Sanitary measures
Our team is committed to offer a safe and pleasant visit experience to all.
Vaccine passport
- Exhibitions: the vaccine passport is not required to visit the Museum’s exhibits.
- Activities: the vaccine passport is not required to attend indoor and outdoor guided tours.
- Concerts: the vaccine passport is not required for people ages 13 and up.
Reservation
No reservation is required to access the Museum. Only guided tours require a reservation. Groups can schedule a visit at their preferred time and individuals can consult available dates on our guided tours page (in french only).
Other measures
In accordance with the recommendations issued by the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité au travail, the Museum has put in place the following measures to maintain the safety of its visitors and employees:
- Wearing a mask or face covering is not mandatory for visitors, but it does help reduce the risk of transmission. Wearing a mask or face coverings is recommended for people who have symptoms of an infectious respiratory diseases;
- If you are ill or have symptoms of COVID-19, postpone your visit to the Museum;
- Always keep a 1 meter distance with other visitors and Museum staff;
- Sneeze and cough in your elbow;
- Increased cleaning frequency of public spaces, surfaces, and electronic devices has been implemented.
Please refer to this page for updates as the situation evolves.
These two cloth masks date from the early 20th century. They were worn by the visiting nurse Alice Cyr, who graduated in 1934 from the École des infirmières de l’hôpital Notre-Dame and later from the École d’hygiène sociale appliquée of the Université de Montréal.
At the time, masks – present in operating rooms since 1897 – were usually worn to reduce contamination by saliva between the surgeon and the patient. Visiting nurses also had to wear a mask when they administered treatments and minor operations at patients’ homes.
Fabric masks (ca.1934, RHSJM Collection)