Pointe-à-Callière
| Pointe-à-Callière, Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire de Montréal | |
The Éperon building
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 Location of Pointe-à-Callière Museum in Montreal
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| Established | 1992 |
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| Location | Old Montreal, Ville-Marie, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.5026°N 73.5542°WCoordinates: 45°30′09″N 73°33′15″W / 45.5026°N 73.5542°W |
| Type | Archaeology and History museum |
| Visitors | 353,503 (2011) |
| Director | Francine Lelièvre |
| Public transit access |
 Place-d'Armes
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| Website | www |
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. The museum has collections of artefacts from the First Nations of the Montreal region that illustrate how various cultures coexisted and interacted, and how the French and British regimes influenced the history of this territory over the years. Pointe-à-Callière has been included in National Historic Sites of Canada since 1998.
It receives more than 350,000 visitors a year. Nearly 4.5 million people have come to the Museum since it opened in 1992. It has received more than fifty national and international awards, including those in museography, architecture, and for cultural, educational and community activities. The Museum is affiliated with: the Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada.
The museum complex comprises three archaeological sites: Pointe-à-Callière, Place Royale and 214 Place d'Youville; the archaeological field school at Fort Ville-Marie; Montreal's first Catholic cemetery; the William collector sewer; an archaeological crypt: Place Royale; a heritage building: the former Youville Pumping Station; 165-169 Place d’Youville the Mariners House and archaeological collections of over a million objects.
The Pointe-à-Callière stands above several historic and archaeological sites of national significance, showcasing major periods in the history of Montreal. Some of the archaeology exposed during construction of the building has been left in situ as part of the museum's permanent display on the history of the city. The museum was constructed on pilings to leave existing finds undisturbed and protected.
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