Pointe-a-Calliere
Museum of Archaeology and History

Absolutely amazing. One of the best museums of any kind I’ve ever experienced. We were only in town for a couple nights and this was number one on our to do list. They’ve done an incredible job not only of preserving the history of the site but in telling the various stories of the many inhabitants of the area and all that happened there. Words just can’t adequately describe the experience. It is definitely worth the visit and time - a good four hours or more depending on how deep into the exhibits you get. Definitely recommend!
Karl Peterman - a month ago

Huge museum with fantastic permanent and special exhibits, all of which are so fun and engaging. What stands out about this museum is the preservation of historical structures, which you can walk through and also see below in a large glass-floored space. It’s a very cool way to spark visitors’ imagination, and it helps visitors learn lot about the history of the city in a much more engaging manner. As with all museums, I do wish there were more interactive components.
Alex C - a week ago

When I came, there was a Very long lineup for buying tickets. I had paid online, so I had no lineup (there was a line, but no one in it). Definitely worth it. I read online it takes 3 hours to go through, but I'd say minimum 4 hours if you want to see Everything. It's a great historical museum with a section where you are walking over actual ruins on a glass floor (terrifying if you are afraid of heights, but still very cool), a passage through a not-used sewer that once was a small river. When I went there was a pirate exhibit and a witch exhibit. I was impressed by how much information they had gathered about the history of witch's in lore, where it came from, witch hunts, the start of witch mania (anti witch mania and how being called a witch started becoming a bad thing), reality vs misconception of what and who a witch is, everything. There were 2 floors. The second floor focused on occult items (actually used by witches, spritualists, tarot and palm readers, etc), and what people sold as used for occult, even if it was bogus (made up)), witches in modern media, witch tools (wands, brooms, etc), and witchcraft as it is today: a holistic spiritual practice (without a specific religion, though in more modern times was mostly associated with the wicca religion, though now religion and witchcraft are divorced. You can have any religion, or none, and be a witch) that uses your intention and action (and a feeling of connection to the earth's energy) to change your life (or those you care about) for the better. Anyway, it covered almost all aspects of witches; the real, the made up (that resulted in many not actual witches to be killed), and so on. It would have been complete with a bit of a bigger section about modern witchcraft (about witches today), but was still very thorough and well done. The witch exhibit isn't for children (they would be bored by parts, or disturbed by the sections about what people did to supposed witches, etc). But children will love the pirate exhibit.
Ingrid Duffy - in the last week

Amazing historical museum in Montréal. Great temporary exhibition about witches. Walking around the museum is definitely confusing, maybe because they kept the original building structure and rooms. The museum main entrance is not quite clear too, because there are 2 entrance on both sides of the street.
Florence Boulianne - in the last week

I immensely enjoyed the exhibits in this museum, and it's small enough to have a meaningful time in less than 90 minutes. It's not as engaging as the Smithsonian, but it's impressive nonetheless and worth a day trip.
Chase Hollingsworth - a week ago