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Press releases

PORTRAITS AND FASHION – QUEBEC PHOTOGRAPHERS BEYOND BORDERS

This groundbreaking exhibition is first and foremost a celebration of the talent of Quebec photographers, whose boundless creativity has enthralled the art directors of the world’s leading fashion magazines, advertising agencies and music scenes.
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Norman Parkinson: Always in style

With his flamboyant personality and pioneering sensibility, British photographer Norman Parkinson gave new impetus to fashion photography and celebrity portraiture, photographing the 20th century’s most prominent artists and celebrities.

On view from April 19 to September 2, 2024, Norman Parkinson: Always in Style is the first of two exhibitions devoted to fashion and portrait photography making their North American premieres at the McCord Stewart Museum this spring.
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Presence of the past by MC Snow

Presented as part of the Contemporary Native Art Biennial (BACA), the Kanien’kehá:ka artist’s installation immerses the viewer in a space studded with objects from the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection as well as contemporary works.
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Institutional news

THE MCCORD MUSEUM FOUNDATION RAISES NEARLY $900,000 THROUGH ITS THREE BENEFIT ACTIVITIES

The McCord Stewart Museum held its two unmissable events, the elegant Grand Ball and the electrifying Sugar Ball, as well as its very first charity auction supported by Encadrex.
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EVOLVING MONTREAL – ANDREW JACKSON TO DOCUMENT LITTLE BURGUNDY

The McCord Stewart Museum is pleased to announce the selection of Andrew Jackson for Evolving Montreal’s third photographic commission.
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Marc-André Champagne
Officer, Public Relations
514 861-6701, ext. 1239
marc-andre.champagne@mccord-stewart.ca

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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.*

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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

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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).

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Presence of the past

For its first collaboration with the Contemporary Native Art Biennial, the Museum will host Kanien’kehà:ka artist MC Snow. In two original works, the artist explores the messages and emotions conveyed by the Kanien’kehá:ka objects in the Museum’s Indigenous Cultures collection.
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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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