Héritage Montréal, shaping the metropolis’ DNA for 50 years! For Montreal, for you.
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It was truly an honour to have you as part of our valued community during this very special year celebrating our organisation’s 50th anniversary! Wishing you a wonderful festive season and a year filled with success! Thanks also to our members and volunteers for their outstanding contributions.
Our offices will be closed from December 24 to January 4!
A recap of our volunteer appreciation evening
Original drawing by Dinu Bumbaru. The illustrations offer a nod to the major anniversaries of 2026, including the 50th anniversary of the Olympic Games, the 100th anniversary of City Hall after the fire, the 150th anniversary of Mount Royal Park, and the 165th anniversary of the Hôtel-Dieu. They feature the Milk Bottle, the Phyllis Lambert mural house in Milton Park, the Bay building, the Rialto, and the 9th and 40th anniversaries of Aurora Borealis, celebrated in 2025.
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Get your hands on this unique work by artist Isadora-Ayesha Lima. Only 100 copies available. Hurry! Since 2020, the Next Generation Committee has provided a platform for a local artist to illustrate their unique perspective on Montreal’s heritage. Created exclusively for Héritage Montréal, this poster is part of the organization’s awareness mission.
The Next Generation Committee of Héritage Montréal, created in 2016, aims to bring heritage to life in new ways. The Committee’s mission is to develop new approaches to awareness, communication, and exchange with the next generation interested in Montreal’s built heritage. The CORE seeks to multiply opportunities for collaboration and facilitate the sharing of experiences and diverse paths. Comprising about ten volunteer members, the Next Generation Committee organizes events that explore Montreal’s heritage from a fun, innovative, and engaged perspective.
Gala
For Montreal, you showed up in force at our grand benefit gala presented by La Caisse. Thank you for your commitment to our city and its heritage!
Incorporated on October 15, 1975, Héritage Montréal held its first board meeting on October 22, 1975, chaired by Phyllis Lambert. Fifty years later, the citizen movement for heritage preservation is still going strong.
Thank you again to our community, our partners, and our donors. The next chapter is being written with you. For Montreal, for you.
Discover the photo album of the Gala
Among the highlights of the Gala was Dinu Bumbaru’s tribute to Phyllis Lambert and the presentation of a symbolic gift made of carved Montreal gray stone, an original work designed by Alexandre Maquet of Créa-Pierre and Mathieu Collette of Les Forges de Montreal. Thank you for this gesture, which embodies our commitment to local artisans and their craftsmanship.
We also salute the past and present presidents who have guided the organization, and especially Carole Deniger for her 25 years of service on the board, including seven as president. Thank you, Carole, for your passion and love for Montreal.
50 years
Founded on October 15, 1975, under the presidency of Phyllis Lambert, the Fondation Héritage Montréal is today celebrating 50 years of action and proposals for the protection and enhancement of the architectural, historical, natural and cultural heritage of the communities of the greater metropolitan area and Quebec. For half a century, the organization has been working to ensure that heritage, in all its diversity, is recognized for its value to collective life, and in particular to the identity of the metropolis.
Read our Press Release for the 50th anniversary of Héritage Montréal
For 50 years, hundreds of volunteers have been the lifeblood of the organization. Their expertise, their passion and the new generation they inspire ensure the continuity of an essential mission: to protect our heritage and build a better future.r
À Montréal comme ailleurs dans la région métropolitaine ou au Québec, la campagne électorale municipale est marquée par des problèmes de logement, des enjeux sociaux ou climatiques et des incertitudes économiques. Face à ces défis de taille, le patrimoine bâti est une solution que les équipes et les personnes candidates oublient trop souvent. Pourtant, c’est un actif, une composante essentielle de nos milieux de vie et une possibilité pour répondre aux enjeux actuels.
Bâtiments patrimoniaux, anciennes casernes, bâtisses délabrées… la Ville de Montréal possède 78 bâtiments vacants, dont certains sont tellement vétustes qu’il en coûterait moins cher de les reconstruire que de les remettre en état.
«Ça montre qu’on n’est pas fort sur l’entretien à Montréal et dans la société en général. C’est un reality check», laisse tomber Dinu Bumbaru, directeur des politiques à Héritage Montréal.
« Ça va demander un peu de talent et de fermeté de la part de l’arrondissement » de Ville-Marie pour éviter qu’un grand immeuble soit construit à cet endroit, dit M. Bumbaru.
Ce dernier presse la Ville de mettre en place des mécanismes plus efficaces pour prévenir la dégradation et protéger du risque d’incendie les bâtiments d’intérêt patrimonial de la métropole.