The Museum is located at 5220 St-Laurent.

Our space at 5220 St-Laurent does not house a physical collection. Our extensive virtual collection is accessible through our research website.

No, entry to the Museum if free of charge. However, tickets need to be purchased for tours.

Our walking tours are 1.5 to 2 hours long. Our Museum is currently only accessible to the public during events and special programming.

If you are not attending a walking tour or food tour, the Museum is currently only open for events and special programming, please check event descriptions for ticket costs (we host both free and ticketed events).

That depends on what interests you! Each of our tours explores different time periods and themes. If you are interested in Montreal’s cultural, political and literary history, then In the Shadow of the Mountain or Rabbis, Writers and Radicals are great options! If you are looking for an introduction to Montreal’s Jewish history, Making Their Mark is a great place to start. Our most popular tour with families is Beyond the Bagel, and is great for those with big appetites and a hunger for knowledge!

No, we only offer the tours viewable on our website.

No, we do not offer self-guided tours.

No, for safety and insurance reasons our guides cannot lead tours from vehicles. We are happy to recommend local bus tours.

No, our tours follow a meticulously researched and created narrative and route, linking stories with historic sites and buildings.

Tours are generally scheduled 4-6 weeks in advance. Private tours can be booked ahead of time by contacting us at [email protected]

We do not offer every tour on every day. Please refer to our tours calendar for a schedule of tours, or you can request a private tour booking.

You cannot book a tour if the ticket sales cutoff time has passed. Cutoff times vary by season, please check the tours page for the current cutoff time. 

Our walking tours Making their Mark, In the Shadow of the Mountain, and Rabbis, Writers and Radicals meet outside of 3961 Boul. Saint-Laurent (intersection Napoleon). Beyond the Bagel meets outside of 5723 Park Ave (intersection Bernard under the Rialto Theatre sign).

The Museum of Jewish Montreal does not offer onsite parking. Metered street parking is available, but sometimes limited. Please allow plenty of additional time to find parking if you require it. You can download the P$ Mobile Service app from the App store and Google Play to refill your meter remotely.

We’re around the corner from Fairmount Bagel, St-Viateur Bagel, and Wilensky’s, all classics of Eastern European Jewish cuisine. A few minutes further away is the brunch classic Beauty’s, along with Hof Kelsten, one of the city’s best bakeries. Equally superb is Cheskie’s in Outremont, the go-to place for treats popular in the Hasidic community. Next door is Deli 365, the kosher spot for smoked meat, just down the street from Lester’s (also a classic, but not kosher.) Finally, you can get your falafel fix nearby on St-Viateur at Falafel Yoni, and some incredible smoked salmon at Zaidies nearby.

That depends! Teenagers and children of all ages are welcome on our tours, however our tours can last upwards of 2 hours and are historical in nature, which some kids love and some kids don’t.

As a not-for-profit charitable corporation, our guides do not accept tips for their tours. If you enjoyed your experience, please consider making a donation to the Museum. All gifts will help us continue our important work researching Montreal’s Jewish history and creating new cultural experiences for the public.

• Tours will run rain or shine, unless there are severe weather conditions.
• Tour ticket exchanges must be requested 48 hours in advance.
• Only cancellations made 24 hours in advance of tours will be refunded.
• Cancellations with less than 24 hours notice will only be refunded in the event of severe weather conditions or in the presence of lightning.
  
• Please contact us at [email protected] for our private and group tours cancellation policy.