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...
On June 2, join artist Sonia Bazar for a walking tour of the Back River Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, one of the city’s oldest Jewish cemeteries located in Ahuntsic, and the subject of Bazar’s ongoing solo exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Montreal, on view until June 9. Guests will...
How can exploring a family archive transform our understanding of the collective present? The Past Is Before You by Montreal-born artist Arnie Lipsey explores this question by considering how memories can be examined, reimagined and even uplifted, shedding new light on the artist’s personal history. An exercise in catharsis, Lipsey’s paintings...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy, tiny neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by...
🌈 Come celebrate Pride, family style! 🌈 On Sunday, August 4, the Museum of Jewish Montreal and Queer Moms Nite Out are teaming up to throw a bagel brunch with a side of tie-dye for kids of all ages. Bring your own white cotton items to dye, or make a funky rainbow bandana to rock throughout...
Join us for our Red Light Tour with Karen Herland! Come learn about Montreal's historic Red Light District and its most infamous figures. Sex work, especially in its most visible forms, tends to be recognized as a problem, requiring intervention and eradication. As a major transportation hub and port city,...
Come celebrate Tu B'Av – the Jewish day of love – by learning how to make your own love potion! The workshop will celebrate the ancestral plant traditions and recipes associated with Tu B’Av, a holiday that comes in late summer, during the grape harvest, and has traditionally been a...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by Dr. Steven...
On August 28, we're excited to be bringing KlezKanada’s legendary KlezKabaret out of the mountains and into the city at the Museum of Jewish Montreal! From the eccentric to the beautiful, we welcome the gamut of performance possibilities. Here’s your chance to show off the new material you’ve been working on,...
On September 5, join our curatorial team for a guided tour of The Past Is Before You by Arnie Lipsey. If you’re curious to learn more about Lipsey’s process, or to hear the stories behind the 18 paintings on view in our gallery, this is an excellent opportunity to gain deeper insight...
How does a place become more meaningful once it's left behind? How do we make sense of memories that are not entirely our own? On September 10, please join us for The Places Before You, a writing workshop and guided exhibition tour. Rooted in notions of place, identity, and the diaspora,...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by Dr. Steven...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is excited to announce the return of our long-anticipated Yiddish language classes! In partnership with the Jewish Public Library and led by instructors Sheila Witt and Eli Benedict, this 12-week introductory course will be focused on Yiddish language, as well as literature and song. It's the...
Join us for a fascinating glimpse into Montreal’s Hasidic community through Outremont and Mile-End, neighbourhoods that used to be home to the vast majority of Montreal’s Jews in the first part of the twentieth century. Today, the leafy neighbourhood hosts dozens of Hasidic groups and their synagogues. Led by Dr. Steven...
