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Montreal InSites: discover Montreal’s heritage online
(PDF file)
For immediate release
Montreal, October 12, 2006 – Héritage Montréal is pleased to announce that its new website Montreal InSites is now online at www.memorablemontreal.com. Offering original and engaging materials relating to urban heritage, this site is a fascinating look into the heart of Montreal’s neighbourhoods. Three of these are unveiled today: the Square Mile, Little Italy and the area around La Fontaine Park.
This bilingual website is intended for the general public, as well as young people and educators. It aims to discover Montreal through previously unavailable archival materials, surprising anecdotes and historical information. The site contains almost 2000 digitized documents: photographs, floor plans, architectural specifications, and sound and video clips, in addition to textual content from forty different public and private archival sources. The content of Montreal InSites is laid out in three sections:
Neighbourhoods and sites presents a selection of the heritage sites - large and small, past and present - which enliven the particular neighbourhood. Snapshots and texts reveal the fabulous history of a neighbourhood or a park, the architectural qualities of a memorable or unique building, the picturesque beauty of a public square, or the passion infusing a public art project.
Off circuits contains virtual guided visits that reveal the distinctive and singular elements of each neighbourhood. Representative images and narrations invite you to discover the special histories of our architectural and cultural heritage, including those that still exist today and those that are lost forever.
Kids’ corner is aimed at teachers and young people, providing games and pedagogical materials. The thematic series “Discovery and rediscovery” allows youth aged 10 to 12 to get involved in exciting challenges involving heritage, and to discover the rich history of three Montreal schools: Le Plateau, F.A.C.E. and Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense.
This project was made possible by a grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage “Canadian Culture Online” Partnerships Fund. Other financial partners include the Zeller Family Foundation and the Hylcan Foundation.
“The site www.memorablemontreal.com will be enriched over time with other neighbourhoods, places, and games,” says Pierre-André Ouimet, president of Héritage Montréal. “Montreal InSites is much more than a website; it’s an original window into the richness of our metropolis, a heritage open to everyone.”
For 30 years, Héritage Montréal, a private non-profit organization, has worked to promote and protect the architectural, historic, natural and cultural heritage of Greater Montreal, its neighbourhoods and communities. At the hub of a vast network of organizations, Héritage
Montréal works through education and representation to celebrate, develop and preserve Montreal’s identity and uniqueness.
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Contact: Benjamin Maréchal
Tel: (514) 286-2662
This project was made possible in part through the Canadian Culture Online Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage
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