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Montréal

Château Ramezay – Historic Site and Museum of Montreal

Montréal’s portal to its past, the Château Ramezay was the first building in Québec to be classified a historic monument. The Château invites you to relive more than 500 years of history through its exhibits, its multimedia circuit (in six languages) and its French Colonial garden.

Activity {num}: Children’s workshop: “The puzzle of the human skeleton”

Dates: 
Saturday, August 18
Schedule: 
First Workshop: 1 p.m. Second Workshop: 2 p.m. Third Workshop: 3 p.m. Fourth Workshop (in English): 4 p.m.
Activity length: 
45 minutes
Activity fee: 
included with admission fee (The reduced family fee does not apply to this activity)
Language: 
Bilingual
Target clientele: 
Families (children 5 to 10)
Reservation required : 
No
Description: 

Children learn what it’s like to be an anthropologist as they help to reconstruct a giant human skeleton.

Activity {num}: Talk: “A skeleton reveals its secrets”

Dates: 
Sunday, August 19
Schedule: 
2 p.m.
Activity length: 
90 minutes
Activity fee: 
included with admission fee
Language: 
French
Target clientele: 
Adults and teens
Reservation required : 
No
Description: 

With Jacinthe Vigeant, Denny Caron and Zocha Houle-Wierzbicki

Talk lasting about 90 minutes dealing with the following topics:

  1. The archaeological excavation of burial sites
  2. What skeletons can reveal about the health of our ancestors
  3. How chemistry contributes to understanding past populations