About

“Montréal Capitale City: An Interactive Experience” is a virtual tour of the Old Montréal, produced by Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex. This project is the result of a collaboration between researchers and 3D reconstruction specialists.

It offers an immersive experience that allows history enthusiasts, high school students, and post-secondary students to discover Montréal between 1844 and 1849—a forgotten capital of the Province of Canada.

In the city’s streets, you’ll meet fascinating figures and discover authentic objects, along with landmark events from Montréal’s political and cultural scene.

Made possible through Digital Museums Canada, an investment program administered by the Canadian Museum of History.

Project team

Project Director  
Louise Pothier

Project Managers 
Léa Duflos 
François Gignac 
Hendrik Van Gijseghem

Historical Research and Special Advisor
Alan Stewart

3D reconstruction 
Guy Lessard/Architruc

Design, integration, programming 
Simbioz

Writing and content 
Léonore Colpron-Bergsma 
Léa Duflos 
Louise Pothier
AI-generated translation, reviewed and approved by Alan Stewart

Acknowledgements

Alamy – World History Archives
Archives of the Grey Nuns of Montréal
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Canadian Museum of History
Canadiana
Château Ramezay Museum
City of Montréal –Division des archives historiques
City of Montréal – Division du patrimoine
City of Montréal – Service de la culture
City of Québec
Detroit Institute of Arts
House of Commons of Canada
Internet Archive
Kingston General Hospital Archives
Library and Archives Canada
McCord Stewart Museum
Ministry of Culture and Communications / Laboratoire et réserve archéologique du Québec
Musée de la civilisation
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
National Gallery of Canada
Parliamentary Library
Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex, Media Centre
Portrait Gallery of Canada
Royal Collection Trust
Royal Ontario Museum
Senate of Canada
Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Toronto Public Library
Univers Culturel de Saint-Sulpice 

Validation of the educational content and the user experience

Véronique Charlebois – Société des professeurs d’histoire du Québec (SPGQ)

Reference book

Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex (Ed.), Montréal, Capital City. The Remarkable History of St Anne’s Market and the Parliament of the Province of Canada, Montréal, Les Éditions de l’Homme, 2022, 240 p.

Copyright

The rights to the texts, images, and multimedia documents created for the “Montréal Capitale: An Interactive Experience” web application belong to Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex.

Users are authorized to use this content for educational purposes, private study or research, or for personal or public, non-commercial purposes, subject to the following conditions:

• Respect for the accuracy of the reproduced content;
• Mention of the copyright holder and citation of Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Archaeology and History Complex.

This authorization is non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable, and without territorial or time limits.

Any multiple reproduction of these documents, in whole or in part, for commercial purposes is prohibited, except with the written permission of Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal archaeology and history museum.