Tag Archives: McCord Museum

McCord Museum acquires second-largest Houdini collection

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Gail Dever

McCord Museum in Montreal has acquired a $3-million collection of 600 posters, 200 rare books, and 200 documents related to the golden age of magic – from the 19th to early 20th centuries. Houdini once gave a lecture in the … Continue reading →

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Tea — and The Case of the Missing Bride at McCord Museum

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Gail Dever

McCord Museum, in conjunction with its Love in Fine Fashion exhibit of 19th, 20th, and 21st century wedding dresses, will hold a tea and presentation on Tuesday, January 13, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Tea at the McCord: The Case … Continue reading →

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Tea and presentation at McCord Museum — Harry Sutcliffe postcard collection

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Gail Dever

Montreal’s McCord Museum presents Tea at the McCord – Harry Sutcliffe: A Life in Postcards on Tuesday, December 2, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., at the J.A. Bombardier Theatre with Hélène Samson, curator, Notman Photographic Archives. In conjunction with the … Continue reading →

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Wedding gown exhibit opens at McCord Museum

Posted on November 21, 2014 by Gail Dever

Curious to know what your grandmother or great-grandmother may have worn on her wedding day — or would have wanted to wear if her family could have afforded it? McCord Museum may be able to help. Today, McCord Museum in … Continue reading →

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Former home of founder of the “Montreal Star”

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Gail Dever

If there is no plaque outside the beautiful Victorian mansion at the corner of Sherbrooke and Stanley Streets in Montreal to tell passers-by about its first owner, there should be. (I’ll take a look the next time I walk by.) … Continue reading →

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