Musée du Montréal juif - Museum of Jewish Montreal
Musée du Montréal juif - Museum of Jewish Montreal
4.5
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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The Museum of Jewish Montreal offers guided walking tours through the historically Jewish neighbourhoods of Mile End and the Plateau in Montreal. - Taste your way through Montreal's Jewish heritage on the Beyond the Bagel tour. - Trace the evolution of Montreal's literary, musical and culinary culture on the Rabbis, Writers and Radicals tour. - Uncover past synagogues, schools, hospitals and cultural organizations on the Making Their Mark tour. For our full walking tour schedule please visit our website.
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Go native in Plateau Mont-Royal, where bespoke shopping, hip eateries, and wacky paint jobs attract locals and transplants alike, making it one of the city's most diverse and distinctly authentic experiences. A creative hub, Montreal's artistic elite pack the cafes along Rue Saint-Denis, where young painters and fashion designers draw inspiration from the playful murals and stately Victorian homes that dot the Plateau's side streets. Not a major sightseeing destination, a visit to Plateau Mont-Royal allows you to enjoy a local perspective, soaking in indie films, latte art, contemporary galleries, and the city's best bagels. A center of polyglot culture, Québécois accents mingle with shades of Portuguese, Greek, and Hebrew in the area's iconic Mile End district, where restaurants straddle chic designer boutiques, serving up chorizo and caldo verde. Friendliest to those on foot, it's a jungle of colourful awnings and sidewalk umbrellas, pedestrian walks and luxury shopping.
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- Laurier • 10 min walk
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- Jim HEdmonton, Canada110 contributionsExploring Hasidic Montreal: A Walking Tour (only 3 offered in English this summer)Went on the “Exploring Hasidic Montreal: A Walking Tour” only one of a few offered this summer. Fascinating, interesting and in-depth tour of the history and life of Hasidic Jews in Montreal. The Musee offers excellent walking tours on a more regular basis. Definitely worth checking out to learn more about the Jewish history and culture of MontrealVisited August 2024Travelled soloWritten August 23, 2024
- adgirl10 contributionsDelicious way to see the ‘hood’.Beyond the Bagel food tour. It was very informative, entertaining and delicious. Be really hungry and plan for lots of carbs on the tour. Our only thought would have been to try to find some other types of local Jewish foods -cabbage rolls, chopped liver, etc so not quite so carb heavy— and maybe half a bagel vs whole one at a stop—- but on the whole very well done and delicious.Visited September 2024Travelled with friendsWritten September 21, 2024
- Nina SNew York City, New York71 contributionsA slice of Montreal's Jewish History and foodWe took the Beyond the bagel - walking tour. It was excellent. Very knowledgable guide who provided a great deal of information about the food, Bagels, smoked meat ans much history besides. we learned ate and walked. Bring some small sandwich bags to store the goodies you may not be able to finish.Visited September 2024Travelled with friendsWritten September 25, 2024
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Howard S
Albany, NY804 contributions
Dec 2022
This is a two floor museum and there is no elevator, so it is not handicapped accessbile. There was only one exhibit and it had nothing to do with Jewish Montreal. It concerned the divide between public and private spaces and was basically hanging curtains. We were told that the museum would soon be closed for renovations and they would install an elevator and hopefully provide exhibits dealing with Jewish Montreal.
The trip to the museum was not wasted, however, because from there it is a short walk to St. Viateur Bagel.
The trip to the museum was not wasted, however, because from there it is a short walk to St. Viateur Bagel.
Written December 10, 2022
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Hi there,
Thanks so much for sharing your insight! It is always interesting to have our guests' opinions and we aim at making our guests' experience the best we can! Our Museum is indeed in transition and is being renovated. While we cannot fully be accessible to everyone at the moment, we still have some programming that includes everyone in our space or outdoor. Thank you for your support and interest!
We hope to see you very soon! - MJM Team
Written May 29, 2023
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Nina S
New York City, NY71 contributions
Sept 2024 • Friends
We took the Beyond the bagel - walking tour. It was excellent. Very knowledgable guide who provided a great deal of information about the food, Bagels, smoked meat ans much history besides. we learned ate and walked. Bring some small sandwich bags to store the goodies you may not be able to finish.
Written September 25, 2024
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adgirl
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Sept 2024 • Friends
Beyond the Bagel food tour. It was very informative, entertaining and delicious. Be really hungry and plan for lots of carbs on the tour. Our only thought would have been to try to find some other types of local Jewish foods -cabbage rolls, chopped liver, etc so not quite so carb heavy— and maybe half a bagel vs whole one at a stop—- but on the whole very well done and delicious.
Written September 21, 2024
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JimmyJackk
San Marcos, CA5,735 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
Well it was raining and windy and an indoor museum seemed appropriate for the weather. But it’s not a museum it does walking tours through the Jewish district. Has some maps and small exhibit but not your typical museum.
Written May 1, 2019
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Daisy L
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Aug 2014 • Solo
The walking tour is a great way to combine exercise, sightseeing and learning. I was born in Montreal but the tour was still an eye opener. I learned how to look at old buildings in a new way and how the Jewish community shaped the city. Wear comfortable shoes and bring a bottle of water.
Written September 4, 2014
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loretta l
Toronto, Canada1 contribution
Jun 2014 • Business
I always knew Montreal had a rich Jewish heritage of bagels and smoked meat! But to see and learn about the incredible contributions - both culturally and economically - that the Jewish community has made to both the city and Canada overall was fascinating. Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable, and very approachable and open. I highly recommend this walking tour!
Written February 17, 2015
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alne1414
West Hartford, CT9 contributions
Aug 2016 • Couples
We DID NOT take a walking tour but did go to the Museum. Actually Montreal should be ashamed to call this a Jewish Museum. It is housed in a small space on the ground floor of a building and the entire museum is comprised of several pictures of old synagogues and a display of books for sale. The tour we wanted was sold out but we made the trip to the museum anyway. Whenever we travel we always look for walking tours (especially Jewish ones) so that we can reconnect with those who came before us. In most cases there is not much to reconnect with - the old synagogues are gone and businesses that once stood are long gone. What does remain in a number of communities is a place where Jewish memorabilia is collected, stored and displayed. To that end it looks as though Montreal has failed.
Written August 4, 2016
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Betsy B
Boca Raton, FL20 contributions
Oct 2018 • Friends
We took the walking tour in Montreal. Emma was our tour leader. She was incredible. She is extremely articulate and certainly knows her facts and history about the Jewish people in Montreal. It was interesting to learn about the Jewish people who arrived in Montreal and how the city has changed with time. I hight recommend this tour.
Written October 6, 2018
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BostonCPA
New Orleans, LA16 contributions
Great tour of the history of the Jews in Montreal. Our tour guide Josh was awesome. Highly recommend this tour.
Written September 29, 2018
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debstern
Philadelphia, PA13 contributions
Aug 2018 • Couples
Wonderful, delicious tour! The price is well worth the value because it includes substantial amounts of food, including bagels and other bakery goods and 2 meat sandwiches! You learn about Montreal Jewish history, tour interesting areas, and eat yummy food. Our tour went from 1- 4 pm, so we didn’t need lunch and were so full at the end we didn’t need dinner but only had some dessert later in the day. The only problem I found was that most of the stops don’t have seating and you are walking a lot. So you are really tired by the end. But the last stop is actually at the museum that sponsors the tour where you can sit and eat the delicious smoked meat sandwich from the famous Schwartz deli. Our guide was a loved college student and the group was very compatible. I highly recommend this tour.
Written August 26, 2018
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Help! We’ll be in Montreal June 26 and 27 and I’m searching for any available walking tour of Jewish Montreal. Can you help please..
Thank you, Roberta
Written June 24, 2018
Q. For STAFF please,
I'm a member of Surfing. It is an on line site. I will be Surfing with a local from Montreal area. She is hosting me for four days & as a thank you I would like to bring her on this tour. She has not done it before even though she's been there 35 years. She has another Couch Surfer coming from Japan at the same time and communication is sketchy right now with the one from Japan. Since the lady from Japan responsible for her own ticket availability on short notice for her ticket and is it easy enough to add one to the group.?
Question number two is if we purchase it for her and she chooses not to participate could we get a refund? Thank you, Debra Debra
Written September 24, 2015
Museum of Jewish Montreal
Montreal, Canada
Hi Debra,
Thank you for your note!
- In response to your first question, yes it is usually easy to add one more person to a tour as long as we know about it at least 24hrs in advance.
- Unfortunately, we do not offer refunds unless there are special circumstances.
Please feel free to email us at tours[@]imjm[.]ca or call at 514 317 6580.
All my best & happy couch surfing!
Anna
Anna Rotman
Communications & Operations Manager
Museum of Jewish Montreal
Written September 29, 2015
The cost and if one of the 3 expected guests cancels do we get a refund?
Written September 22, 2015
The cost was around the $25 mark. Unsure about refund on cancellation. The tour was wonderful and worth every cent. It would be unfair to ask for refund as the cost covers the pay for the guide.
Written September 24, 2015
Hi there
I have a couple of questions please:
1. Do tours operate in January?
2. Do you take kids?
3. How long are the tours?
Thanks and regards
AR
Written August 24, 2015
I know that the tours do not operate in winter; they go through October. Yes, they take kids- there was a 3-year-old in a stroller when we went. The tour is approximately 3-4 hours.
Written August 24, 2015
I am very puzzled by the reviews. I contacted the Museum via e-mail to get their hours and was told that it is a "virtual museum" that exists only online. I also inquired about tours of Jewish Montreal offered in late May and was told we'd have to hire a private guide since it was off season and it would be about $200 for about an hour for a private tour. Was I correctly informed? I also inquired about kosher restaurants in the area but that aspect of my question was not answered. We're leaving in less than 2 weeks, so advice from the TA community would be most appreciated.
Written May 11, 2015
Museum of Jewish Montreal
Montreal, Canada
Hi,
I want to apologize for any misunderstanding.
We're just starting to ramp up our 2015 tour season and we're now offering our Rabbis, Writers and Radicals walking tour on Sundays at 1pm throughout the month of May. This tour costs $20 per person and you can buy tickets through our website.
You can also book a private tour with us if you'd like to have it on a day other than Sunday.
Here's are some kosher food options in the Mile End:
-Deli 365 - 365 Rue Bernard
-Cheskie's - 359 Rue Bernard
-Lipa's (kosher grocery store) - 5573 Ave. du Parc
-Oinegs (takeout) - 360 St-Viateur
Please feel free to email me if you have any other questions.
Have a great day!
Katherine
Written May 11, 2015
Museum of Jewish Montreal
Montreal, Canada
Hi Noa,
Unfortunately we're not running tours today. Our tours will be starting again in May and we hope that you can join us then!
Written March 9, 2015
Hola con las recomendaciones que tiene quiero hacer el tour,solo quiero saber si está en español.
Written January 31, 2015
Museum of Jewish Montreal
Montreal, Canada
Hello, we offer our tours in English and French. Unfortunately, we don't offer them in Spanish. We still hope that you can join us for one of our walking tours.
Written February 2, 2015
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