workshops, arts and crafts and colouring activities.