The McCord Museum

The McCord Museum is a museum dedicated to the preservation, study, diffusion, and appreciation of Canadian history. The museum, whose full name is McCord Museum of Canadian History, is located next to McGill University, in the downtown core of Montreal. Your McCord Museum tickets are your admission to see thousands of unique and fascinating items, including art, photographs, fashion and textiles, and cultural artifacts going back three centuries. The museum organizes numerous lectures, round tables, screenings, and discussions on its exhibitions and collections, as well as a family program and outdoor activities. The museum was initially created to showcase the collection amassed by David Ross McCord, which focused on Indigenous peoples and key events in Canada’s past.