One of the best ways to understand a culture and learn about a city is to visit a museum. This museum in particular is one of the most famous in all of Canada and actually sits upon the exact land where Montreal was founded. While I enjoy art museums, I am not particularly fond of archaeological museums but this one was exceptionally interesting and worth the visit. After spending two hours inside, I still felt like I didn’t get to see everything. Many of the exhibits were interactive and videos played behind three dimensional maps and artifacts explaining the rich history that Montreal has to offer. A video in the first exhibit showed how founder, Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, discovered the land and created the city with the indigenous people. Artifacts showed how they used the land for resources and how they lived in the beginning years. The exhibitions dedicated to the way the indigenous people lived before the French began to settle there were just as intriguing for me. Like most museums, there was also a temporary exhibit called ‘Into the Wonder Room’ that we had time to explore. This exhibit was a compilation of rare and unique items that collectors from around the word showcased in what they called ‘Wonder Rooms’, basically a collectors heaven. It is difficult for me to put into words how fascinating this exhibit truly was. There were collections of animals, trinkets, and toys that you would never expect to see.
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