News releases

  • The Board of Montréal Museum Directors invites everyone to its 26th Museum Open House, on the Promenade des Artistes in the Quartier des spectacles, on Sunday, May 27, 2012. - 2012-05-10

    Montréal, May 10, 2012 – The Board of Montréal Museum Directors announces its eagerly awaited annual celebration: Montréal Museums Day (MMD), to be held on Sunday, May 27. Presented by QUEBECOR, in co-operation with the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), this 26th MMD will leave from the Promenade des Artistes in the Quartier des spectacles. Shuttle buses running on five routes specially designed for the event will take visitors to the 29 participating museums. Admission is free of charge all day, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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  • Appointment of Manon Lapointe to the Board of Montreal Museum Directors - 2012-01-30

    Madeleine Juneau, president of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Manon Lapointe as Executive Director.
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  • An original and affordable gift idea from the Board of Montréal Museum Directors (BMMD): The Montréal Museums Pass to 39 museums and attractions - 2011-12-13

    The holiday season is the perfect time for businesses to discover the Montréal Museums Pass, whose purchase price is 100% deductible from provincial income taxes! What could be a more original and inventive way to reward employees, please VIP customers, or simply offer as a gift than a pass with so many benefits?
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  • Montreal Museums Becoming Endangered Institutions - 2011-09-21

    Montreal, September 20, 2011 — A survey conducted amongst the 38 member-museums of the Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD) reveals that the majority of Montreal museums are chronically underfunded, a situation which immediately threatens both their employees and activities. Conducted in the wake of the Société des musées québécois (SMQ)'s États généraux des musées du Québec scheduled for October, this survey, in which 25 of the 38 museums participated, reveals how this chronic underfunding is a major concern of the Montreal museum community.
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  • The Board of Montreal Museum Directors is celebrating its 25th anniversary and launches the Montréal Museum Day at the promenade des Artistes du Quartier des spectacles on Sunday, May 29, 2011. - 2011-05-05

    The Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD), May 5, 2011. - The BMDD is celebrating its 25th anniversary and invites the public for the 25th Montreal Museum Day (MMD) on Sunday, May 29, 2011. Presented by Quebecor, in collaboration with the Société de transport de Montréal, the 2011 edition of the MMD will highlight and celebrate 25 years of complicity between Museums and Montrealers with a big party at the Promenade des Artistes du Quartier des spectacles and in the 32 museums that are offering free admission to the public from 9 am to 6 pm.
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  • Le Centre d'histoire de Montréal récipiendaire du prix Excellence 2011 de l'Association des musées canadiens - 2011-04-14

    Hier soir, le Centre d'histoire de Montréal s'est vu accorder pour son projet « Vous faites partie de l'histoire ! » le prix Excellence catégorie éducation de l'Association des musées canadiens (AMC) lors du congrès de celui-ci à l'hôtel Hilton de London (ON).
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  • L'événement Montréal Ville de Verre reçoit le prix d'Excellence de l'Association des musées canadiens, catégorie Marketing - 2011-04-13

    La Société des directeurs des musées montréalais (SDMM) est fière d'annoncer qu'elle a reçu le prix d'excellence en marketing, par l'Association des musées canadiens pour Montréal Ville de Verre, l'histoire d'une innovation reconnaissant ainsi le caractère innovateur de cet événement.
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  • The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts pleased to receive additional contribution from Quebec government for new Pavilion of Quebec and Canadian Art and for preservation and improvements to infrastructures - 2011-03-17

    The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is pleased to learn that Quebec’s Finance Minister, Raymond Bachand, announced in his 2011-2012 budget today that the government is granting $6,375,000 in additional funding to the Museum, which will enable it to complete construction of its new Pavilion of Quebec and Canadian Art. The initial cost of this project had to be revised to take into account the improvements made by the MMFA, including expansion of a large underground gallery that will connect the Museum’s four pavilions and will be used to display works by Riopelle, Molinari, Archambault, Mc Ewen to name a few. As well, following an exceptional donation from the Bourgie family after the initial funding was granted, notably by the Quebec government, the Museum decided to add a 450-seat concert hall, including a rehearsal room, artists’ dressing rooms and an orchestra pit.
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  • “Montréal à l’oeil”: the Centre d’histoire de Montréal reveals its 32nd edition photo contest winners - 2011-01-20

    The 32nd edition of the “Montréal à l’oeil” photo contest, entitled “Montréal postcard”, has drawn to a close with the crowning of its new winners. In partnership with Tourisme Montréal, this special edition invited photo enthusiasts to submit the “postcard” image of Montréal that they felt best captured the city’s spirit.
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  • 35 museums at your fingertips for a unique tourist experience - 2011-01-18

    The Board of Montreal Museum Directors (BMMD) launches its 25th anniversary by opening a new gateway into Montreal museums and culture with its new iPhone and iPod touch app Montreal Museums. Starting today, mobile users can visit the App Store and download the Montreal Museums app for free.
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