Destination: Greece of heroes
Available starting Tuesday, June 9, 2026
The cultural heritage of ancient Greece
Discover ancient Greece, during the time of the Trojan War, where courageous heroes and powerful gods stood side by side.
With the story of Homer’s epic poem the Iliad serving as a guide, learn about the people of the time, their beliefs, their art, and all that Greek culture has left us as a legacy today.
The Origins of Heroes and Civilizations
Take your students on a veritable journey through time to meet the great figures of Greek mythology: Achilles, Ulysses, Helen, Agamemnon, Menelaus, Priam, Hector, and many others who have become fundamental models for Western history.
Through the exhibition on Greece of heroes, your students will be transported to the Bronze Age (around the 12th century BCE) and the Iron Age (around the 8th century BCE). They will learn fascinating stories of the Trojan War—when Greeks and Trojans clashed under the gaze of the gods and goddesses of Olympus—and get to see an impressive selection of authentic objects.
This large-scale, original, and immersive exhibition has been specially designed to captivate young minds, giving them a better understanding of the founding heritage of ancient Greece.
Thanks to an exceptional partnership between Pointe-à-Callière and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, some 300 objects from prestigious Greek national collections will be on display. This is a unique opportunity to explore the richness of Greek culture, whose influence has continued to leave its imprint on the Western world for more than 3,000 years.
Competencies developed
The activities taking place as part of this visit are in keeping with government school programs and help develop certain subject-specific competencies.
Links with the Quebec school training program
Competencies:
-Open oneself to the diversity of societies and their territory
-Situate a society and its territory in space and time
Competencies:
-Appreciate works of art and traditional artistic objects
-Make a critical or aesthetic judgment
-Make connections between what one has felt and what one has examined
-Share one's appreciation experience
Competencies:
-Understand the organization of a cultural area
-Make use of cartographic language
-Interpret the dynamics of a cultural area
-Identify the effect of values and beliefs on the dynamics of the area
-Recognize the contribution of one culture to another culture
-Consider the influence of other cultures on one’s own culture
Competencies:
-Examine social phenomena from a historical perspective
-Training content
-Civilization — The emergence of a civilization
Competencies:
-Appreciate works of art and traditional artistic objects
-Analyze a work or production
-Interpret the meaning of the work or production
Information and reservation
Please fill out our online form and we will contact you shortly to complete your reservation.
For any assistance:
[email protected]
514 872-9127
Please note that we cannot guarantee a booking request made less than 4 weeks in advance.
Hours and rates of visits and group activities (taxes included)
September 2025 to April 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5 pm
May-June 2026
Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 am to 5 pm
+ Mondays, June 1st, 9 and 15, 2026 (subject to change without notice)
Role of accompanying adults
Divide the group into smaller sub-groups according to the number of groups specified on your reservation. The number of groups required corresponds to the number of accompanying adults required during the visit.
Follow the group at all times to maintain discipline and manage particular cases. The mediator or guide will lead the visit. Accompanying adults must stay with and supervise the group during lunch time.
Lunch room
A lunch room is available for groups.
Reservations required.
Reservation confirmation
You will receive an email confirming your reservation. Please sign it and return it to the Museum by email within five (5) days of its receipt.
Cancellation
In the event of a cancellation, please return your confirmation document by email, mentioning CANCELLED on the copy.
— A cancellation without penalty will only be accepted more than 30 days before the scheduled activity date.
— For a cancellation between 15 and 30 days before the scheduled activity date, you will be billed for 50% of the amount of your reservation.
— For a cancellation 14 days or less before the scheduled activity date, you will be billed for the full amount (100%) of your reservation.
Final confirmation of the number of participants
You must confirm the exact number of participants no later than ten (10) business days before the scheduled Museum activity. You will be billed for this number of participants.
Payment
The total amount is payable 10 days after your presentation. Please make your cheque payable to Pointe-à-Callière.
Access to the Museum
Consult instructions.
There is free bus parking on de la Commune Street, south side, in front of the Éperon building.