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From October 15, 2025 to September 13, 2026

Medicine and Charity

  • History, Heritage, and Society
Institution

Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

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Medicine and Charity

Hôtels-Dieu from the Middle Ages to New France

Featuring stained-glass pieces, sculptures, paintings, furnishings, tapestries, common objects related to patient care, and archival materials, the exhibition opens a fascinating window to the extraordinarily rich hospital heritage of France – and Québec.The Musée benefited from a fruitful partnership with four hôtels-Dieu in France.

Visitors will have an opportunity to see almost a hundred remarkable works and archival materials from France classified as cultural assets and never before displayed in Canada, as well as more than fifty artefacts from Québec. The exhibition also highlights women who played an essential role as founders or patrons, from Margaret of Burgundy to Jeanne Mance. The exposition is really a celebration of the history and heritage of hospitals in France and Québec stretching back hundreds of years.

Partners

  • Financial Partners

    Société des Attractions Touristiques du Québec, Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, Ville de Montréal

  • Other Acknowledgements

    Hôtels-Dieu de Tonnerre, Beaune, Chalon-sur-Saône et Baugé, diocèse du Mans, Augustines de Québec, Sulpiciens de Montréal, Sœurs Grises, Hospitalières de Saint-Joseph, BAnQ, Université de Montréal, Université McGill

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