The Journées de la culture 2024
The Musée des Hospitalières offers a free program specially designed for Journées de la culture.
Guided Tour: Frederick Law Olmsted’s Legacy
Saturday, September 28, 2024
The guided tour Frederick Law Olmsted’s Legacy: Exploring the Therapeutic Value of Mount Royal will take visitors from the garden of the Hospitalières to the Camillien-Houde lookout via the eastern slope of Mount Royal Park. The tour will take place on Saturday, September 28, in collaboration with Les Amis de la montagne.
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Activity Type: Hike
Duration: 3 hours
Language: French
Format: In-person
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Historical Tour of the Hospitalières Garden
Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, 2024
Visit the “secret” garden of the Monastery of the Hospitalières of Saint-Joseph, a true oasis of peace hidden behind a stone wall in the heart of the city. Discover the garden’s history, from a nourishing plot in 1861 to the decorative garden we know today. You will also learn about the heritage buildings of the Hôtel-Dieu.
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Activity Type: Guided tour
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Language: French
Format: In-person
Time: 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sunday
Cost: Free
Hike with Public Art Montreal
Sunday, September 29, 2024
This two-part activity allows you to visit the temporary exhibition Notre montagne. Mémoires du mont Royal, followed by a discovery of public art pieces that dot Mount Royal Park. This event is presented in collaboration with Art Public Montréal.
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Activity Type: Self-guided visit and hike
Duration: 3 hours
Language: French
Format: In-person
Time: Exhibition from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., and hike from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Cost: Free
Banner (c) Postcard of Mount Royal from the personal collection of Mr. Paul Labonne.