Montreal: 370 Years

Two significant Montreal anniversaries fall in 2012: the 370th anniversary of the city’s founding and the 400th birthday of its founder, Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve.

To mark both these historical dates, more than 30 museums and other organizations are highlighting Montreal history. Montrealers and visitors young and old will find something to fascinate them in various activities and events. You’ll find the program at Montreal History Museums.

On this occasion, the Centre d’histoire de Montréal invites you to enjoy the exhibition Lost Neighbourhoods. Immerse yourselves in a vanished Montreal through personal accounts of people who lived in three neighbourhoods sacrificed to a wave of urban renewal.

If you’d like to go deeper into this discovery, the Centre d’histoire offers guided visits of the lost neighbourhoods. Three walking tours take a close-up look at traces of the "Red Light District", "Goose Village" and "Faubourg à m'lasse":

Tours of the Lost Neighbourhoods:

• Goose Village
  June 2 to October 6, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.
• Red Light District
  June 9 to September 29, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.
• Faubourg à m'lasse
  June 16 to October 13, 2012, 1 – 4 p.m.

Reservations are necessary: 514 872-3207

In collaboration with LHNC Canal-de-Lachine, Urban Occupations Urbaines, NFB, l'Écomusée du fier monde, and Péristyle nomade.