McCord Stewart Museum (Musée McCord Stewart)

The McCord Stewart Museum (Musée McCord Stewart) is a social-history museum at 690 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, opposite McGill University in downtown Montreal, Quebec. It documents the life and cultures of Montreal and Quebec through objects, images and costume, and holds one of the most significant collections of its kind in Canada. The museum presents permanent displays alongside rotating exhibitions.

The museum's strengths are its Indigenous cultures collection, its costume and textile holdings, and the Notman Photographic Archives, which preserve a large body of images of Montreal life from the 19th century onward. Visitors can see Indigenous artefacts, historic clothing and fashion, decorative arts, and photographs that show how the city looked and changed over time. Temporary exhibitions often focus on fashion, design or photography and give the museum a contemporary dimension alongside its historic material.

A visit usually takes one and a half to two hours. Adult admission is about CAD 20, with free entry for ages 17 and under and for members of Indigenous communities. On Wednesdays after 5:00 PM entry is free, except for second-floor exhibitions, which cost CAD 10. Hours are Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, extending to 9:00 PM on Wednesdays, and the museum is closed Mondays.

Wednesday evenings are the busiest time because of free entry, so visitors who prefer quiet galleries often come on weekday mornings or early afternoons. Weekends see moderate crowds, particularly when a major temporary exhibition is on. The museum is a five-minute walk north from McGill metro station on the Green Line, and sits close to the Musée des beaux-arts, the McGill campus and the shops of Rue Sainte-Catherine, which makes it simple to combine with other downtown sights. A single metro fare is CAD 3.75.