Pointe-à-Callière Museum
Pointe-à-Callière Museum is a museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1992 as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum of archaeology and history in Old Montreal, Quebec
- Also known as: “Pointe-a-Calliere Museum” and “Pointe-à-Callière, Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History”
- Address: 350 Place Royale, Montréal, Québec H2Y 3Y5
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parc Jean-Drapeau and Notre-Dame Basilica.
Parc Jean-Drapeau
Photo: Jazmin Million, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parc Jean-Drapeau is a district in Montreal. It is comprised of the islands Île Sainte-Helene and Île Notre-Dame in the Saint Lawrence river.
Notre-Dame Basilica
Church
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The Basílica of Our Lady of Montreal, also known as Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal, is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church in the historic Old Montreal district of Montreal in Quebec, Canada. Notre-Dame Basilica is situated 250 metres northwest of Pointe-à-Callière Museum.
Old Custom House
Museum
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The Old Custom House is a building in what is now Old Montreal, which served as Montreal's first custom house. The building was completed in 1836, designed by Montreal architect John Ostell in the Palladian revival style.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Montreal and Pointe du Moulin à Vent.
Old Montreal
Photo: Poco a poco, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Montreal is what many visitors come to Montreal for: old cobblestoned streets lined with buildings dating from the 17th through 19th centuries, grand old French restaurants, history museums, and the riverfront Old Port.
Quartier des spectacles
Neighborhood
Photo: art inthecity, CC BY 2.0.
Quartier des Spectacles is an arts and entertainment district located in the eastern section of Downtown Montreal, designed as a centre for Montreal's cultural events and festivals.
Pointe-à-Callière Museum
- Categories: museum building, archaeological museum, history museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ville-Marie, Montreal, Urban agglomeration of Montreal, Southwestern Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
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Latitude
45.50261° or 45° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
-73.55425° or 73° 33′ 15″ westOpen location code
87Q8GC3W+28OpenStreetMap ID
way 87411702OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q1496027
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Turkish—“Pointe-à-Callière Museum” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Pointe-à-Callière”
- Chinese: “卡利耶尔角博物馆”
- French: “musée Pointe-à-Callière”
- French: “Pointe-à-Callière, cité d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal”
- French: “Pointe-à-Callière, musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal”
- French: “Pointe-à-Callière”
- German: “Pointe-a-Calliere”
- German: “Pointe-à-Callière”
- Japanese: “ポワンタカリエール考古学歴史博物館”
- Spanish: “Pointe a Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe a Callière”
- Spanish: “Pointe à Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe à Callière”
- Spanish: “Pointe a-Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe a-Callière”
- Spanish: “Pointe à-Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe à-Callière”
- Spanish: “Pointe-a-Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe-a-Callière”
- Spanish: “Pointe-à-Calliere”
- Spanish: “Pointe-à-Callière”
- Turkish: “Laval Senior Academy”
- Turkish: “Pointe-à-Callière Müzesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Entre Nous and Place Royale.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Uville Hotel Montreal and Musée Pointe-à-Callière (de la Commune/D’Youville).
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