Pointe-à-Callière Museum
Pointe-à-Callière, Cité d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal
An archaeology museum built on the site where Montreal was founded. Underground, you can walk past 17th-century remains, an old cemetery and the city's first sewer.
Pointe-à-Callière is the site where the French founded Ville-Marie in 1642. The museum opened in 1992 on top of the archaeological site. Begin with a multimedia film about the city's history, then go underground to see the original remains: the first Catholic cemetery, the ruins of a castle from the French colonial period, and a brick-vaulted sewer completed in 1832, which now serves as a passage linking several galleries. Other displays cover Indigenous history, the harbour and international special exhibitions. Admission is about CA$26, and it is generally open from about 10:00 to 17:00. It stands beside the Old Port, and Place-d'Armes metro station is about an 8-minute walk away.
Opening hours
About 10am–5pm (often closed Mon; open daily in summer)
Nearby sights
- Old Montreal & Old Port
- Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
- Bonsecours Market
- Chinatown Montreal
- Habitat 67
- Rue Sainte-Catherine
- Quartier des Spectacles & Place des Arts
- Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral