McCord Museum

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The McCord Museum ( French , Musée McCord ) is a museum devoted to the history of Canada , and was originally planned as a National History Museum. Its full name is McCord Museum of Canadian History . It is located in Montreal at 690 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, near McGill University .

history

The museum is named after David Ross McCord

Its holdings can be traced back to a collection created since the McCord family immigrated to Canada (around 1760), which was greatly expanded from 1878 by David Ross McCord (1844–1930). He developed the plan to found a national history museum in what was then Canada's largest city. This museum opened on October 13, 1921 in the former home of financier Jesse Joseph. In 1955, the museum moved to a larger building that had previously belonged to AA Hodgson.

On October 13, 1971, 50 years after it first opened, what was then the McCord National Museum opened its doors in the former McGill Union building . The house was designed by Percy Erskine Nobbs (1875–1964). In 1992 the building was expanded considerably.

The McGill University managed the house until after 67 years became a private museum 1988th Leading exponents such as John Wilson McConnell (1877–1963), editor of the Montreal Star , offered assistance. His foundation, founded in 1937 and renamed The JW McConnell Family Foundation after his death , supported the museum's relocation and renovation until 1971 and contributed over $ 40 million to the museum to celebrate Montreal's 350th anniversary. Today the museum is supported by the federal government, but also by the provincial government, the city of Montreal and an extensive network of sponsors.

The museum is affiliated with the Canadian Museums Association , the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada .

Collections

The collections comprise a total of 1,375,000 objects, of which around 135,000 are available as images on the website. Specifically, these are 13,200 ethnohistorical and archaeological objects (5,700 of which are available online), 16,600 artefacts can be found in the collection of textiles and clothing (790 online), plus a collection of around 1,250,000 photographs (80,300) taken between 1840 and 1840 Notman Photographic Archives created in 1935 . Furthermore, the house keeps 65,000 (28,500) paintings, prints and drawings, as well as 28,000 (1,900) everyday objects and art objects, and finally 234 meters of shelf space (550 online).

Pierre Granche's totem pole in the outdoor area

The properties are assigned to ten funds. These are Medicine & Science , Business & Economy , War and the Military , Politics and Government , Culture, Literature and the Arts (culture, literature and Art), Professions & Trade (jobs and trade), Social & Philanthropic Organizations (non-profit and philanthropic organizations), Religious & Fraternal Organizations (religious and fraternal organizations), Family & Private Life (family and private life) and Travel & Exploration (travel and Discoveries).

These ten funds are allocated 115 provenances, including the North West Company (1793-1829) and the Hudson's Bay Company Collection (1808-1862), a collection of World War I (First World War Collection) or the war from 1812 to 1814 ( War of 1812–1814 Collection), as well as a Louis Riel Collection.

Web links

Commons : McCord_Museum  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ^ McCord Museum ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia . Retrieved August 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ HISTORY WRIT LARGE: the architecture of Percy Erskine Nobbs. Retrieved November 26, 2017 .
  3. ^ The JW McConnell Family Foundation . The foundation raised $ 100 million through 1974 alone.
  4. ↑ About the Museum, Collections and More than 135,000 images of artifacts are accessible using the on-line database.

Coordinates: 45 ° 30 ′ 15.8 "  N , 73 ° 34 ′ 25.3"  W.