Cultural activities

The MEM invites you to take part in a host of activities and discover its original and diverse programming.

  • Special activity
    Sunday,,, and
    Free

    Discovering Les Constellations de l’hippocampe

    Join us in the Cabaret for special days of activities around the MEM’s public art project Les constellations de l’hippocampe.

  • Special activity
    Free

    History and Heritage: A Civic Matter!
    Avec Héritage Montréal

    The MEM will be holding monthly gatherings with citizens who are involved in promoting and preserving their neighbourhood’s history and heritage.

  • Special activity
    Free

    Art, digital practices and well-being – Demo Area
    A TOPO initiative, in collaboration with FICAM

    Try out and test accessible digital creations with the TOPO team.

  • Adapted screening

    FICAM at the MEM!
    Adapted evening for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals

    The MEM and FICAM are proud to offer you five days of adapted screenings!

  • Adapted screening

    FICAM at the MEM!

    The MEM and FICAM are proud to offer you five days of adapted screenings!

  • Adapted screening

    FICAM at the MEM!
    Evening event adapted for people with intellectual disabilities or neurodiversity

    The MEM and FICAM are proud to offer you five days of adapted screenings!

  • Adapted screening

    FICAM at the MEM!

    The MEM and FICAM are proud to offer you five days of adapted screenings!

  • Adapted screening

    FICAM at the MEM!
    Soirée adaptée pour les personnes malvoyantes ou aveugles

    The MEM and FICAM are proud to offer you five days of adapted screenings!

  • Teenage audience
    Free

    TEENS – Red Night in Montréal: A Murder Mystery at the Museum

    Experience Montréal of the 1940s during a murder mystery evening in the heart of the Red Light district.

  • Special activity
    Free

    Opening
    By and For
    30 Years of Sex Worker Resistance

    Celebrate the opening of a new exhibition in the Kiosque created by Stella, l’amie de Maimie, with the MEM’s support.

  • Special activity

    Off-the-Wall Evening
    Orange Cones for Halloween!

    Join us for an off-the-wall evening this Halloween . . . in costume. The theme? Orange cones!

  • Talks
    Free

    Streetstories

    Participate in this international symposium and explore the street as an urban, social and political space.

  • Talks
    Free

    Joy Demonstration
    Part of the Novembre en couleur  festival

    Come make a colourful sign and take part in a joyful march!

  • Talk
    Free

    History of Sex Worker Resistance in Montréal

    Come discover thirty years of resistance by sex workers in Montreal, through history, stories, community struggles, and transmission.

  • Special activity
    Free

    History and Heritage: A Civic Matter!
    With the Atelier d’histoire de la Pointe-aux-Trembles and the Société historique Cavelier de LaSalle

    The MEM will be holding monthly gatherings with citizens who are involved in promoting and preserving their neighbourhood’s history and heritage.

  • Special activity
    Free

    Off-the-Wall Evening – “Choreoke”

    For November’s off-the-wall evening, discover a new concept: a karaoke event where instead of singing, you dance!

  • Talk
    Free

    WOW! The MEM Makes Films

    Find out how the MEM’s documentaries showcase Montrealers through an artful mix of museology and filmmaking.

  • Teenage audience
    Free

    TEENS – Fake News in Montréal?

    Can you really believe everything you see on social media? Learn how to tell true from fake at the MEM!

  • Talk
    Free

    Lessons learned from social movements: inspiration and teachings from HIV/AIDS activists

    Discover how communities turn health crises into powerful levers for solidarity, mobilization and the defense of human rights.

  • Workshop
    Free

    Zero-Waste Holidays

    Use items and materials you already have on hand to create original zero-waste gifts and gift wrapping.

  • Special activity
    Free

    History and Heritage: A Civic Matter!
    With the Atelier d’histoire Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

    The MEM will be holding monthly gatherings with citizens who are involved in promoting and preserving their neighbourhood’s history and heritage.

  • Family

    See You Later, Mom and Dad! Holiday season activity for kids aged 6 to 12

    Want to explore the museum at a faster pace than your kids? Leave them with us!