The exhibition Our Moutain: Memories of Mount Royal is now on display!

Discover the Mount Royal’s history, affectionately nicknamed “the mountain” by Montrealers!

Today the Mount Royal is a heritage site protected by many people and organizations. But how did our ancestors view this mountain? How have they inhabited it? The Mount Royal has been a key witness to the evolution of the center of the island of Montreal for the past 5000 years. The exhibition Our Moutain: Memories of Mount Royal tells the story of this emblematic place.

The Mount Royal inspired many religious communities that settled on its territory, such as the Sulpicians and the Religious Hospitallers of Saint Joseph. Located in the historical and natural area of the Mount Royal, the Hospitallers’ convent complex was built between 1859 and 1861 at the foot of the mountain.