Museum of Archaeology and History
The Museum of Archaeology and History or the Pointe a Calliere Museum, situated at the heart of the birthplace of Montreal. This is where the colony of the city took place in 1642. This is a historical site which was the place where the natives’ campsite and artifacts have been found here. This museum comprises of six structures, these are the Eperon, the Ancienne Douane, Archaeological Field School, Place Royale, Youville Pumping Station and Mariners House. The Eperon building is the entrance of the museum; here you will find a theatre which shows a short film about the history of the place, it also has dominant triangular tower. You can also find here a restaurant and an exhibit called; ‘Where Montreal Was Born.’ The Ancienne Douanne is a building which was designed by the British architect John Ostell in 1836; this was used to be the first Montreal Custom House. Now it has a gift shop and an exhibition entitled ‘Montreal Love Stories – The Cultural Connection.’ The Archaeological Field School, this building is of the 19th century and has museum researches. The Place Royale, has an archaeological crypt underground where it connects the buildings of Eperon and Ancienne Douanne. During summer this place caters concerts and shows. The Youville Pumping Station is the first wastewater pumping station in Montreal. Now it showcases the preserved electrical equipments such as the motors, valves and many more. And lastly the Mariner House, this is where the Montreal Sailors’ Institutes was put up in 1895. Mariners come here when they have stopovers to stay but now it is a museum with rooms which can be used for workshops.
The museum is open ten in the morning until five in the afternoon; this is from Tuesdays to Fridays and opens eleven in the morning until five in the afternoon during Saturdays and Sundays. This is from September to June only. When it’s during the months of July to August, the museum opens from ten in the morning until six in the evening this is only from Mondays to Fridays and on Saturdays and Sundays, they are open eleven in the morning and six in the evening.
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