The Château Ramezay, hub of Montreal life and development for over 300 years, has been a museum dedicated to conserving and conveying that heritage since 1895. It now beckons all generations of Montrealers and travelers alike to step back in time through a venerable portal to the past.
One of the few vestiges of New France open to the public, the Château invites you to relive history through its various permanent and temporary exhibitions, its multimedia portrayals of historic figures (in six languages) and its replica of a French colonial garden. Its many community-based educational and cultural activities link the life of today to that of the past.
Château Ramsey is a Historic Museum located in the Old Port of Montreal, facing the City Hall on Notre Dame Street.
Built in 1705 for the Govenor of Montreal Claude Ramsey it is the oldest private history museum in Montreal, designated National Historic Site of Canada in 1949.
The Museum is built in an ‘authentic stone construction’ featuring sturdy stone walls and wood stove fireplaces. The Governors Garden, inaugurated in 2000 has won an excellence award from the Landscape Architects of Canada.