Patrimony and Architecture

Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

Patrimony and Architecture
Religious heritage
First impressions can be deceiving: behind these imposing stone walls a neoclassical oasis including a monastery, chapel and hospital awaits.
© Gilbert Langlois, Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
© Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
© Gilbert Langlois
© Paul Labonne - Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

Address

Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal
201 des Pins Avenue West
Montréal, QC
H2W 1R5
Sherbrooke
144 West
Plateau-Mont-Royal and Mile End
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Schedule

Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 10 a.m. to noon; Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sun, Sat, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed: Easter Monday, Victoria Day, June 24, July 1, Dec 25 and Jan 1.

Price

  • Child admission: $5
  • Student admission: $10
  • Adult admission: $12
  • Senior admission: $10
Fees subject to change

Sustainable choice

  • Cooperatives and non-profit organizations
website 514-849-2919 email

The museum showcases Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph (the nursing sisters), one of the best-preserved convent ensembles in the city. The complex, built in 1861 according to the plans of the architect Victor Bourgeau, includes the former monastery and garden, the hospital, three chapels, a crypt and the museum, located in the former residence of the chaplains. The museum retraces four centuries of Montréal’s rich history, the practice of hospital care, medicine and pharmacy as well as the sacred arts. Guided tours of the garden, monastery, chapel and crypt, where Jeanne Mance, co-founder of Montréal and founder of the Hôtel-Dieu, is buried, are offered year round.

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