Pointe-à-Callière at home
May 8th, 2020
Pointe-à-Callière Live
You missed one of our discussion or one of our virtual guided tour live on Facebook? See them all here!
Lecture | World War II: The Internment of Italo-Canadians
As part of a series of lectures relating to the Italian Montréal exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière is taking a look back at a dramatic event in Italo-Canadian and Canadian history—an event that still remains largely unfamiliar to many people.
Lecture - The Cultural Heritage of Italo-Montrealers
As part of its series of lectures complementing the Italian Montréal exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière is inviting you to join a discussion on the cultural heritage of Italian Montrealers, featuring major creators and stakeholders from the community.
Lecture - Sports… a whole culture!
As part of its series of lectures complementing the Italian Montréal exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière is presenting a round table discussion on the importance of sports in Montréal’s Italian community.
Lecture - The Arrival of Italian Immigrants in the 20th Century
As part of its Italian Montréal exhibition, Pointe-à-Callière is inviting you to join historian Bruno Ramirez, who specializes in Italo-Montréal immigration, in exploring the history of Italians who immigrated to Montréal in the early 20th century.
Facebook Live: The History of Montréal’s Black Porters
As part of the exhibition A Railroad to Dreams, Pointe-à-Callière is presenting a lecture on Montréal’s Black porters, by historian Dorothy Williams.
Facebook Live: History of the Montréal Metro
As part of the exhibition A Railroad to Dreams, Pointe-à-Callière invites you to meet the Société de transport de Montréal’s official historian, Mr. Benoit Clairoux, to explore the development of our beloved subway system!
Facebook Live : The Incredible World of Toy Trains
Complementing its presentation of the exhibition A Railroad to Dreams, Pointe-à-Callière is inviting you to meet Joseph-Jean Paques, a major fan of trains of all kinds! This amateur railway historian and Exporail volunteer will share with us his passion for toy trains.
Facebook Live : Montréal's tramway
Complementing its presentation of the exhibition *A Railroad to Dreams*, Pointe-à-Callière is inviting you to attend a lecture on the history of streetcars in Montréal, with tramway enthusiast Daniel Laurendeau!
Facebook Live : The History of Trains in Montréal Complementing its presentation of the exhibition A Railroad to Dreams, Pointe-à-Callière is inviting you to attend a lecture on the history of trains in Montréal, with historian Mathieu Trépanier.
Facebook Live : Our favourite pieces of The Incas, Treasures of Peru exhibition
Facebook Live : Discover the curiosities Into the Wonder Room
Discover our favorite pieces in the exhibition Into the Wonder Room with Anne Élisabeth Thibault, director of exhibitions and technologies at Pointe-à-Callière.
Virtual Guided Tour | Especially for kids! Pirates or Privateers?
Our guide accompanies brave and interested youngsters on a virtual adventure as they explore the exhibition Pirates or Privateers? In this introduction to the world of privateer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville, they get to explore life aboard a ship in the days of New France.
Facebook Live : The Incas: from their origins to the Spanish Conquest
Discover the history of the Incas and Peru with this presentation from Victor Pimentel, archaeologist specializing in the study of Andean civilizations, and Samuel Moreau, exhibitions project manager at Pointe-à-Callière.
Guided Virtual Tour - Building Montréal
Take a virtual tour of the exhibitionBuilding Montréal with our guide Philippe Boulanger. Please note the English visit starts after the French version, fast forward the video at 30 minutes for the English version.
Quiz - Happy Birthday Montréal!
On May 17, Pointe-à-Callière celebrated Montréal's anniversary with a big live quiz. If you were not able to be with us live, you still can test your knowledge of our city's history! (In French only)
Facebook Live discussion : Pointe-à-Callière's archaeological remains explained
Discover all the secrets of the Museum's archaeological remains with our two specialists François Gignac, conservation technician, and Louise Pothier, chief archaeologist at Pointe-à-Callière.
Guided Virtual Tour - Where Montréal Began Exhibition
Take a virtual tour of the exhibition Where Montréal Began with our guide Éliane Belec. Please note the English visit starts after the French version, fast forward the video at 30 minutes for the English version.
Facebook Live discussion : How do we create a major exhibition?
Our two specialists Marie-Eve Bertrand, collections archivist, and Christine Dufresne, exhibition project manager, at Pointe-à-Callière, explain how a major exhibition is created at the Museum.
Virtual Guided tour - The Collector Sewer at Pointe-à-Callière
Take a virtual tour of North America’s first collector sewer with our guide Maude Bouchard Dupont. Please note the English visit starts after the French version, fast forward the video at 30 minutes for the English version.
Discussion on the profession of archaeologist in Québec
Our two specialists François Gignac, conservation technician, and Hendrik Van Gijseghem, archaeology project manager at Pointe-à-Callière, answer questions about their profession.
Discussion about the Incas and Peru
Our two specialists Samuel Moreau, exhibition project manager, and Hendrik Van Gijseghem, archaeology project manager at Pointe-à-Callière, answer questions about The Incas, Treasures of Peru exhibition.