In an immersive space, against a backdrop of light and sound, students will meet women and men who tell moving stories of the early days of Montréal, their settlement on a fertile point of land, how they adapted to difficult conditions, and their relationships with Natives, both friend and foe.

A memorable experience for students, a journey through time, and a celebration of our builders’ ingenuity and determination to survive, get established, and carry on!

What will students do at the Museum?

• Meet remarkable historical figures with inspiring world views who lived extraordinary lives.
• Explore the earliest years of the city’s existence in a unique and exceptional way.
• Walk inside Fort Ville-Marie and on the ground surrounding Callière’s residence.
• Celebrate the birth of Montréal and the development it has undergone to become one of the world’s great cities.

Concepts covered on the tour

• Archaeology: remains, artefacts, eco-facts, stratigraphy, the sacred nature of archaeological sites.
• History: demographic expansion, religious, social, and political contexts.
• Cultural phenomena: symbols and spirituality, cultural influences, daily life, and lifestyles.
• Economic and political phenomena: natural resources, lines of communication, barter and business systems, peace processes, commercial expansion, colonial exploration.
• Territory: geography and hydrography, transformation of the territory and adaptation.

Competencies developed

The activities on this interpreted tour meet the aims of government education programs and help develop the following subject-specific competencies:

Quebec

In Ontario