Why not treat your mother to a scrumptious brunch with live klezmer music this Mother's Day? Join us and KlezKanadaon Sunday May 12 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your family! Brunch will be held in three seatings, from 10:00-11:30 AM,...
The Musée du Montréal juif - Museum of Jewish Montreal and The Wandering Chew are excited to announce the third event of our new storytelling series, “Recettes et Récits / Stories of Sustenance.” Embracing the deep connections between food and storytelling, and highlighting at each event a different topic related...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is thrilled to announce this year’s muralist Miss Lanouch! For the second year in a row the Museum is participating in the summer mural festivities happening all along the Main. The Museum has invited emerging artist MissLanouch to paint "Mother’s Love", a mural that speaks...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal and Citizen Vintage are thrilled to present DIY Empowerment: creative entrepreneurs talk-back In partnership with local artists, makers, and entrepreneurs, MissLanouch and invited women creatives Emily Gualtieri, Holly Gauthier-Frankel and Stephanie Coleman will share their personal experiences, discuss the empowering aspects of their work and...
Join us at the Museum for a party to celebrate Miss Lanouch's mural "Mother's love" and DENINA pop-up shop! Stop by the museum to enjoy music, refreshments, and mingle with other makers and artists! Artists and makers attending the pop-up party will be able to promote themselves and their brand...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal is thrilled to present Chambre Noire/Darkroom, an immersive art installation by photographer and multidisciplinary artist Edward Hillel. Using archives from his critically-acclaimed 1987 book The Main: Portrait of a Neighbourhood, the artist invites the public into the intimate setting of a figurative darkroom, offering...
Join us and KlezKanada in welcoming Moritz Weiss and Ivan Trenev from Austria for a free outdoor klezmer concert during the Labour Day weekend street fair along Boulevard St. Laurent! From 1-2 PM on Sunday September 1 we'll have live music right outside our Museum (corner of Duluth and St....
Join us in welcoming 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 economy were...
Join us for "Conversations in the Darkroom," an intimate evening with artist Edward Hillel as he discusses his exhibition Darkroom currently on display at the Museum of Jewish Montreal, his artistic practice, and more. Distinguished art critic Nicolas Mavrikakis of Le Devoir will be moderating the event. Stick around...
We're back at it again with our monthly musical brunch! Join us, KlezKanada, and Fletchers - Espace Culinaire on Sunday September 15 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your friends and family! Music will be held in four sets, from 11:00-11:30...
We're honoured to support our partners at the Montreal Holocaust Museum, Dawson College, and St. Paul University on the launch of Refugee Boulevard: Making Montreal Home after the Holocaust, a free downloadable audio walk and accompanying guide and website that tells the stories of child survivors who began to rebuild their...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal in collaboration with Sephardi Voices proudly presents IRAQI JEWISH VOICES, a multimedia exhibition and exploration of the last generation of Iraqi-born Jews. Placed in the context of 2500 years of Jewish life in Iraq, this exhibition focuses on the 1930s to 1970s, when...
Join us and POP Montreal in welcoming curator and cultural producer Regine Basha (NY) for Tuning Baghdad, an evening of audio-visual archival exploration, live music, and Iraqi treats! In conjunction with our upcoming exhibition, Iraqi Jewish Voices, Regine Basha will present her personal audio-visual archive of music and story-telling, recounting Jewish Baghdad's music...
Just in time for Sukkot, join GenMTL and the Museum of Jewish Montreal for an afternoon of storytime and crafts! Meet the author of the PJ Library® children's book, The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever, Laya Steinberg, and listen to the story of Micah and his Sukkot adventure on the farm....
Join us this fall for a series of 8 beginner or 8 intermediate Yiddish classes at the Museum, led by experienced Yiddish teacher Sheila Witt! Explore this Jewish language and culture through basic vocabulary, short stories, poems, expressions, and well-known songs, and learn how to lead a simple conversation! Classes...
Please note that this tour has been cancelled due to inclement weather. We thank you for your understanding, and will be offering our special Red Light Walking Tour again in the spring! Join us in welcoming Karen Herland for a special walking tour of Montreal's historic Red Light District! Sex...
In conjunction with our current exhibition, Iraqi Jewish Voices, join the Wandering Chew on October 17th for a hands-on cooking workshop, during which you'll get to learn how to make Iraqi-Jewish delicacies! The cuisine of the Iraqi-Jewish community is one full of fragrant spices and a variety of culinary influences. During this workshop, we'll teach...
Join us and KlezKanadaon Sunday October 20 to try our delicious brunch menu, hear some amazing live music, and spend time with your friends and family! Music will be held in three sets, from 11:00-11:30 AM, 12:00-12:30 PM, and 1:00-1:30 PM. For reservations, please call 514-840-9300 or email [email protected]. We will have...
The Museum of Jewish Montreal (MJM) proudly presents: Return to The Fortress by Julie Gladstone, featuring a series of abstract portraits and landscapes which draw from medieval Sephardic iconography, ancient legends, and the native flora of Béjar, Spain. During a recent residency and solo exhibition hosted by the David...
Join us for an intimate evening of conversation between Canadian Contemporary Artist Julie Gladstone and Montreal-based educator and artist Emma Haraké, who will be discussing Julie’s exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Montreal "Return to the Fortress," spaces both real & imagined, and artistic practice as process. Artist interview will...
