The exhibit, Montréal : Capitale de la fourrure / Montreal, Fur Capital, about the history of fur trading in Montreal, opens today at Montreal’s city hall and will run until August 15, 2015.
This exhibit from the Centre Marius-Barbeau will depict the grand era of Montreal from the 18th to the early 19th century through the history of the arrow sash and fur trade. Setting out from Montreal trading posts, the voyageurs developed the fur trade across Canada, while the arrow sash promoted the wool trade.
You may visit the exhibit in city hall’s Hall of Honour, from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (except holidays), and Saturdays from noon to 4:00 p.m. Free admission.
As part of the exhibit, two free lectures, in French, will be presented in the Hall of Honour. Reservations are not required.
Thursday, July 16, at 2:00 p.m., genealogist and lecturer Marcel Pronovost will talk about the daily life of a fur trader in New France: La vie quotidienne d’un coureur de bois en Nouvelle-France.
Thursday, August 6, at 2:00 p.m., Françoise Bourret will talk about the art of the finger-woven arrow sash worn by fur traders: Le fléché, l’art du tissage au doigt.
Montreal City Hall
275 Notre-Dame St. E., 1st floor, Hall of Honour
Metro: Champ-de-Mars
Paid parking: Chaussegros-de-Léry Building, 303 Notre-Dame St. E.
