Pointe-à-Callière Museum
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Pointe-à-Callière Museum is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday. The museum has collec
View of the Pointe-à-Callière complex in 2014
The museum complex includes the Old Custom House, Montreal's first custom house.
The Mariners' House (Maison-des-marins) is used for temporary exhibitions and the museum's gift shop.
The museum's archaeological crypt features the architectural remains of Fort Ville-Marie.
Old Montreal
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Old Montreal is a historic neighbourhood within the municipality of Montreal in the province of Quebec, Canada. Home to the Old Port of Montreal, the neighbourhood is bordered on the west by rue McGil
Pointe-à-Callière Museum
…Pointe-à-Callière Museum (French: Musée Pointe-à-Callière, pronounced ) is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday. The museum has collections of artifacts from the…
View of Old Montreal from the Old Port of Montreal
Depiction of the first church in Fort Ville-Marie. The settlement was established in 1642 under the authority of the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal.
The capitulation of Montreal during the Seven Years' War. Montreal and the rest of New France became a British colony following the war.
Notre-Dame Basilica is a Catholic church completed in 1865.