Welcome to the Museum!

You can look forward to a warm welcome at Pointe-à-Callière when you invite your guests to our unique and enchanting historic site right next to the Old Port of Montréal. Treat your employees, partners, clients or members of your professional corporation to a reception at the very birthplace of Montréal.

Press conferences, launches, reunions, cocktail parties, convention opening ceremonies, award ceremonies, annual meetings, gourmet meals and business breakfasts... there's no end to all the events you can organize at Pointe-à-Callière. It's sure to go down in the history of your organization!

Give them the gift of ... history

A reception at Pointe-à-Callière is bound to be all the more successful if it is accompanied by a private tour of the archaeological site, including:

• The multimedia show above the remains, Montréal, Tales of a City..., the most fascinating archaeological and historical experience in Montréal (18 minutes).
• The underground archaeological tour, showing you Montréal’s first Catholic cemetery, the former Little Saint-Pierre River and the archaeological crypt under Place Royale, ending at the doors of the historic Ancienne-Douane building (20 to 45 minutes).
• The tour length can be adapted to your requirements.

	Chou fleurs, the Museum's partner for flower arrangements

Personalized service

Entrust our team of professionals with your evening, and you know it will be a success. You’ll be delighted by our personalized services adapted to your guests’ needs and the type of event.

A turn-key event

The Museum handles all the little details for you, so that you can concentrate on enjoying yourself. Room rental includes the following services:

• Cloakroom
• Security
• Technicians for moving furniture, etc.
• Basic sound system
• Room preparation and use of existing furniture
• Presence of a co-ordinator during the event, if necessary
• Advice on corporate gifts
• Recommendations on decoration and entertainment

Catering service

The Museum offers a complete in-house catering service, licensed to serve alcohol. Outside caterers are allowed (except in the café-restaurant) upon payment of certain fees.

Co-ordination service

LOBBY

The main room of the Museum, the most spacious and certainly the most impressive. The lobby of the Éperon building is the perfect setting for prestigious events, offering visitors intriguing views of the architectural remains of the Royal Insurance Company Building below them.

The room is triangular, with two levels. There is a podium for special guests or speakers. In the background, a spectacular work of art by Peter Krausz adorns the huge doors to the theatre where the multimedia show is presented.

Possible activities
Launchings, corporate events, award ceremonies, conference opening ceremonies, cocktail parties, buffets, suppers and so on.

Capacity
250 people standing, for cocktail parties
110 people sitting, for meals

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The huge doors at the back of the lobby slide open to reveal a remarkable amphitheatre where the multimedia show is presented. Your guests are sure to be impressed by the unforgettable atmosphere of this unique setting. Spectators are seated in two balconies, looking down on architectural remains from the 18th and 19th centuries.

Possible activities
Corporate presentations, projections (Betacam, VHS, SVHS, DVD, HDTV), lectures or other special events.

Capacity
140, in two balconies. Seating for 92 in the first balcony and 48 in the second.

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CAFÉ-RESTAURANT

Bathed in light, the room offers an exceptional view over the Old Port, the St. Lawrence, its islands and Montréal's most impressive bridges. Sliding glass doors open onto an inviting terrace in the summer, for a special view of the fireworks at La Ronde in June and July.

Possible activities
Theme or gourmet meals, business breakfasts, cocktail parties, buffets, launches, Fireworks Evenings, etc.

Capacity
125 people standing, for cocktails
110 people seated, for meals

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MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

This rectangular room, looking out on the Old Port promenade, is suited to all kinds of activities. One side is entirely glassed in, so that it overlooks the lobby.

Possible activities
Meetings, workshops, seminars, annual meetings, lectures, symposia, etc.

Capacity
30 people, with tables in rows or a U shape
60 people, theatre style

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ANCIENNE-DOUANE BUILDING

This neo-classical building (1836-1838) offers some of the earliest architectural evidence of the British presence in Montréal. The old Custom House is now an integral part of the Museum, accessible via Saint-Paul Street and from the Éperon building through the crypt beneath Place Royale. The magnificently renovated building has retained its stone walls and a warm, welcoming feeling.

Possible activities
Cocktail receptions

Youville Pumping Station

Located just across from the Museum, at 173 Place d'Youville. As Montréal's first fully electrified wastewater pumping station, the Scottish brick building, dating back to 1915, is a key part of the city's industrial heritage. The pumping and water-level control equipment can still be clearly seen in the underground portion of the building, extending two storeys below ground level. Guided tours of this part of the building are available at an additional charge.

The warm colours, the sunlight flooding through the superb arched windows and the monumental pumps are sure to captivate your guests – especially anyone who enjoys the humming of powerful motors and the “industrial” look.

Possible activities
Cocktail parties, launches, press conferences or any other corporate event can draw on the electrifying atmosphere of this facility, with its unusual charms testifying to 20th-century technological progress.

Capacity
Motor room, includes the Howard Room for private meetings (seats 8)
25 people, seated in a U shape
40 people, seated theatre style
100 people standing

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