Special activity

Off-the-Wall Evening – Radium Revealed

Allow yourself to be captivated by the mysterious glow of radium in an evening filled with mystery, history and fun!

Chemical symbol Ra for radium on a black background with bright green text.

Event description

Every season, the MEM invites visitors to a unique happy hour event. With music, drinks at the bar, and an original theme, the atmosphere is fun and relaxed. Welcome to off-the-wall evenings!

For this edition, discover the exhibition A Ray of Hope? The Institut du Radium de Montréal Against Cancer and allow yourself to be guided by the beams lighting up the museum. Once a symbol of modernity and exciting discoveries, radium fascinated people with its strange glow, promises and seemingly magical qualities.

This off-the-wall evening is inspired by this fascination — a mix of radiance, curiosities and stories that marked the 1900s. On the program: a retro musical ambiance from the past century, a cocktail of mysterious fluorescent emanations, and a challenge worthy of the greatest scientists.