The McCord’s Inside Stories

In this lecture series, the McCord Museum’s curators and other specialists explore the stories behind the Museum’s rich, diverse collections. 

Talks will conclude with a bilingual question period, followed by tea offered by DAVIDs TEA, and refreshments.

2018-2019 Season:

Façades of a Thousand and One Stories

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lecturers:

• Hélène Samson, PhD, is Curator, Photography, and has curated the McGill College Avenue exhibition since 2007.
• Nathalie Houle, MA, is an art historian and researcher who worked on the exhibitions Notman: A Visionary Photographer (2016-2017) and Montreal Storefronts (2018).

Aislin: Contemporary Quebec in Cartoons

Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lecturer: Christian Vachon is Curator, Paintings, Prints and Drawings, and has curated various exhibitions, including Cartooning Calamities!and Aislin: 50 Years of Cartoons.

Get your Tartan On!

Tuesday, April 2, 2019, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Lecturer: Cynthia Cooper, Curator, Dress, Fashion and Textiles, takes a particular interest in fashion entangled within Canadian and Quebec identity projects.