MUMAQ Museum Foundation Musée des métiers d’art du Quebec 615 St. Croix Ave., St. Laurent, Qc H4L 2X6
Musée des métiers d’art du Québec (MUMAQ) in 2003, was originally conceived and known as the ‘Musée des maîtres et artisans du Québec’.
The permanent exhibition of ‘Meaningful Objects’, is an exhibit relaying the testimonial work of thousands of artists, artisans and crafts people throughout the history of Quebec.
It features a ‘virtual platform’ the ‘MAMUQ Workbench’ and a ‘Mobile Museum’, conceived in partnership with Kéroul.
Architecture;
High Victorian Gothic Style
History
In 1867, the original Church of St. Pauls was first built by the Presbyterian English Community in Montreal at the Corner of Rene-Levesque (Dorchester) & then St. Monique.
In 1930, the Church was sold to the Fathers of the St. Croix Mission, shortly after the lot where Central Station now stands was expropriated by Canadian National Railway.
The Church, in 1930 was in its entirety deconstructed and moved to its present location within two months and rebuild within a year where St. Laurent College is presently located in Ville St. Laurent. The new church once served as the Chapel for the College.
In 1968, the College become a CEGEP.
In 1979, the chapel was transformed into a Museum.
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By Qinglian Zhang (Montreal)
Constructed in 1867 as the Presbyterian Church of St. Paul and reassembled in Saint‑Laurent in 1930, the building that now hosts the MUMAQ – Musée des métiers d’art du Québec has, since 1979, served as a dedicated space celebrating Québec’s craftsmanship heritage. Home to the permanent exhibition “Meaningful Objects: A History of Craft in Québec,” the museum presents over 300 objects onsite out of their over 15,000 collection items—furniture, textiles, ceramics, glass, and more—highlighting the evolution of artisanal trades from New France to today.
As a coordinator for the Montreal Young Friends Group, I had the joy of organizing our very first holiday craft workshop at the museum, where we learned embroidery techniques from Emma Palladino, MUMAQ’s Cultural mediator and Digital Projects Manager, in a cozy, hands-on session. We were also invited to explore the organ room on the church’s second floor—a hidden gem rarely seen by the public. Personally, as a Chinese Montrealer, the museum holds an extra layer of meaning: it sits just beside one of the largest Asian supermarket chains in Canada, a place deeply tied to my own memories of family, food, and love.
