{"id":5957,"date":"2026-10-28T16:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/?p=5957"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:30:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:30:58","slug":"november-cultural-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/en\/november-cultural-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"November Cultural Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><h5>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>What to do at the museum in November?<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;18px&#8221;]<\/h5>\n<p><strong>Discover our new temporary exhibitions!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Between Decor and\u00a0 Devotion: artworks from the Hospitali\u00e8res&#8217; Collection<\/em> \u2013 October 22, 2026\u2013February, 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This exhibition features key works from the Hospitali\u00e8res collection, some of which are on view for the first time. Large-scale oil paintings attributed to Joseph L\u00e9gar\u00e9, Louis Dulongpr\u00e9, Antoine Plamondon, and Jean-Baptiste Roy-Audy, as well as wood and plaster sculptures and paintings on copper, offer insight into the devotional practices of the Hospitali\u00e8res and the elements that adorned their chapels and monasteries.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Hotels-Dieu Hospitals in New France <\/em>\u2013 October 22, 2026\u2013February, 2027<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Following the exhibit <em>Medicine and Charity<\/em>, discover the historical context surrounding the H\u00f4tels-Dieu in New France and the network of individuals who made the creation of these first catholic hospitals possible. From Gaston de Renty to Jeanne Mance, including J\u00e9r\u00f4me Royer de la Dauversi\u00e8re and Mme Ang\u00e9lique de Bullion, this exhibit sheds light on the connections between the Compagnie de Saint-Sacrement and the Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de Notre-Dame\u2014the initiator of the Ville-Marie project\u2014as well as the role of the Hospitali\u00e8res and the Augustines as caregivers and hospital administrators.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/activites\/entre-decor-et-devotion\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Know More<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>In Pursuit of S\u00e9bastien de Brossard | Sunday November 1st<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Don\u2019t miss this concert dedicated to S\u00e9bastien de Brossard, a French Baroque musician, music theorist, and avid collector of sheet music. The Versailles Baroque Music Center has even named its reading room after him in honor of the man considered a forerunner of all future music librarians in France.<\/p>\n<p>Under the direction of Luc Beaus\u00e9jour, the instrumental ensemble Clavecin en concert and baritone Olivier Bergeron present a program featuring works by Brossard, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, and Giacomo Carissimi.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour<\/strong>: 3 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activity type:<\/strong> Concert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> Hospitali\u00e8res&#8217; Chapel, 209, av. des Pins Ouest, Montreal<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Regular $40, Senior $35, 34 and under $20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/lepointdevente.com\/billets\/fhj261101001?lang=fr\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Buy Tickets<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Protecting and Enchanting: Mount Royal Park and Olmsted\u2019s Vision | Saturday, November 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This lecture will explore the mosaic of landscapes in Mount Royal Park, from their origins to their future, and will highlight the importance of Frederick Law Olmsted\u2019s vision and the exceptional legacy it has left behind. Institutional landscapes will be briefly presented, with a focus on their relationship to the topography of Mount Royal, as well as the work carried out over decades to preserve and enhance the Mountain, an icon of Montreal. In collaboration with the Friends of the Mountain. As part of Mount Royal Park\u2019s 150th anniversary celebrations, come hear landscape architect Daniel Chartier speak.\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour<\/strong>: 2 to 3:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong>\u00a0 French<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actvity type:<\/strong> Conference<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reservation: 514-849-2919<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/150-ans-du-parc-du-mont-royal-un-ete-tout-en-activites\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Mount Royal Parc&#039;s150th Anniversary<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Tour of the Monastery | Sunday, November 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Enter for the first time in the Hospitallers\u2019s old monastery, a private dwelling place for the Montreal congregation from 1861 to 2019. Located next to the H\u00f4tel-Dieu, the monastery is part of the convent complex, which was constructed from 1859 to 1861 by architect Victor Bourgeau.\u00a0[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour<\/strong>: 2 to 4 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language<\/strong>: French<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activity type<\/strong>: Historical Tour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place<\/strong>: Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular fare: 17$<\/li>\n<li>Children 5 to 17 years of age: 5$<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reservation : <\/strong>514-849-2919<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/en\/activites\/the-hospitallers-monastery\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Know More<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>When Montreal Killed: Surgeon William Hinston and the Fight for Public Health | Thursday, November 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Like many prominent figures in 19th-century Montreal, William Hales Hingston (1829\u20131907)\u2014a surgeon at the H\u00f4tel-Dieu and mayor of Montreal\u2014left little mark on people\u2019s memories. As an advocate for public health policies, he nevertheless played a key role in reorganizing the Municipal Health Bureau at a time when laissez-faire attitudes, rapid population growth, and social inequalities were turning Montreal into a deadly city. This lecture will shed light on the life of a figure at the heart of 19th-century public health reform who remains largely unknown today. As part of the 150th anniversary celebrations of Mount Royal Park, come hear historian and museologist Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Leclerc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour: <\/strong>7 to 8:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong>\u00a0 French<\/p>\n<p><strong>Actvity type:<\/strong> Conference<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: Free<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reservation: 514-849-2919<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Mount Royal Parc&#039;s150th Anniversary<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crypt Open House | Sunday, November 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To mark the anniversary of Jeanne Mance\u2019s birthday (May 12)\u2014patroness of the Hospitali\u00e8res de Saint-Joseph de Montr\u00e9al\u2014we invite you to explore the crypt, where Jeanne Mance is buried, surrounded by 600 other Hospitali\u00e8res. [\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours<\/strong>: 10 am to 4 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Type d&#8217;activit\u00e9 :<\/strong> Historical visit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>gratuit<\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/en\/activites\/enter-in-the-hospitallers-crypt\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Know More<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Historical Tour of the Crypt and the Chapel | Sunday, November 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p>Accompanied by a museum guide, step into the Hospitali\u00e8res Crypt, where nearly 600 Hospitali\u00e8res and Jeanne Mance are buried. Explore this unique historic site located in the heart of the Cit\u00e9 des Hospitali\u00e8res complex and the H\u00f4tel-Dieu Chapel, built in 1861 by architect Victor Bourgeau..[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour<\/strong>: 2 to 4 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language<\/strong>: French<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activity type<\/strong>: Historical Tour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place<\/strong>: Mus\u00e9e des Hospitali\u00e8res, 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular fare: 17$<\/li>\n<li>Children 5 to 17 years of age: 5$<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/museedeshospitalieres.qc.ca\/en\/activites\/enter-in-the-hospitallers-crypt\/\" target=\"_blank\"  class=\"eltdf-btn eltdf-btn-medium eltdf-btn-outline-slit\"  >\n    <span class=\"eltdf-btn-text\">Know More<\/span>\n    <\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;40px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Workshop for Young Audiences: How to Look at a Painting? | Saturday, November 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What do we see? That question seems simple! But artists have come up with a thousand clever ways to create stories and a sense of grandeur. As part of the exhibition <em>Between Decor and Devotion: Artworks of the Hospitali\u00e8res Collection<\/em>, this introductory workshop invites young visitors to look at, explore, and draw from the paintings![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hour: <\/strong>10 to 12 am<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language<\/strong>: French<\/p>\n<p><strong>Activity type: <\/strong>family activity<\/p>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> 201, av. des Pins Ouest, Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>5$ per person (5 years and older). This price includes access to the temporary exhibit and participation to the activity.<\/p>\n<p>[vc_empty_space height=&#8221;5px&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><em>No reservations required. 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