Museums and Culture

Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

Though this history of medicine and nursing, learn about the beginnings of Ville-Marie and the history of the first secular nurse in Canada.

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

map view

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

Partial access for persons with disabilities
Family Activity
Montréal Museums Pass Accepted
Accompanying Leisure Card (CAL)
Wi-Fi
Parking for Buses
Parking ($)
Guided Tour

Student admission: $8
Adult admission: $10
Senior admission: $8

Fees subject to change

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.