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Press Room

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Press releases

May 13, 2026

Céline in Dior: A Dazzling Moment

On May 15, 2026, the Museum presents the North American premiere of the sublime Dior gown worn by Céline Dion during her unforgettable performance from the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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May 6, 2026

2026 Summer Programming - From the Olympic Games to Mount Royal Park: Celebrating Montreal

From the 50th anniversary of the Montreal Olympic Games to the 150th anniversary of the creation of Mount Royal Park, with a striking nod to Céline Dion’s electrifying performance at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Games, the Museum is a must-visit destination this summer. Through a colourful and engaging program, visitors are invited to experience—or relive—defining moments in the city’s history, along with the legacy of restaurants that have left a lasting mark on Montreal and Quebec.
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March 25

Montreal 1976: An Olympic Feat - Temporary exhibition, March 27 to September 13, 2026

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games, the Museum presents an unprecedented retrospective on this event that marked the city’s history and redefined its image. Featuring an outstanding array of objects, documents, works on paper (posters, archives, editorial cartoons and photographs), collectibles, videos, clothing and accessories, Montreal 1976: An Olympic Feat focusses on the organization behind this hugely successful milestone event.
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November 25, 2025

On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story

The McCord Stewart Museum is setting the table for a journey through the city’s culinary history with On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story. From November 26, 2025, to October 18, 2026, this original exhibition—based on an idea by Lesley Chesterman—celebrates Montreal’s extraordinarily diverse and inventive food scene from the 1960s to today.
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Institutional news

May 8, 2025

A taste of elegance and generosity: The Museum’s Grand Ball raises over $733,000

On Thursday, May 7, 430 guests from the business, cultural and philanthropic communities gathered to support and celebrate the McCord Stewart Museum at the Foundation’s must-attend annual fundraising event.
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April 15, 2026

Reitmans Named Premier Fashion Partner of the McCord Stewart Museum

The McCord Stewart Museum is pleased to announce a new partnership with Reitmans, Canada’s largest women’s apparel retail chain, which becomes the Museum’s Premier Fashion Partner. This commitment from the Montreal-based retailer comes at a highly symbolic moment, as Reitmans celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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February 26, 2026

McCord Stewart Museum and its Foundation recognized for new sustainable investment policy at the 2025 Société des musées du Québec Conference

For the second year in a row, the McCord Stewart Museum has received the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins Award for Socio-Ecological Transition, in the Organizational Initiatives and Practices category, presented at the 2025 Société des musées du Québec Conference.
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For any press requests (mailing lists, press releases, press kit, or interviews), please contact:

Marc-André Champagne
Officer, Public Relations
514 861-6701, ext. 1239
marc-andre.champagne@mccord-stewart.ca

If you wish to register for the press list of the Museum and receive all communications towards media, please contact Marc-André Champagne

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Use of images and videos

The distribution, publication or reproduction of the images and videos presented on this page is reserved for media and non-commercial use and must be directly related to the McCord Stewart Museum’s collections, exhibitions, activities or news. Any other use is subject to prior authorization.*

Photographic works made available to the media under the “Objects” tab are works of art. These images must therefore be reproduced in their entirety, without cropping, bleeding, overprinting or any other modification that would alter their condition. Full credit must be associated with the work in all publication types and formats.

*Unless otherwise specified, images from our collection available in the Online Collection and marked “public domain” are free of copyright. You are therefore free to copy, modify and distribute these images, even for commercial purposes. To find out more about licensing an image, visit the Photographic Services and Copyright page.

Q&A

Interview requests

All interview requests should be sent to Marc-André Champagne (marc-andre.champagne@mccord-stewart.ca). Please indicate in your email the name of the media outlet, the subject, the type of article or report and the deadline for the interview.

Media visits

Journalists with a press card can visit the Museum’s exhibitions free of charge during normal opening hours on presentation of the card.

If, for any reason, you would like to visit the Museum outside opening hours, please contact Marc-André Champagne (marc-andre.champagne@mccord-stewart.ca).

Exhibition
Until September 7, 2026 | Temporary exhibition

Céline in Dior: A Dazzling Moment

From May 15 to September 7, 2026, the Museum presents the North American premiere of the exquisite Christian Dior Couture gown worn by Céline Dion during her unforgettable performance from the Eiffel Tower at the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Photos Press Release Exhibition page
Until September 13, 2026 | Temporary exhibition

Montreal 1976: An Olympic Feat

To mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, the Museum presents an unprecedented retrospective on this global event. Featuring a rich collection of documents and objects—including archives, artefacts, editorial cartoons, uniforms, posters, and photographs—the exhibition explores the many facets of the Games, with a special focus on their aesthetic and design elements.
Photos Press release Exhibition page
Until October 18, 2026 | Temporary exhibition

On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story

The McCord Stewart Museum is setting the table for a journey through the city’s culinary history with On the Menu – Montreal: A Restaurant Story. From November 26, 2025, to October 18, 2026, this original exhibition—based on an idea by Lesley Chesterman—celebrates Montreal’s extraordinarily diverse and inventive food scene from the 1960s to today.
Photos Press release Exhibition page

6 collections

For over one hundred years, the Museum has been building its rich collections of objects, images and documents that bear witness to the social history of Montreal, the city’s place within Quebec and Canada, and the vitality of Indigenous cultures.

Online collection
The site also features approximately 144,000 royalty-free images that may be downloaded in the highest resolution available, free of charge, with no restrictions on their use. Created to provide unparalleled access to the McCord Stewart Museum’s collections, the project is a first for the institution.
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