ACTIVITIES
External Day Camps
From June 24 to August 23, 2019
Enjoy fun, creative activities as you explore history with your groups of children ages 5 to 12. Designed for external day camps!
MEET THE FIRST PEOPLES OF CANADA
Travel across Canada, from north to south and east to west, to meet the first peoples. Mohawk, Haida, Inuit and Plains peoples share their stories. Each legend links the objects on display with the know-how passed down through the generations over thousands of years.
Let the journey carry you to the heart of these rich Indigenous cultures!
You can combine this tour with the following activities: Corn Husk Doll and Meet an Indigenous Artist.
Cost: $8 per person*
Capacity: 60 children
Length: 120 minutes
*Counsellors admitted free
JOURNEY TO THE ISLANDS OF THE PEOPLE
Throughout history, art has ensured the survival of the Haida people. On the “islands of the people,” they created a unique artistic language. Carved and painted boxes, living masks, finely woven baskets, complex songs and dances, refined tattoos and imposing totem poles, Haida art continues to be enriched by contemporary artists.
Cost: $8 per person*
Capacity: 60 children
Length: 120 minutes
*Counsellors admitted free
You can combine this tour with the following activity: Haida Manga.
HAIDA MANGA: THE ART OF MICHAEL NICOLL YAHGULANAAS
Haida Manga is a contemporary comic style that explores the formline tradition and the stories of the people of Canada’s west coast by adapting contemporary Japanese manga techniques.
In a workshop, the students draw inspiration from the art of Michael Nicholl Yahgulanaas to create a collaborative artwork that explores the theme of intergenerational values from the exhibition.
Cost: $8 per person*
Capacity: 60 children
Length: 60 minutes
*Counsellors admitted free
DOUBLE-THE-FUN WEDNESDAYS
Enjoy the best of both worlds —social history and natural science— in the heart of Montreal. Spend half the day at the McCord Museum and the other half at the Redpath Museum. Both visits will feature scientific and artistic activities.
Wednesdays only.
Cost: $12 per person*
Capacity: 60 children
Length: 90 minutes at the McCord Museum, lunch break,** then 90 minutes at the Redpath Museum.
*Counsellors admitted free
Picnic area or lunch room available.
RESERVE YOUR PLACES NOW
reservation@mccord-stewart.ca
514-861-6701, ext. 2234
Contact us
reservation@mccord-stewart.ca
514-861-6701, ext. 2234
Not to be missed!
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Wearing our Identity. The First Peoples Collection
Permanent exhibition
Visit
60 minutes
Wearing our Identities - The First People Collection
What do your clothes say about you?
For the First Peoples of Canada, clothing is not just a protective layer; it reflects the wearer’s age and social status, reveals the nation they belong to, pays tribute to remarkable exploits or highlights the intimate bond between humans and nature. At the intersection of tradition and innovation, the social, political, cultural and spiritual life of First Peoples reveals itself, one stitch at a time.
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Workshop
60 minutes
Tell Me a Legend: Learn, Create and Share a Living Story
Developed in collaboration with contemporary Innu storyteller and director Donovan Vollant and Wapikoni, this workshop introduces participants to the legends of the First Nations of Quebec while developing their sense of the living story.
Wapikoni Mobile is a travelling studio for intervention, training and creation for Indigenous youth. Its mission is to amplify the voices of Indigenous youth through film and music, to disseminate their work in Canada and abroad, and to serve as a tool for professional development and social transformation.
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Visit
60 minutes
Haida: supernatural stories
An Indigenous people from Canada’s west coast, the Haida have an ancestral artistic language that has been passed down through the ages. This tour is an opportunity to discover historical and contemporary art objects that bear witness to the important role of stories and the transmission of knowledge.
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Creative workshop
60 minutes
Haida Manga: The Art of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Haida manga is a comic book style invented by Haida artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas. In his stories about the Haida people of the west coast of Canada, he explores traditional formline style while adapting the contemporary techniques of Japanese manga. In a workshop, participants discover his works and create a collaborative artwork inspired by his unique art.
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