The Brine Project

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Join interdisciplinary artist Simone Lucas and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for a fish tasting session and presentation of work-in-progress. The Brine Project asks how odorous, pickled fish brine could be remediated as a multimedia video installation. While Simone was traveling in Lodz, Poland on a family heritage trip, a tour guide shared a...

Imagining a Queer Eruv: A Walking Conversation

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

On October 19, join us for an autumn edition of imagining a queer eruv: a walking conversation with artist and researcher Iso E. Setel. Starting at Parc St-Viateur in Outremont, this guided conversation will take us through the Mile End by way of the neighbourhood's back alleys and looping paths. Along the walk,...

Sampling Havruta: An Interpretive Workshop with Etta Sandry

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

This workshop explores the connections between Jewish inquiry and material sampling in craft and creative practices. In textile and craft practices, sampling and testing are processes of learning techniques and demonstrating results. Havruta is a traditional Jewish study practice of paired or group reading, discussion, questioning, and meaning making. This winter, artist...

Chapbook Launch: Minder by Madelaine Caritas Longman

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

Poetry presents a unique opportunity to tap into our inner experiences and better understand ourselves and each other. In acknowledging differences yet bringing people together, poems can offer a window into nuanced experiences of spirituality, cultural identity, neurodiversity, mental health, and the intricate relationships between these. Poetry can foster empathy, embrace...

Weaving the Threads of a Jewish Life: An Artist Talk and Weaving Workshop

Musée du Montréal juif | Museum of Jewish Montreal 5220 St. Laurent blvd., Montréal, Québec, Canada

On May 28, join us for an enriching artist’s talk and weaving workshop led by art historian, crafter, and MJM microgrant recipient, Shannon Stride.  Shannon enjoys using craft to bring together the diverse threads of her life — her Judaism and her Irish heritage, alongside the myriad places and people that...