Reviews of McCord Museum (Tourist Attraction)

Abiezer Reyes

I liked the place even though I was expecting to see more about Alfred's Adventure. The story teller was awesome doing voices and for my surprise my kid told me she enjoyed using her imagination at the reading session. I also enjoyed the exhibition about Montreal with books of more than 2 hundreds years and pots of over 700 hundred years. Employees were super friendly and they also had a craft sessions for kids which they enjoyed. Is not a big museum but I believe it is worth a visit.

Brian Giguere

Smaller museum with interesting permanent exhibits and great temporary exhibits. The Parachute exhibit (now through April 2022) is a trip down Memory Lane to the 80s.and the fashion of early music.videos. Worth seeing. Museum.is free through 19 Jan so great time to go.

Stefy Bau

Nice museum in Montreal. It was free and not too busy, when we visited. They had 5 exhibits.

Katherine DeVane

Fairly small-ish museum, three individual exhibits on three floors (they have elevators). Two exhibits rotate, but the third is a really cool, informative and thought-provoking permanent exhibit on Indigenous peoples. …

Noah

It was free so that was a positive, although there wasn't too much to see and i didn't think it was very good. The first Nations or natives exhibit was educational and structured nicely.

Bethel HLuna

The quality of the expositions varied quite a bit. But it makes for a lovely quite outing. The exhibit on Chapleau is worth a visit. It will take you through some political souvenirs through the pencil of a great cartoonist.

Harry W

Entertaining and well-organized. Unfortunately, very little is open currently (Jan 2022)

Renaldo Cesta

A fantastic family outing. The museum is perfectly geared for adults and an entire floor to children. With a treasure hunt, dress up section and fun facts there is plenty to see and all done in a few hours. Kids won't lose interest and they will have great memories.

Greg Pasychny

The museum exceeded my expectations, I quite enjoyed going though it.

Rita Hokayem

It is a small museum that shows support for indigenous culture and community. On Wednesdays after 5 p.m., the permanent exhibition is free to the residents. However, make sure to show some support and pay for the current Chapleau and Christian Dior exhibitions (which I missed when I was in Paris).

Paul Rupert

Well-curated with a lot of emphasis on Montreal, Quebec and social history in general. Great gift shop when you need to buy something for someone whose life you secretly envy.

Roxana Zollo

The first exhibit regarding the autochtones was superb. Really enjoyed it. The other two exhibits they had fell flat. I really do quite enjoy that it’s stroller friendly.

Torogi on the Move

A good place to discover the cultures and customs of the indigenous people. You can see the work of Serge Chapleau

Wassim Ayass

Very interesting exhibits. The indigenous people exhibit was very informative and interesting. The PARACHUTE exhibit was a great addition to the museum and it made the visit more exciting and enjoyable.

Joseph S

Great museum, perfect size for an afternoon of learning. I ran into a guided tour, and Harvey was fantastic and really made the experience all the better and more impactful.

Penny Black

Amazing museum that isn't exactly the largest of museums, which is a good thing because you get to avoid lineups. Check out the Christian Dior exhibit while you still can, which is traveling from the ROM in Toronto. I find there's always a local exhibition that sheds light on Montreal figures and Quebec life here, so if you're curious as a traveler about this city, this is one way to explore it.

Dàwéi Hēiér

Great museum to spend a few hours without your 4 years old … my daughter didn’t enjoy her time except the mechanical villages expositions.

Séverine Godet

My favorite museum in Montreal, both for the permanent exhibit and exceptional exhibits like Kent Monkman's Shame and Prejudice (April 2019).

Christian Arroyave

I reckon if there are some many children visiting the museum, why do not descriptions are targeting for they also?. Maybe to wonder about iconography or some easy to include all of us in the knowledge of.

fabmygoodness

It was interesting, especially the one about Natives. It really made me realize how small my thoughts are. It was a very emotional experience even when I tried blocking my emotions. Everyone needs to go.

Vera Buzadji

The exhibition “Dior” was so beautiful. All was nicely arranged. I thought I would stay there for 30 minutes, but I was there for 1h 30 minutes ???? Highly recommend…especially for designers for inspiration ????

elizabeth lopez

I loved this museum! We spent a good saturday afternoon here. Children loved the cartoons and the political history behind it. A fun way to look at history

Tim Cruickshank

A nice museum located centrally. I walked through quickly, when I visited weeks ago. The Indigenous art exhibit has some really beautiful pieces. The snowshoe was pretty incredible.

Rinky

I think there is value on the ground floor with the history of Canada's native land. However beyond that initial peak in interest dies off. A few interesting pieces however I was in and out within 15 minutes, all three floors observed. My favourite was the crow(?) that cawed when you came closer on the third floor

Marissa Talbot

I saw the Illusions exhibit which was a collection of posters for magicians. Fantastic! Museum does not have a permanent collection. Small. One can walk through the entire museum in a couple of hours. Admission $20 CAD

Ohmonalisatravels

Place is beautiful, centrally located, and clean. I love the indegenious display they had, i loved learning about the Natives that populates half of Canada.

Yahya El Baba

Small musuem dedicated to the Indians canadians culture specially their clothes and way of living.

Anastasia Kurbakovskaya

Indigenous Voices of Today exhibition is amazing -- we were lucky to catch a guided tour with Harvey which made the experience even better.

Isa Gervais

Very nice museum

Mel W

This is a fairly small museum. At the time I visited, there were two main exhibits and then third room housing a video art installation. …

Bill B

A wonderful display outside the museum during the holidays. This is a department store display circa 1947. A must stop during the holidays.

Lana Ernestine

The Dior exibihit was so great! And the Chapleau one was beautiful. Bathrooms super accessible and the giftshop was cute

Jennifer Noseworthy

This was my first visit, and I will definitely be back again! Stuck to the special Polaroid exhibit this time, but will be back for the Haida exhibit and others. Museum entry is FREE for indigenous peoples.

T.H. Ho

It was a very interesting exhibit about polaroid. And I didn't know that there were many different format of polaroid

Navin Sadarangani

A great museum to learn the history and culture of the indigenous people of Canada. The exhibitions too were awesome. Not a big museum, but it's small and very interesting. Must see. Cafe is good too. Staff was very kind and friendly. Would love to come back here for other touring exhibits.

Félix

I really enjoyed the Christian Dior exposition.

Vibhor Sharma

It is small museum,very near to the red path museum.I really liked how it told the stories of Native people. The exhibition of other floors was great too.

Maria Garcha

This is a small museum near McGill that doesn’t require a big time commitment to visit. Admission is free October 13, 2021 to January 19th 2022.

Jem Bayangan Orcino

Great experience, I've learned something new about the best known cartoonist in Québec.

Ryan Campbell

The price was free so can't complain about that. I would not spend 40 dollars here during the non promotion time. The first floor exhibit was awesome but the clothing exhibit we were not into. Nice and clean facility, very kind staff.

Jason O'Malley

Interesting small museum with rotating exhibits. Well curated choices. When I was there were 4 exhibits -a permanent first people clothing, a haute couture, Jewish impact on Montreal, and a portrait photography exhibit. …

Danielle Assayag - Greenhough (Your FL Beach Agent

This museum is a must while visiting Montreal. Fashionistas, check out the Dior exhibit!

Anne

This museum is always a treat. It is the hottest club in Montreal. It has everything. Fashion. History. A chic, quiet, too cool aura. The haunted whispers of the spirits wandering its modern but tormented halls. A range of interesting and …

Olivia

I came here for the Dior Expo, I discovered Chapleau's work here. I'm delited, I had I few good laughs very inapropried for a museum but this man kept me smiling the whole time - too bad the mouth cover didn't let me show, I'm sure the rest of the people around me were smiling as well. I haven't been in a whole lot of expositions that make me leave with such feeling of enjoyment. The Dior exposition was very beautiful, and gave me a strange feeling of longing. But Chapleau stole my heart.

Martine Jetté

Went for Dior and loved it. Even with the pandemic, it was perfectly organized and we loved all the exhibitions. Wonderful place!

Samantha Bell

Both the Dior and Chapleau exhibitions were fantastic. Explores specific mid-century histories of Dior and excellent selection of day and evening dresses. Both exhibits connect to local history. Wonderful way to spend an hour or two in Montreal.

Alyssa Belanger

Great little museum for adults and kids. We did the 2 museums with one ticket, would definitely recommend if you are also interested in the Stewart museum. You have 30 days to visit so no rush either, which ia great.

Heather Li

The price was right - FREE! The exhibit about indigenous people was phenomenal. All of the artifacts were so interesting to inspect. The Parachute exhibit was EVERYTHING! The AV elements of the Parachute exhibit made it that much better!

Marian Ngo

Very quaint. Smaller than I imagined, but not crowded at the time I went , which made the experience that much more intimate. The Christian Dior exhibit was so beautiful

Nicole Anderson

A hidden gem in Montreal, a must see for all! Exhibitions ranging from Montreal history, first Nations which includes a totem pole in the museum which can be appreciated from all floors reminds us all of our connection to nature. An …

B K

The indigenous voices exhibit was powerful and well worth seeing. In fact, this exhibit should be compulsory to everyone

Bryan Darling

Nice museum, especially if you like fashion or couture. I saw the Thierry Mugler exhibit some years ago and the Christian Dior exhibit this week. Very interesting, informative, and very beautiful, but the placement of some of the security sensors and some of the TVs or information panels didn’t make sense. All day, people were accidentally tripping the security sensors the whole time because they’d turn and back up to read something written on the wall or on a TV screen and there wouldn’t be enough space for them to do it without tripping the sensors. As a result, there were annoying alarm sounds going off nearly constantly. Increasing the width of the “hallways” between items would help with this. Wasn’t as big a fan of the other exhibits. One was for a caricaturist, and was more interesting because of the Quebec political history depicted than for the caricatures. The indigenous exhibit was more interesting, lots of cool pieces, but quite small as an exhibit. The exhibit on the top floor with birds was VERY small… I thought there must be more but nope, that was it!

Justin J.R.

Lovely museum and hoping the indigenous section would be made permanent, however I wish they would implement a policy where they try to minimize noise because a lot of people (mostly those annoying kids from nearby McGill) would talk loudly or go on their phones and then you can’t even hear yourself or the short clips you’re watching.

Iamjehant

It was a nice experience, they're following the covid protocol and well organised.

Merissa Lombardo

Visited on Wednesday after 5pm where some of the exhibits are free. The Indigenous Voices Today exhibit was moving and powerful. Would highly recommend checking this out. The store had some nice items.

Juliette Fong

Pleasant personable staff, clear signage/directions and taking all Covid precautions

heather fitzgerald

The Ogilvy windows! Lovely museum; impressive Native exhibit; staggered entry times so never too crowded Will go back!

Greg Tarr

The ground floor has an amazing exhibition providing insight into the systemic mistreatment of native american population at the hands of European colonists as they formed contemporary Canada.

Sean Lew

It is a small museum, but enough to keep you busy for a few hours. It was free for the celebrations of it's anniversary, so it was a bit crowded, but they have very good and enforced crowd controls with controls limited bookings per hour. There are the very education exhibitions on indigenous culture and history, and more.

Ankit Saint

Well maintained exhibition but currently the permanent exhibits are under renovation.

Kevin L

I went to McCord Museum to see it's Indigenous exhibit that also related to reconciliation. It was incredible... maybe to incredible, it was hard to stop tearing up. They lost out on a star due to need for tissues and a safe space for triggering material.

Rinky Sharma

I think there is value on the ground floor with the history of Canada's native land. However beyond that initial peak in interest dies off. A few interesting pieces however I was in and out within 15 minutes, all three floors observed. My favourite was the crow(?) that cawed when you came closer on the third floor

Andrea Scales

Totally enjoyed the caricatures. A must see for anyone who enjoys poking a little fun at celebrities. If you get the chance go.