Royal Insurance Building
Designed by architect John William Hopkins, the prestigious Royal Insurance building was known primarily as the home of the Montréal customs offices between 1871 and 1917. Thanks to extensive archaeological research and the wonders of digital technology, you can now watch it come to life before your eyes. Come learn some surprising aspects of its history on Montréal's birthplace. Its actual remains are now displayed in situ at Pointe-à-Callière.
Discover... the legendary Royal Insurance building (1861-1951)
The Royal Insurance Building in pictures
Credits
Production team
Project manager: Louise Pothier
Scripting and texts: André Mercier
Assistance with texts: Annick Poussart
Historical research: Martine Gauthier
Iconographic research: André Mercier, Éric Major
3D illustrations and animations: François Villemaire
Flash animation and navigation: Bluesponge
3D remains: Guy Lessard, Architruc
Translation: Pamela Ireland and Terry Knowles
Sources of historical illustrations:
- Société de transport de Montréal archives
- Canadian Pacific Railway archives
- Library and Archives Canada
- Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
- McCord Museum of Canadian History
- Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
- Société historique de Saint-Henri
This project is an adaptation for the Web of an in situ interactive module in the Where Montréal Was Born permanent exhibition. The project received financial support from the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition feminine, under the program for the renewal of permanent exhibitions.
This souvenir book complementing the exhibition, pays tribute to the 1960s with its design in the style of a record sleeve. The book is illustrated with magnificent photos, and short descriptions as well as accounts from various music industry figures, such as Gilles Valiquette, Sylvain Cormier, Claude Rajotte, and François Pérusse.
