| Exhibition Review | The Journal of American History, 92.3

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Exhibition Reviews

"Old Montréal in a New Light." Pointe-à-Callière: Montreal Museum of Archaeology and History, 350 Place Royale, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 3Y5.

Temporary exhibition, Nov. 2, 2004-–April 24, 2005. 4,300 sq. ft. Sylvie Dufresne, project director; Louise Pothier, project manager; Christian Verronneau, designer; Gilles Lauzon and Madeleine Forget, consultants.

Old Montreal: History through Heritage Ed. by Gilles Lauzon and Madeleine Forget. (Ste-Foy: Publications du Québec, 2005. 292 pp. $26.95, isbn 2-5511-9660-4.)

Internet: text and photographs <http://www.pacmusee.qc.ca/an/expos/lumieres/index.html> (May 23, 2005).

The area now known as Old Montreal is a one-square-kilometer expanse that formed the core of the original settlement from its founding by French settlers in 1642 until the destruction of the walls that surrounded it in the early nineteenth century. Eventually, the area ceased to be Montreal's central business district, and today it attracts both Montrealers and tourists to its shops and restaurants. Part of the charm of the district is its buildings from the past, although few date back as far as the mid-eighteenth century, when French control of this territory ended.

The modest exhibition "Old Montréal in a New Light" was designed to provide glimpses into the history of Old Montreal, largely using its built environment as a jumping-off point. It did not provide sufficient contextual material regarding the history of the area and so would have proved a bit confusing to the casual visitor. For instance, one of the more striking aspects of the exhibit was its use of bank architecture as a window to understanding certain aspects of the district. However, for nonspecialists to understand this emphasis, they would have had to know something of Montreal's nineteenth-century role as one of the major business centers of North America. Unfortunately, such explanation was not provided.

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