When:
- Saturdays and Sundays
- 2 pm
- 615, avenue Sainte-Croix, Saint-Laurent, Montreal Qc H4L 3X6
- 10$ for a family of 4, 2$ per extra person
- 514-747-7367 ext. 7204
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Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts
Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec
The Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec is a neat little museum in St. Laurent that is offering creative art workshops for families. Each weekend there are worskhops that last about 1 hour that explore a different artisanal art form. The main series on right now is focused on glass. Glass painting, beading, and mosaic will all be explored on different days. Families with children 7 and up can participate for only 10$ for the whole family (2$ extra per person if more than 4). Other projects allow families with children 5 and up to participate. Please make sure to call to reserve first. Should be a fun way to get creative with the kids!
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Butterflies Go Free
The Botanical Gardens is once again having the wonderful exhibit "Butterflies Go Free". It's a great chance to get to see a great variety of butterflies live and flying around. It's presented in the main greenhouse of the botanical gardens and should be a fun activity for children and parents alike. It's quite hot in the greenhouse (about 29oC) so it's important to bring layers of clothing that can be removed. To really pique the interest of the older kids, you might consider renting "The Blue Butterfly", a beautiful movie about a boy in search of the rare blue butterfly. It was filmed partly in Montreal!
Dates:
Dates:
- February 18 - April 25, 2010
- Tues. - Sun. : 9 am - 5 pm
- ** Will be open Monday, April 5 (Easter Monday)
- Adults: $12.00
- Seniors and Students: $9.00
- Children 5 - 17: $6.00
- Children 2 - 4: $1.75
- Children under 2: free
- *** Note: fees are reduced by 15% because the insectarium is closed due to labour disputes.
- *** These are the rates before the reduction
- 4101, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal (Québec), Canada, H1X 2B2
- 514-872-1400
Art Workshops at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Here's a great oppurtunity to explore your creative side with your kids. The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is offering free family art workshops one Sunday per month. All workshops are bilingual and are first come, first served.
Price:
Location:
Phone #:
Price:
- free!
Location:
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Jean - Noel Desmarais Pavillion, 1380 Sherbrooke St. W, Mtl, QC H3G 1J5
- --> Cultural Corridor, level S1
Phone #:
- 514-285-1600 ext. 440
Montreal Science Center and Imax
The Montreal Science Center is located in Old Montreal. It is a museum filled a wide variety of with science related interactive games and displays to completely engage both children and adults. The science center is also the place to watch the latest IMAX 3D movies. The current movies are "Under the Sea 3D" (where you can explore the deep waters of Australia, New Guinea and other exotic South Pacific regions) or "U23D" (a live U2 concert in 3D).
Location:
Location:
- located on King Edward Pier, in the Old Port. The Pier is essentially the extension of Saint-Laurent Boulevard, south of de la Commune Street.
Phone #:
- 514 496-4724
Price:
For exhibits and Under the Sea 3D movie:
- 4-12: $15.00
- 13-17: $18.00
- 18-59: $20.00
- 60 +: $18.00
- *** other prices for only IMAX movie
- *** rebates available (info on website)
Hours:
- Mon- Sat: 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
- Sun: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- ** Check IMAX schedule online
Biodome
The Montreal Biodome is great place for kids and adults to learn about and explore 5 different ecosystems of the Americas. There are animals such as crocodiles, monkeys, a diverse array of birds, many species of fish, penguins and many, many more. Cameras are allowed but without flash.
My kids review: I went when my son was quite young so although he did enjoy seeing the animals, it was a little pricey for what he got out of it. I would go again when they are a bit older.
Address:
- 4777 avenue Pierre-De Coubertin, Montréal, Québec H1V 1B3
Price:
- under 2: free
- 2-4: $2.50
- 5-17: $8.00
- Adults: $16.00
- Students and Seniors: $12.00
- **** Special package rates when combined with Insectarium and Botanical Gardens
Hours:
- Everyday 9am-6pm (during the summer)
Website: Montreal Biodome
Children's Museum
The children's museum is located in Laval and is a great place for little kids! Some of the things they can do is climb into a real ambulance or police car or even explore a dark cave. They can pretend to be farmers, police officers, singing stars, astronauts, you name it. There are 18 different stations and as you walk in the vibrant guides let the kids know that they can touch everything. This is a great rainy day activity.
My kids review: My kids absolutely loved this place! They could run around, touch everything they want. They loved the fire truck and my two year old actually made up a rock version of "eensy weensy spider" when he saw himself on the tv in the rock star area. They didn't want to leave.
Address:
- 3805 Cure-Labelle Blvd, Chomedey, Laval H7P 0A5
- under 18 months: free
- children: $12.40
- adults: $7.10
- seniors: $6.20
- Mon - Thurs: 9am-5pm
- Fri - Sun: 9am-6pm
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