Talks
Free

Parle-moi de ta collection
With Danielle Bergevin, Montrealer and Museum Donor

Explore Montréal’s history and discover how everyday objects become treasures at the MEM thanks to the stories that accompany them.

Photo showing various objects from the collection
Source: MEM

Event description

As part of the exhibition Enriching Our Collection, One Donation at a Time – New Acquisitions 2021–2025, presented in the MEM’s Window Display, come and meet Sophie Poirier, our collections archivist, and Danielle Bergevin, a Montrealer who decided to donate certain everyday items to the museum. They’ll talk about the reasons these familiar objects were incorporated into our collection and how they were selected. They’ll also tell you the stories these objects hold.