Everything Returns reconvenes the original Black Ox Orkestar lineup after a 15-year hiatus. Arising from the fertile Montréal post-punk scene of the early 2000s, the band comprises Scott Gilmore, Jessica Moss and Thierry Amar of Thee Silver Mt. Zion (Amar also continues to compose and play bass for Godspeed You!...
The Museum will be closed from Monday, December 19, 2022 to Thursday, January 5, 2023. Our Exhibition visitation hours will resume on Friday, December 6, 2023. Happy Holidays and see you in the new year!
How might certain materials be created and used to orient ourselves in domestic and ritual space? How can something as commonplace as paper perform as a designation of place in nurturing a sense of 'home'? In response to our ongoing exhibition Public Intimacy, we invite you to an interactive workshop that...
Which visual, mental, or historical markers may help us to make the distinction between public and private? In response to our ongoing exhibition, Public Intimacy by Berlin-based artists Sophia Hirsch and Johannes Mundinger, we will be hosting a panel discussion with several artists and scholars from an array of fields, including visual...
What gives talismans their protective power? And how do they shape our relationships to people and place? These sentimental objects can help us find one another, and keep us safe on the way – but today, the majority of Jewish amulets and jewellery are mass-produced, with the universal taking priority...
For the 20th edition of Nuit Blanche à Montreal, join us at the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an evening to celebrate art and music in our city! Stop by to view our ongoing exhibition Public Intimacy by Berlin-based artists Sophia Hirsch and Johannes Mundinger. A bar stocked with refreshments...
Calling all queens, kings, and bon-vivants! We’re having a Purim party and you’re all invited! On Thursday, March 2, come dressed in your most dazzling disguise and join us for a Purim party that you won’t want to miss. Featuring a costume contest with chances to win prizes from our...
Thinking of hosting a Passover Seder but don’t know where to start? On March 5, join us with Rosie and daph for a hands-on workshop that will help you create your own personalized Haggadah and plan a Seder that feels right for you and your community, whether that means family, friends,...
From Buenos Aires, through São Paulo, and into Montreal, join us for a musical journey through waterways. Saxophone player, improviser and composer, born in a Jewish family in Buenos Aires, Damián Birbrier comes from a family of travelers and immigrants: each generation of the Birbrier family has lived in a different country....
Join KlezKanada and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for a Sunday full of Yiddish music and songwriting. You can choose to attend one of the workshops below, a jam session, and a concert taking place in the evening at Casa del Popolo. For more information about this special Sunday, keep reading: WORKSHOP (1:00pm at...
“Can anyone find the ability to build a house in the air?” – Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chanania In fall of 2020, Rach Klein began to sort through their father’s archive. They pulled out dusty boxes from the furnace room, and found themselves among hundreds of slides, hours of film, notes,...
Back by popular demand, we're hosting another papercutting workshop with Iso Setel for a special Shavuot edition! This creative workshop that will delve into the Jewish folk art tradition of papercutting. With artist and researcher Iso E. Setel, participants will learn about the significance of this delicate art form, from its...
Join us in welcoming back Professor Karen Herland for a special walking tour of Montreal’s historic Red Light District! 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, many sectors of Montreal’s...
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...
“What are they saying, Those far distant voices, That whisper and echo in accents so clear? List' as they tell us of days long departed, When others rejoice o'er Byng's name so dear.” – Lyrics from Echoes of Byng, anthem of Baron Byng High School Open from 1922 to 1980, Baron...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal and Rabbi Adina Lewittes invite you to take part in a special evening that combines spirituality and care for nature along the trails of Mont-Royal. Long before God was locked up in temples, synagogues, churches and mosques, people encountered the holy in the awesome outdoors:...
Join us for an evening steeped in culture, comedy, and introspection with the premiere screening of Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil. Sultanna is A Moroccan Jew Who Makes A Moroccan Rug is a personal documentary created by filmmaker Sultanna Krispil, which offers an exploration...
Though Leonard Cohen is easily Montreal's most recognized Jewish representative at home and abroad, who could grace Montreal's buildings, stamps, and daydreams instead of the Plateau poet? Perhaps Samy Elmaghribi, the father of Jewish Moroccan music? Or Maimie Pinzer, the radical turn-of-the-century Montreal activist, sex worker, and writer? Or how about Léa Roback, a pioneer...
Do you have a creative project in the works, or want to build your skills as an emerging artist or cultural creator? On Sunday, July 9, we are excited to present the first of four sessions of the newly-announced Montreal Jewish Arts Collaborative! This will be an afternoon of “pick your...
Join us for 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, ending in Champs des Possibles with complimentary snacks...