Since no one has yet mentioned them, here is my plug for
The McCord Museum, associated with McGill University (my alma mater) with a
wonderful collection and exhibits primarily related to Canadian history.
Yes, Virginia, there IS a Canadian history, and it is NOT the same of that
of the neighbour to the south (and northwest - get off my back, you
Alaskans!)
The David M. Stewart Museum, also primarily Canadian history, though with a
unique collection and interest in Canadian military history is not to be
missed.
Montreal also has one of the finest botanical gardens in Canada. It is WELL
worth a visit, at any time of the year.
Do NOT waste your time on the dreadfully revisionist, not to say
politicized, museum of Old Montreal, located a block or so west of Pointe La
Calliere - itself one of the most interesting institutions I have visited
anywhere in the world.
Enjoy Montreal's wonderful restaurants, especially its delis, all featuring
"Montreal-style (Rumanian, actually) smoked meat" - Ben's, Dunn's and the
incomparable Schwartz's. There is also Chenoy's but it is now out on the
Lakeshore and quite inaccessible. If you like seafood, go to Chez Pauze - I
have always thought it to be one of the three best seafood restaurants in
Canada (the others are in Vancouver and Halifax) - on a par with the
original edition of the Old Union Oyster House in Boston.
Harry
"Idler, go to the ant.
Ponder her ways and grow wise."
- Proverbs 6 (Jerusalem Bible translation)
Harry Needham, M.A., CFE, etc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Spurgeon <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: Montreal
> Pamela,
>
> In addition to the other good suggestions posted to the list, don't miss
the Canadian Centre for Architecture opened to the public in 1990 - in an
architecturally-stunning building constructed around a historic mansion and
home to one of the world's most significant collections of architectural
photographs, drawings, archives, etc.
>
> Greg Spurgeon
>
>
>
> Greg Spurgeon
> Documentation Manager / Gestionnaire à la documentation
> Collections Management / Gestion des collections
> National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada
> 380 Sussex Drive / 380, promenade Sussex
> P.O. Box 427, Station A / C.P. 427, succursale A
> Ottawa, Ontario K1N 9N4
>
> T: (613) 990-0482 F: (613) 990-8689 Email: [log in to unmask]
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>
>
> >>> Pamela Sezgin <[log in to unmask]> 10/09/00 05:01PM >>>
> Dear Listers,
>
> I'm going to Montreal for a wedding this weekend. Any suggestions for
> "must see" museums and historic sites?
>
> Merci!
>
> pamela sezgin
>
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