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Montréal
What is, who is Montréal? The MEM offers a journey through different ways of providing answers to this question.
Exhibitions
The MEM's exhibitions tell the story of Montreal, inviting visitors to see the city from the inside, through life's journeys and experiences.
- Featured Exhibition
Detours - Urban Experiences
Detours – Urban Experiences is an immersive exhibition that takes you into the world of Montrealers with singular backgrounds.
- MEM Display CaseFree
Enriching Our Collection, One Donation at a Time
New Acquisitions 2021–2025Learn all about museum donations! A touching exhibition in which each object reveals a unique and valuable Montréal story.
- ExhibitionFree
How Well Do You Know Your Chinatown?
Dive into the heart of Chinatown! A dynamic exhibition created with the community, featuring history, struggles and legacies.
- ExhibitionFree
A Ray of Hope?
The Institut du Radium de Montréal Against CancerAn exhibition by the Atelier d'histoire Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, developed with the support of the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises
- ExhibitionFree
Corridart: The Exhibition that Vanished Overnight
Dismantled prior to the 1976 Olympic Games, the Corridart exhibition is a story of censorship, public art and curtailed freedom.
- ExhibitionFree
Le cucitrici : Voices of Montréal’s Italian Seamstresses
Discover the little-known history of immigrant Italian seamstresses whose work profoundly marked the city and its communities.
- ExhibitionFree
The 1976 Olympic Games: Stories and Souvenirs
The MEM is putting on an exhibition of objects commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Montréal Olympic Games in its Window Display area
- ExhibitionFree
Active Grieving
The Aesthetic Activism of ACT UP MontréalAn exhibition by the Archives gaies du Québec, developed with the support of the MEM – Centre des mémoires montréalaises
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