It was as part of Montreal’s 350th anniversary, in 1992, that the Montreal Museum of Archeology and History was created. Thirty years later, the museum, built on the very site of Montreal’s founding, continues to teach us about the beginnings of the colony.
In this report from Newscast November 17, 1978, journalist Claude Desbiens speaks about a development project for the historic sector of Pointe à Callière. We want to bring back life to Old Montreal and at this point the land jutting out into the river.
” Currently, the urban fabric of this sector is in a poor state with dilapidated buildings and underused equipment, thus becoming an economic burden for governments. “
We are far from the tourist district now represented by the Old Port of Montreal!
The development project will pave the way for important archaeological discoveries.
On May 17, 1992, the Pointe-à-Callière museum opened its doors throughout the launch of festivities for Montreal’s 350th anniversary. Charles Tisseyre, at the helm of Newscastmakes an announcement.
” It is on the site of this museum that we found, thanks to archaeological excavations, vestiges that date back to the very beginning of the colony. Not heard of in Montreal! “
Journalist Hélène Tainturier reports offering a first tour of the museum’s facilities, whose doors are open to Montrealers free of charge for the start of the city’s 350th anniversary.
Since then, Pointe-à-Callière has been enriched by other heritage sites, including the Fort de Ville-Marie that was inaugurated in 2017.
To mark its 30th anniversary, the museum presented the exhibition Heart stroke! Our collections are presented which brings together 400 objects selected from its collections.
Source: Radio-Canada
