The centre is housed in a former central fire station, built on Place d'Youville from 1903 to 1904. Its architects, Joseph Perrault and Simon Lesage, were inspired by several architectural styles to give it a Flemish character, which was unique in Montreal at the time.[2] Its facade consists of buffsandstone, red brick, a mansard roof with skylight, and a square tower crowned with a hip roof. It opened in 1904 as Montreal's Central Fire Station, and had both horses and steam pumps. In 1908, the station became a mere neighborhood station and the horses were replaced by motor vehicles 1931. The fire station closed in 1972.[2]
In the 1970s, the City of Montreal and the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs signed an agreement on cultural development for the rehabilitation of the historic district. It had several components: archaeological excavations, and revitalizing the western district after the abandonment of nearby industrial areas.[3] In order to ensure a museum function in the building, the agreement also resulted in the establishment of the Centre d'histoire de Montréal in 1983. Originally administered by the Archaeological and Numismatic Society of Montreal, the museum became part of the City of Montreal's network of cultural centers in 1987.[4]
On the ground floor, the permanent exhibition, "Montreal en cinq temps" promotes the events, places and residents that have made history. It includes reproductions of old maps, many photographs, and a varied collection of unique objects. In addition, visitors have the opportunity to view film clips and hear songs and stories.
The top two floors are devoted to temporary exhibitions with changing content.
The collection of the Centre d'histoire de Montreal is composed of more than 4,000 artifacts, dating mainly from the twentieth century. Objects from Expo 67 and from the 350th anniversary of Montreal. These collections are available on Artefacts Canada website.
Referencesedit
^. Tourisme Montréal. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
^ ab"Caserne Centrale de pompiers". Fiche d'un bâtiment. Vieux-Montréal. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
^LAUZON, Gilles, dir. and Madeleine Forget, dir. L'histoire du Vieux-Montréal à travers son patrimoine. Montréal; Québec, Publications du Québec; Société de développement de Montréal; Ville de Montréal; Min. de la Culture et des Comm. du Québec, 2004
^"L'histoire du Centre d'histoire de Montréal". Centre d'histoire de Montréal. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
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Centre d'histoire de Montréal (in French)
March 13, 2024
centre, histoire, montréal, museum, montreal, quebec, canada, located, place, youville, montreal, borough, ville, marie, museum, dedicated, history, montreal, exterior, location, museum, montrealestablished1983location335, place, youvillemontreal, quebech2y, 3. The Centre d histoire de Montreal is a museum in Montreal Quebec Canada It is located at 335 Place d Youville in Old Montreal in the borough of Ville Marie The museum is dedicated to the history of Montreal Centre d histoire de MontrealThe exterior of the Centre d histoire de MontrealLocation of the museum in MontrealEstablished1983Location335 place d YouvilleMontreal QuebecH2Y 3T1Coordinates45 30 04 N 73 33 20 W 45 501111 N 73 555556 W 45 501111 73 555556TypeHistory museumVisitors60 258 2011 1 CuratorJean Francois LeclercWebsiteville wbr montreal wbr qc wbr ca wbr chm Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe centre is housed in a former central fire station built on Place d Youville from 1903 to 1904 Its architects Joseph Perrault and Simon Lesage were inspired by several architectural styles to give it a Flemish character which was unique in Montreal at the time 2 Its facade consists of buff sandstone red brick a mansard roof with skylight and a square tower crowned with a hip roof It opened in 1904 as Montreal s Central Fire Station and had both horses and steam pumps In 1908 the station became a mere neighborhood station and the horses were replaced by motor vehicles 1931 The fire station closed in 1972 2 In the 1970s the City of Montreal and the Quebec Ministry of Cultural Affairs signed an agreement on cultural development for the rehabilitation of the historic district It had several components archaeological excavations and revitalizing the western district after the abandonment of nearby industrial areas 3 In order to ensure a museum function in the building the agreement also resulted in the establishment of the Centre d histoire de Montreal in 1983 Originally administered by the Archaeological and Numismatic Society of Montreal the museum became part of the City of Montreal s network of cultural centers in 1987 4 Collection edit nbsp The original sculpture of Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson that was located atop of Nelson s Column on Place Jacques Cartier On the ground floor the permanent exhibition Montreal en cinq temps promotes the events places and residents that have made history It includes reproductions of old maps many photographs and a varied collection of unique objects In addition visitors have the opportunity to view film clips and hear songs and stories The top two floors are devoted to temporary exhibitions with changing content The collection of the Centre d histoire de Montreal is composed of more than 4 000 artifacts dating mainly from the twentieth century Objects from Expo 67 and from the 350th anniversary of Montreal These collections are available on Artefacts Canada website References edit Base de donnees 2011 Attraits Attractions Tourisme Montreal Archived from the original on 31 December 2013 Retrieved 24 May 2013 a b Caserne Centrale de pompiers Fiche d un batiment Vieux Montreal Retrieved 26 May 2013 LAUZON Gilles dir and Madeleine Forget dir L histoire du Vieux Montreal a travers son patrimoine Montreal Quebec Publications du Quebec Societe de developpement de Montreal Ville de Montreal Min de la Culture et des Comm du Quebec 2004 L histoire du Centre d histoire de Montreal Centre d histoire de Montreal Retrieved 26 May 2013 External links editCentre d histoire de Montreal in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centre d 27histoire de Montreal amp oldid 1203258857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
