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What people say about Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

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Elizabeth
April 2025
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Montreal: Musée des Hospitalières Ticket & a City Walk Audio Tour
It was very interesting! The artwork by Jana Sterbak was intriguing and unique. I enjoyed learning about the history of Montreal’s hospital system. I am a RN in the U.S. and want to learn French medical terminology to assist me in my travel assignments in the NE border states.
Elizabeth
April 2025
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Musée des Hospitalières: Entry ticket
It was very interesting! The artwork by Jana Sterbak was intriguing and unique. I enjoyed learning about the history of Montreal’s hospital system. I am a RN in the U.S. and want to learn French medical terminology to assist me in my travel assignments in the NE border states.
Elizabeth
April 2025
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Музей госпитальеров: Входной билет
It was very interesting! The artwork by Jana Sterbak was intriguing and unique. I enjoyed learning about the history of Montreal’s hospital system. I am a RN in the U.S. and want to learn French medical terminology to assist me in my travel assignments in the NE border states.
Françoise
March 2024
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Montreal: Musée des Hospitalières Ticket & a City Walk Audio Tour
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Françoise
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Musée des Hospitalières: Entry ticket
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201 Av des Pins O, Montréal, QC H2W 2T2, Canada
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Opening hours

  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
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Best time to visit

Visit on a weekday morning after 10 a.m.; the museum is closed Mondays and pauses midday Tuesday through Friday.

Crowd level

With around 205 Google reviews and reports of quiet galleries, book entry 1–2 days ahead; a weekday 10 a.m. opening is a good choice for a peaceful visit.

Directions

Find the museum at 201 Avenue des Pins Ouest, beside Hôtel-Dieu; it is walkable from Mont-Royal métro.

The Musée des Hospitalières de l'Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal tells a story central to Montreal’s beginnings. Jeanne Mance, a founder of Ville-Marie, established the Hôtel-Dieu hospital in 1645. The Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph arrived in 1659 and sustained its work of caring for patients across generations. Through medical instruments, archival material, and religious objects, the museum traces changes in healthcare while showing how the sisters’ spiritual commitments shaped their daily work. Its setting beside the Hôtel-Dieu connects the collection to the place where much of this history unfolded. Visitors gain a perspective on early Montreal that goes beyond its streets and buildings: the people who provided care as the settlement grew into a city.

Before you enter

  • Check current opening hours before leaving, especially around holidays.
  • On Tuesday through Friday, plan around the noon-to-1 p.m. closure.
  • Allow at least an hour; readers of detailed displays may want longer.

What to expect

  • Expect a small museum focused on the hospital and the sisters who served it.
  • Look for historic medical instruments alongside religious artifacts.
  • Exhibitions may change, so check what is on display before your visit.

During your visit

  • Start with Jeanne Mance and Ville-Marie to place later medical history in context.
  • Take time with the object labels; they connect medical practices with daily life.
  • Leave time to explore the area around the historic Hôtel-Dieu complex.

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