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  • 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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  • Volunteers needed for the 26th Montréal Museums Day (Journée des musées montréalais) on Sunday, May 27, 2012. - 2012-03-06

    The Board of Montreal Museum Directors is seeking volunteers for Montréal Museums Day on Sunday, May 27, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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  • Nurun enhances your Montréal Museums Day experience - 2011-05-26

    Nurun, a global interactive marketing agency, today announced the release of a new version of the iPhone and iPod touch app, Montreal Museums, just in time for the annual Montreal Museums Day scheduled this Sunday, May 29, 2011. The newly added features of the app include the ability to ‘check in' via Facebook, allowing users to alert their friends of the current exhibition they are visiting, and the integration of Twitter so fans can tweet about their favourite works. Video content is also being created, enabling museum curators to share their creative vision and inspiration behind current exhibitions and to showcase the architectural characteristics of several museums.
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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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  • The theme of International Museum Day 2009 is Museums and Tourism - 2008-07-01

    Since 1992, the International Council of Museums (ICOM) has set a theme for this event, which “provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert them to the challenges that museums face if they are to be ‘an institution in the service of society and of its development,’ as per the ICOM definition of museums.”
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  • Conclusions from the Saine Marketing survey carried out among participants in Montréal Museums Day 2008 - 2008-06-01

    Montréal Museums Day is a successful event that is experiencing excellent clientele development. In 2008, 43% of participants were taking part for the first time, which demonstrates that the potential for attracting new participants remains very high.
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  • All-time record for the 22nd Montréal Museums Day! - 2008-05-25

    29 museums, including two new members of the Board (Cité historia, musée d’histoire du Sault-au-Récollet and the Darling Foundry) opened their doors on Sunday, May 25, 2008 – 135,000 recorded visits!
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  • Noteworthy visitors to the Museum Collections Centre - 2008-05-25

    Every year, as part of Montréal Museums Day, a VIP tour is organized for the event’s sponsors and major partners. The tour, which usually takes them to visit various museums, took a new approach this year in also offering them a visit to the Museum Collections Centre, which was inaugurated in November 2003.
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  • Launch of the 22nd Montréal Museums Day program - 2008-05-13

    The news conference announcing the program for the upcoming Montréal Museums Day was held at the McCord Museum of Canadian History. More than 100 guests, including media and museum representatives, took part in the event to learn about the new activities in store for Montréal Museums Day participants.
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  • Award for the Montréal Museums Day - 2008-03-01

    Montréal Museums Day, one of the biggest public events on the city’s cultural scene, took on a tourist-friendly twist in partnership with Tourisme Montréal and Via Rail Canada, creating an exclusive deal for tourists and day trippers.
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