ANNUAL REPORT 2011/2012 McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 20112012

ROACH 1875-1925. GIFT OF MISS MABEL MOLSON. M6706 © McCord Museum. 02 Message from the Chair 24 The Museum’s of the Board of Trustees Educational Mission

03 Message from the President 26 Cultural Activities and Chief Executive Officer 29 Breadth 06 2011/12 In Review 31 The McCord Museum 08 Collections/Acquisitions Foundation

10 Knowledge and Research 32 Financial Statements

11 Publications 33 Financial Summary

12 Colloquia/Meetings 36 List of Donors and Partners

16 Exhibitions 2011/12 41 The Museum and its Team

21 Conservation

OUR VISION OUR MISSION OUR THINKING OUR APPROACH The McCord Achievements An intelligent Contemporary Museum and themes that Museum that stirs and interactive; celebrates propel Montreal reflection. A immersive our past and onto the global current take on experiences. present lives— stage. An today’s issues, A Museum that our history, our openness to achievements extends outside people, our the world and and topics. its own walls, communities. issues important to the streets, to Montrealers the schools and and tourists. beyond. THEmccord museUM

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! These words come Montreal and the Conseil des arts de Montréal. to mind spontaneously when I look back at the Sincere thanks as well to Sylvie Chagnon, who is year that ended March 31. Mission accomplished, stepping down from the McCord Museum Board because we ended the year with a surplus, and, as after many years, for her significant contribu- a result of our efforts, the Government of Quebec tions to the Museum on many levels. The McCord agreed to increase our annual operating grant. The Museum could not have become the respected government’s decision has allowed the Museum institution it is today without the invaluable contri- to stabilize its butions of its donors, sponsors and partners who financial situa- put their trust in us—in particular, the Ministère tion, an important de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condi- component of our tion féminine du Québec and the Conseil des arts five-year strate- de Montréal. Their support is vital in the pursuit gic plan. We are of our mission, and we offer them our heartfelt very grateful to thanks. History is an invaluable asset; it has much Museum Presi- to teach us, and we must take care of it. The Mu- dent and CEO seum strives to take this responsibility seriously, Suzanne Sauvage both as a witness to our world past and present and her entire and to honour those individuals and organizations team for achiev- that have written and continue to write our stories. ing this and much It is wonderful to see more and more Montrealers, more through from a wide variety of backgrounds, coming to the their creativity, Museum to explore the origins of their city and to energy and dedication. Their efforts have also take pride in our common heritage. increased the profile of the Museum within both the cultural community and among Montrealers of all backgrounds. Our Board of Trustees has also worked hard and raised awareness of the Museum throughout Montreal and beyond. Special thanks to Derek A. Price, an avowed history buff who has served on the Board for 20 years and whose unwavering support for the Museum was fittingly acknowledged with the 2011 Prix Art-Affaires de Montréal in the Business Volunteer category LINE RIVARD awarded by the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Chair of the Board of Trustees THE McCORD MUSEUM: OPEN TO THE WORLD centre-ville, the downtown Montreal commercial In 2011-2012, the McCord Museum drew much development association. The street was closed attention and praise for the diversity and quality to traffic for the summer, and we presented a of its exhibitions and for its innovative partner- variety of activities related to our collections, in ships and initiatives that brought us closer to a playful, welcoming environment. The initiative, Montrealers. Photography figured prominently which attracted more than 45,000 visitors, was in the 10 exhibitions presented during the past honoured in November 2011 with an award for year. More than 650,000 Montrealers and tourists best design in urban integration from the Conseil alike discovered treasures from the Notman régional de l’environnement de Montréal and the Photographic Archives in the works we selected Coalition pour la réduction et l’apaisement de la for Pieces of Pictures, the sixth annual outdoor circulation. We are also proud of our many part- summer exhibition by the McCord Museum nerships, including one with the Mois de la photo, on McGill College Avenue. We exhibited works which enabled guest artist Luis Jacob to create an by contemporary Montreal photographers exhibition inspired by our Notman Photographic André Cornellier and Guy Glorieux, whose city is Archives. Another enviable partnership with the a source of inspiration to them. We also featured Art Gallery of Ontario brought the stunning Esther the photos of internationally renowned Canadian and Samuel Sarick collection of modern Inuit art landscape and environmental photographer to the McCord Museum for more than six months. Edward Burtynsky, as well as works by the talen- To conclude, I would like to thank the donors who ted Lynne Cohen, whose camera captures strange, continue to enrich our collection and allow us to unsettling interiors. This year saw the opening of offer first class exhibitions and programming, the our new permanent exhibition, Montreal – Points Museum’s team with whom I have the privilege of of View, which showcases our rich collections working, our volunteers who continually demons- to tell a compelling story about Montreal’s trate their commitment and enthusiasm, and our fascinating past. The exhibition Toys 2 treated trustees who, led by Board Chair Line Rivard, put Montrealers young and old to more treasures from their trust and support in us as we achieve our our vast collection of over 11,000 toys. Like the ambitious objectives. previous year’s Toys 1, the exhibition was a huge success with families and schools. Our desire to strengthen our connection with Montrealers was the impetus behind the Urban Forest, a colourful refuge next to the Museum on Victoria Street, created in collaboration with the Ville de Montréal, SUZANNE SAUVAGE the borough of Ville-Marie, and Destination President and Chief Executive Officer

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SPACECRAFT Spacecraft Apollo 11. Nomura.ABOUT 1969. GIFT OF W. G. MCCONNELL. M2011.19.3.1-2 © McCord MusEUM. 2011/12 BODICE Vere Goold. ABOUT 1897-1898. GIFT OF MRS. ISABEL BARCLAY DOBELL. INREVIEW M970.25.1 © McCord MusEUM.

A Museum that continues Remarkable growth This fine balance between to evolve Attendance statistics show that reflecting on the present and The McCord Museum ended the Museum now enjoys visibi- remembering the past struck 2011-2012 with a highly enviable lity and public awareness that a chord with our visitors, balance sheet, demonstrating reflect its importance in the life regardless of their age or steady progress towards achie- of Montreal and its residents. origins, and made each of our ving the strategic plan objectives In refining its mission as a place exhibitions and activities a established following the where people congregate, share popular event that enjoyed appointment of Suzanne ideas and take part in activi- extensive media coverage. The Sauvage as President and CEO ties, the Museum has become Museum’s exhibitions attracted two years ago. In addition to central to Montrealers seeking more than 80,000 visitors over consolidating its financial to understand and appreciate the course of the year, in addi- situation to ensure its future, what constitutes the very tion to the 45,000 who enjoyed the Museum introduced a series essence of their city. Some of the Victoria Street Urban Forest of initiatives aimed at enhan- the 10 exhibitions presented oasis and the 650,000 who cing its profile and making the in 2011-2012 were inspired by appreciated our summer institution more relevant for stories that enrich our city’s photography exhibition, Pieces Montrealers, tourists and visi- past, while others focused of Pictures, on McGill College tors from around the world. This on present-day Montreal, its Avenue. Nearly 14,000 people strategic approach has produced concerns and its openness to took part in our educational excellent results, as will be seen the world. activities, and more than one throughout this Annual Report. million people from all over The new energy demonstrated the world visited our website. by the Museum team has led These figures demonstrate both to a resurgence of enthusiasm the McCord Museum’s place in among all those who support the hearts of Montrealers and us—donors, sponsors, funding our growing recognition on the organizations and partners— international scene; visiting the along with the many volunteers Museum is a must for anyone who make the Museum a lively with an interest in this com- and stimulating place. pletely unique city. THE McCORD MUSEUM REVENUE SOURCES

Sponsorships 4 %

Private donations 13 %

Self-financing 23 %

Foundations and endowments 26 %

Government 34 %

A Museum that is part of Montreal’s very essence Among the many museums and institutions that contribute to THE McCORD MUSEUM Montreal’s charm and cultural EXPENSES richness, the McCord Museum is undoubtedly the one where Operations and auxiliary services 8 % visitors can best understand the city’s history and development. Marketing and communications 9 % But the Museum is also much more than that; it is a place Development 10 % where experts and amateurs come together for lectures, Education 11 % activities, films and stimulating debates that reflect upon who Collections and exhibitions 42 % we are as a society and where we are headed. In this regard, Administration 19 % 2011-2012 faithfully reflected our mission and our aspirations to celebrate our past and present—our history, our people, our communities.

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The McCord Museum is a global reference for the study of Canada’s material culture Every year, the Museum receives a large number of donations that are essential to enriching the collections made available to researchers and the general

public, both at the Museum and SIR WILLIAM JOHNSON’S online (www.mccord-museum. ROYAL PROCLAMATION 1763 ROYAL PROCLAMATION, 1763. qc.ca). In 2011-2012, the Mu- GIFT OF M. LOUIS PAYETTE. M2011.33.3 seum accepted 101 donations © McCord MusEUM. totalling 2,993 artefacts and 1.28 linear metres of textual documents. Eight of these dona- Canadian Cultural Property tions were recognized by the Export Review Board as being of exceptional interest and na- tional importance, including the PORTRAIT OF following: the photo album of MRS BARTHÉLEMY GUGY BORN JEANNE-ÉLIZABETH William Watson Ogilvie’s travels TEISSIER DE LA TOUR, (1747-1828), in Europe and the Middle East ATTRIBUTED TO LOUIS DULONGPRÉ, ABOUT 1820. GIFT OF (1867-1868); a copy of Sir William MRS. DIANA S. PITFIELD. Johnson’s Royal Proclamation M2011.42.2 © McCord MusEUM. (1763); two paintings attributed to Louis Dulongpré (about 1820);

PORTRAIT OF the Margot Campbell and Serge MRS JAMES STEVENSON G. Morin collection of Inuit art; BORN MARIA-ÉLISABETH GUGY, (1801-1877), ATTRIBUTED TO and editorial caricatures by LOUIS DULONGPRÉ, ABOUT 1820. Aislin (two instalments), GIFT of MRS. DIANA S. PITFIELD. M2011.42.1 © McCord MusEUM. Garnotte and Serge Chapleau. THE McCORD MUSEUM ACQUISITIONS IN 2011-2012

ARTEFACTS / Loans to other museums DONATIONS DOCUMENTS and institutions

Iconographic Archives (caricatures) 6 1 470 In 2011-2012, the Museum made Photographic Archives 12 1 272 19 loans to other museums and institutions, for a total Textual Archives 11 1,28 linear metres of 92 objects in circulation. Decorative Arts 20 107 Organizations to which objects Costume and Textiles 17 50 were loaned included Pointe-à- Ethnology and Archaeology 2 68 Callière, the Montreal Museum

Paintings, Prints and Drawings 12 26 of Archaeology and History, the Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, Intercollections 21 (set out above) the Aanischaaukamikw Cree 2 993 and Total 101 Cultural Institute, the Montreal 1,28 linear metres Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, and the National Gal- lery of Canada.

Mon pays... c’est l’hiver ! SERGE CHAPLEAU, 1972. GIFT BY M. SERGE CHAPLEAU. M2011.100.1 © McCord MusEUM.

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The Archives and The Museum’s Archives Centre Documentation Centre: is certified and receives a unique, accessible an annual grant from the resource Bibliothèque et Archives Researchers from across the nationales du Québec (BAnQ) world can access the Museum’s to support its archive collection collections via an online data- development efforts and base. An exhaustive computer to maintain public access. catalogue is also available on site. More than 8,000 spe- The Centre’s personnel cialized periodicals can be welcomed close to 600 resear- consulted at the Centre, along chers in 2011-2012 and with more than 2,000 titles in answered some 750 requests its rare books collection. More by e-mail, phone or Canada than 740 archival fonds and Post. The staff also led a collections are also available number of guided tours of the to researchers. In total, they Centre and made its resources represent close to 263 linear available to numerous resear- metres of textual documents, in chers in universities, Aboriginal addition to more than 1,340,000 communities and the Com- photographic archives. munauté métropolitaine de Montréal. DRESS CHRISTIAN DIOR, ABOUT 1959. GIFT of MRS. ALAN J. WATERS. M973.98 © McCord MusEUM.

The McCord Museum shares Fashion Design in Canada the knowledge of its curators Cynthia Cooper, Head, Collec- and researchers tions and Research, and Curator, Throughout 2011-2012, the Costume and Textiles prepared Museum shared the knowledge an online article for the and expertise of its curators Canadian Encyclopedia website, and researchers with other a publication of the Historica- institutions and with the public, Dominion Institute. through various publications, colloquia, meetings and sympo- Removal of metal soaps from sia organized both in-house brass beads on a leather belt and elsewhere. Anne MacKay, Chief Conserva- tor, contributed to a study also PUBLICATIONS authored by Ute Werner, Lyndsie 90 Treasures, 90 Stories, S. Selwyn, W. Ross McKinnon 90 Years and Tara Grant, published in For the exhibition 90 Treasures, Studies in Conservation, Vol. 57, 90 Stories, 90 Years, in celebra- No 1, 2012. tion of its 90th anniversary, the Museum published a 268-page catalogue by the same title. The Museum’s curators worked diligently to prepare this collective work, which featured 90 particularly significant objects, images and manu- scripts from the Museum’s collections.

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Guislaine Lemay, Curator, Ms. Lemay led group discus- to the Present Day on the wesite Ethnology and Archaeology, and sions with Inuit elders on an- of the Hornemann Institute, Interim Curator, Decorative Arts cient Inuit objects in the Muse- Hildesheim, Germany. Ms. Lemay gave a presentation um’s collection. These meetings, entitled “History of the McCord organized in collaboration with Denis Plourde, Conservation Decorative Arts Collection” the Avataq Cultural Institute, the Technician Mr. Plourde hosted as part of the course Studies Quebec Northern Module and a workshop at the Montreal in the History of Craft and the McGill doctoral student Marie- Museum of Fine Arts, February Decorative Arts taught by Elaine Pierre Gadoua, took place on 14, 2012: Les dos coussinés et le Paterson at Concordia Univer- November 30 and December 14, doublage suivant la méthode dite sity, October 18, 2011. 2011, and on January 18, March “Cami-lining” pour les peintures 21 and April 18, 2012. sur toile. She also presented Museum research as part of the course Anne MacKay, Chief Conservator Hélène Samson, Curator, Histoire et fonctions des mu- Ms. MacKay made a presenta- Notman Photographic Archives sées taught by Caroline Truchon tion at the annual meeting of the Ms. Samson gave a presenta- at Université de Montréal, American Institute for Conser- tion entitled “Travels by W.W. November 16, 2011. vation in Philadelphia in June Ogilvie 1876-1868, l’histoire 2011. d’un album photographique et de son acquisition par les Ms. MacKay also taught an on- Archives photographiques line course entitled Restoration Notman”, at Photographie, Theories and Methods from 1945 mobilité, intermédialité, a

SHOES hostess uniform, British Pavilion, EXPO 67. Roger Nelson. 1967. GIFT of the BRITISH PAVILION, Expo 67. M967.98.3.1-2 © McCord MusEUM. VELOCIPEDE 1870-1900. M994X .2.43 © McCord MusEUM.

colloquium held at Université de She also took part in a radio Céline Widmer, Curator, His- Montréal on April 8 and 9, 2011. interview entitled “William tory and Archives Ms. Widmer Notman of Montreal, Part I conducted a one-hour lecture, She also screened La Collection and Part II”, on the CBC Radio “Place aux femmes”, March 7 des amoureux du petit cochon, program Ideas on February and 8, 2012, as part of Archives a video by Michel Campeau, 22 and 23, 2012. à voix haute. The lecture was at the Cinémathèque québé- presented four times over the coise, May 4, 2011. Ms. Samson Christian Vachon, Curator, two-day span. conducted the lecture entitled Paintings, Prints and Drawings “Les Archives photographiques Mr. Vachon made a presentation She was also interviewed on the Notman et les expositions on the Museum’s collection of program Mise à jour, Canal Vox, photographiques au Musée editorial cartoons to students March 27, 2012, and discussed McCord”, as part of the course in the Caricature et satire what should be celebrated for Histoire de l’art et Études graphique dans les arts visuels Montreal’s 375th anniversary. cinématographiques taught by course taught by Dominic Hardy, Suzanne Paquet, Université de UQAM, March 14, 2012. Montréal, October 6, 2011.

VIEWER View-Master, Sawyer’s Inc. 1957. GIFT OF mrs. Hélène Boucher. M2011.27.2.1-3 © McCord MusEUM.

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THE EYE, THE HOLE, THE PICTURE WORKS MONTREAL — POINTS OF VIEW SINCE BY multidisciplinary artist LUIS JACOB SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 The McCord’s latest per- SEPTEMBER 2 TO NOVEMBER 20, 2011 The result manent exhibition is a must for anyone seeking to of a collaboration between Le Mois de la photo à discover or rediscover Montreal and its stories. Montréal and the McCord Museum, this exhibi- Presenting 10 facets of the city’s history, from its tion was designed by artist, curator and author first inhabitants (before the arrival of the Europe- Luis Jacob, whose artistic practice focuses on ans) to the modern metropolis of today with its mé- many different forms, subjects and mediums. tro and skyscrapers, the exhibition presents some The exhibition consisted of two works by Jacob: of Montreal’s iconic neighbourhoods, key moments Album X, published in 2010, which presented finely in its history, and the people who shaped its devel- cut-out images from various print sources; and opment. The exhibition transports visitors into the Cabinet (Montreal) (2011), assembled from the very heart of the city, with an original design that Notman Photographic Archives collection. The features a huge recomposed panorama of Mon- Eye, the Hole, the Picture engaged viewers in a rich treal. It also includes touchscreen stations where visual reflection on the way we see and pigeonhole visitors can view the perspectives of ten historians things, our fear of the void, and the image as fertile on the development of the city’s emblematic sites ground for intersubjectivity. and can even join in this dialogue by recording their own impressions of the city.

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EDWARD BURTYNSKY : OIL OCTOBER 6, 2011, TO TOYS 2 NOVEMBER 18, 2011, TO MARCH 11, 2012 JANUARY 8, 2012 This exhibition, organized by Toys 2, the sequel to the exhibition Toys presented the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., last year, invited children and their parents to see featured 56 large colour photos by celebrated hundreds of toys and enter a fascinating world of Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky on the discovery while on the hunt…for mice! Designed subject of oil. Burtynsky’s careful, detailed work primarily for children aged three to nine, Toys 2 examined the relationships between man, nature featured a cat-and-mouse game, nursery rhymes and industry, with gigantic landscapes illustrating and four entertaining themes—a fun way to view the places where oil is produced and distributed. more than 200 toys selected from the Museum’s The photographer’s lens captured the impact of collection. oil production on our lives and its hold on people, cities, landscapes and the environment. These stunning images conveyed a social and environ- mental message that was both disturbing and thought-provoking.

Edward Burtynsky ALBERTA OLD SANDS, FORT McMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA, 2007. COURTESY OF THE NICHOLAS METIVIER GALLERY, TORONTO. Quvianatuliak Takpaungai Guy Glorieux Woman Holding Braids, GIFT OF SAMUEL SUN LIFE BUILDING AND AND ESTHER SARICK, TORONTO, 1996. DORCHESTER SQUARE, MONTREAL, 2008. © Dorset Fine Arts. ARTIST’s COLLECTION.

IMPRESSIONS OF A CITY, MONTREAL THROUGH A INUIT MODERN THE ESTHER AND SAMUEL SARICK PINHOLE BY PHOTOGRAPHER GUY GLORIEUX COLLECTION FEBRUARY 24 TO SEPTEMBER 3, FEBRUARY 3 TO MAY 27, 2012 This exhibition 2012 Featuring more than 138 works by nearly 75 presented 18 large black-and-white photographs, artists, this exhibition traced the evolution of 20th some up to five metres long, taken by Guy Glorieux century Inuit art through four periods. It exam- using a pinhole camera. Glorieux has been work- ined the many upheavals the Inuit have faced and ing with this technique for more than 12 years, evaluated their social, political, economic, cultural using a rudimentary camera consisting of a box and artistic repercussions. The sculptures, prints pierced with a tiny hole of about 1.5 millimetres in and drawings selected from the Esther and Samuel diameter. The hole allows light to enter and slowly Sarick collection attest to the originality and imprints an image on paper or photographic film quality of the work of some of the most illustrious placed at the back of the box. Using an intriguing artists of our century. The McCord Museum was visual concept, the exhibition examined the effects the only other museum in Canada to present this of time on a city. exhibition after its initial showing at the Art Gallery of Ontario.

WAGON Morton E. Converse Company, ABOUT 1913. M2001.26.21 © McCord MusEUM.

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LYNNE COHEN MARCH 20 TO MAY 6, 2012 PIECES OF PICTURES JUNE 17 TO OCTOBER 16, Twelve photographs by Lynne Cohen depicted 2011 For the sixth consecutive year, the Museum unusual places that are nonetheless real and of- presented an outdoor exhibition on McGill College fered a rich overview of her work from 1970 to 2011. Avenue, enchanting tourists and Montrealers alike This world-renowned Canadian photographer is with the remarkable riches of the Notman Photo- interested in the aesthetics of interiors. Her works graphic Archives, a jewel among its collections. give the impression that the scene depicted was The outdoor exhibition Pieces of Pictures featured arranged or prepared by the artist beforehand, but, a series of photographs of various Montreal neigh- surprisingly, these spaces are photographed as bourhoods, taken on glass plates between 1860 she finds them. The strength of Cohen’s work lies and 1930 and blown up into large reproductions for in the strangely artificial mood of the interiors she the public to enjoy. Each photo was accompanied chooses to immortalize, without placing them in a by an enlargement of a revealing detail hard to socio-historical context. discern with the naked eye. By delving deeper into the images, visitors were able to discover surpris- ing elements hidden in these archival photos. LYNNE COHEN SAUCEBOAT UNTITLED, 2011. John Ridgway, 1830-1855. CHROMOGENE PRINT. purchased BY Mrs. Margaret deVolpi. COLLECTION GIVERNY CAPITAL. MC988.1.58.1-3 © McCord MusEUM. con serva tion

Expertise, rigour and enhancement of the collec- institutions in Quebec, elsewhere in Canada and tions The Conservation department plays a crucial in the United States. Work on two old anonymous role at the McCord, where the artefacts and docu- portraits (circa 1681) of Charles Lemoyne de ments must not only be conserved and protected Longueuil and his wife, Claude-Élisabeth Souart but also prepared for an exhibition or transported d’Adoncourt, was completed by the Centre de to another institution for a loan. In 2011-2012, the conservation du Québec, and three major works teams in this department prepared more than 650 by artists Richard Dillon and Henry Bunnett were objects for the exhibitions Montreal – Points of treated externally, in preparation for the exhibition View, Toys 2 and Luis Jacob – The Eye, the Hole, the Montreal – Points of View. Lastly, with a gener- Picture; 610 of these objects came from the Mu- ous donation from D. Miles Price and the Council seum’s own collections and 46 were borrowed from for Canadian American Relations, the conserva- other institutions. They also provided advice and tion team conducted extensive research and did opinions on conservation challenges, supervised major work on a rare wooden chair decorated with the packing of artefacts, and performed conserva- porcupine quills. tion work on 37 objects for eight loans to various

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RATTLE Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands). 1800-1850. GIFT OF Dr. George Mercer Dawson. ME892.12.2 © McCord MusEUM. A MUSEUM IN SYNERGY WITH McCord ITS COMMUNITY MUSEUM THEMUSEUM’S EducatiONAL MISSION

The McCord Museum’s educational programs Luis Jacob – The Eye, the Hole, the Picture; and continue a long tradition of museum education Impressions of a City, Montreal Through a Pinhole for school, family and adult audiences, welcoming by Guy Glorieux. Existing school programs such as visitors of all ages. The Museum offers specially- Aboriginal Dance and Drumming and Once Upon a designed activities for these audiences and makes Time in 1905 also incorporated the new permanent connections between history and society, both for- exhibition into their already successful teaching mally and informally, while also collaborating with methods. From November 2011 to March 2012, interns and university students. After welcoming Toys 2 was accompanied by an activity called Toy new members to its team in the last fiscal year, Story, which delighted the young and old alike the Education Department developed a new ap- with a custom-built igloo; some 760 students and proach, drawing on the Museum’s solid foundation teachers took part. We also rented out our edu- in education, which produced excellent results: in cational kits to 18 schools, with and without the 2011-2012, the Department welcomed 13,912 visi- services of our facilitators. tors hungry in their quest for knowledge, including 6,947 elementary and 3,692 secondary students. Les rendez-vous du Musée McCord, developed These initiatives were made possible with support in collaboration with the Commission scolaire de from the Great-West Life Assurance Company, Montréal and the Secrétariat à la politique linguis- the J.A. Bombardier Foundation, and the TELUS tique du Québec, is an activity aimed at facilitating Montreal Community Board. the integration of newcomers into Quebec society. These sessions, offered in French, focused on School programs As part of its school programs, Quebec’s rich cultural traditions and attracted 713 the Museum offered à la carte tours of the new participants during the year. Our Family Sundays permanent exhibition Montreal – Points of View activity series for children aged 3 to 12, which fea- and the temporary exhibitions Montreal Pano- tured topics associated with the seasons and the rama by André Cornellier, Edward Burtynsky: OIL, exhibitions currently in the galleries, attracted 912 marionnette The Frog from The Frog Prince. M. J. Burke. 1940-1979. GIFT OF MRS. M. J. BURKE. M979.152.12 © McCord MuSEUM.

people in 2011-2012. Participants in activities such as The Bottle Hunt is On!, Surviving in the Great North and Travelling on the Tea Road explored such far-ranging topics as the environment, First Peoples, and cultural diversity from original and entertaining angles that captured the attention of both toddlers and their parents. Another activity program was offered during Spring Break, March 6 to 9, 2012, entitled Journey to the Land of the Midnight Sun; 1,211 people followed animals from the Far North through the Inuit Modern and Toys 2 exhibitions, took part in a printmaking workshop, and met Inuk singer Beatrice Deer, who presented songs, tales and stories in an intimate setting.

Parents and Tots Since 2006, the Museum has of- fered parents of children aged 18 months and un- der a monthly get-together with activities designed especially for toddlers, featuring touch and play boxes. In 2011-2012, 585 parents and their little ones took part in these activities, which fascinated the children and inspired a sense of wonder in their parents.

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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES — ADULTS Lecture, Images and Environment, November In 2011-2012, the McCord Museum launched a 2011. Three McGill professors shared their inter- new program of cultural activities aimed at adults. pretations of the exhibition Edward Burtynsky: OIL Both entertaining and stimulating, these activities and their views on the current state of the environ- provided the public with an opportunity to discover ment and possible models for improvement. The and explore the various aspects of our collec- lecture was presented in association with the tions and our exhibitions. As well, we developed McGill School of Continuing Studies. new partnerships with the Montreal Fashion and Design Festival, the McGill School of Continuing Conversation with Luis Jacob, November 2011. Studies, the Avataq Cultural Institute, and the SBC For this public discussion about his exhibition The Galerie d’art contemporain. The Museum’s cultural Eye, the Hole, the Picture, the Toronto artist talked activities for adults include lectures and conversa- about his interest in historical collections and tions with curators, researchers and artists, film described his exploration of the Notman Photo- screenings and retreats. graphic Archives.

LECTURES/CONVERSATIONS This program Inuit Art and Culture: The Beauty of Utility, fosters exchanges between the public and the February 2012. Guislaine Lemay, the Museum’s Museum’s curators and guest experts from various Curator, Ethnology and Archaeology, Louis Gagnon, fields. The lectures are informal, with time for dia- curator and director of the Museology Department logue and debate, and are usually presented in the of the Avataq Cultural Institute, and Marie-Pierre J.A. Bombardier Theatre or the Research Centre. Gadoua, researcher and McGill doctoral student in Inuit studies, presented the findings of their Lecture, Edward Burtynsky, October 2011. This research in collaboration with elders from various artist and environmentally committed citizen Inuit communities as part of this bilingual confer- spoke enthusiastically to Montrealers about his ence presented in collaboration with the Avataq work. The lecture was made possible with support Cultural Institute. The presentation was made pos- from the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Family sible with support from Elisa Labelle-Trudeau and Foundation. J. Gaétan Trudeau. URBAN FOREST 2011, Marylin Aitken. © McCord MuSEUM.

Enduring Style at the McCord Museum, Montréal au rythme du temps, as part of the February 2012. This evening of film and fash- ninth edition of Nuit blanche à Montréal, February ion, inspired by renowned couturiers Hubert de 3, 2012. Inspired by the new permanent exhibi- Givenchy and Cristobal Balenciaga, was prepared tion Montreal – Points of View and by photos of in partnership with Montreal Fashion Week. In Montreal, this unique evening was hosted by addition to viewing two documentaries about these artists and musicians Christian Carrière and Frank celebrated designers, the audience learned about O’Connor and by Mere Phantoms, a Montreal- the Museum’s extensive collection of costumes based collective of video projection and shadow and textiles through a talk given by Cynthia Cooper, theatre artists. The public was invited to create Head of Collections and Research, and Curator of a ghost town against the backdrop of improvised Costume and Textiles. music and spectacular visual effects.

CREATIVE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE Archives à voix haute : Place aux femmes, March GENERAL PUBLIC These activities, which took 2012. Using texts, photos, films and music, eight place inside and outside the Museum, invited the archivists from different backgrounds stepped public to discover the McCord’s exhibitions and back in time to revisit Quebec women’s historic collections from the perspective of guest artists march toward full recognition as persons. and researchers. A thoughtful look at the past, this activity brought to life situations and events that inspired future Urban Forest, Victoria Street, Summer 2011. This generations. spectacular, entertaining space, designed by landscape architect Paula Meijerink in collabora- State of Denial, March 2012. This new produc- tion with landscape architect France Cormier and tion by the Teesri Duniya Theatre, presented in architect Thierry Beaudoin, brought Victoria Street connection with the exhibition Montreal – Points of to life. The street was closed to traffic for the View, examined the experience of immigrants and summer, and various activities were presented in refugees in Montreal East. connection with the Museum’s collections. There was a giant collage inspired by the Notman Photo- graphic Archives as well as a participatory project in the form of large wampum belt, created by the Algonquin artist Nadia Myre.

McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /26/27 CAMERA Eastman Kodak. 1903-1906. M971X.30.1.1-3 © McCord MuSEUM.

FILM SCREENINGS In the past year, the J.A. Annie Pootoogook (2006), by Marcia Connolly. This Bombardier Theatre became a venue for the public 12-minute film (short version) takes an intimate screening of films that explored the topics found look at the drawings, thoughts and daily life of in exhibitions Edward Burtynsky: OIL and Inuit Annie Pootoogook, a third-generation Inuit artist Modern. Presented on Wednesday evenings and who lives in Cape Dorset, on Baffin Island. Saturday afternoons, these screenings gave audi- Ghost Noise (2006), by Marcia Connolly. This eight- ences the opportunity to view classic films as well minute film (short version) presents an impres- as works by young filmmakers. sionist portrait of artist Shuvinai Aschoona. Riding Light Into The World : The Art of Kinngait In connection with Edward Burtynsky: Oil Studios (2010), by Annette Mangaard. A 65-minute Marée noire (2008), by Montreal filmmaker Robert film about the development of the Cape Dorset Cornellier: A look at the environmental disaster artistic community, which has become an interna- triggered by the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in tional capital of Northern art. Alaska and its effect on nearby communities. Gasland (2010), by Josh Fox: A film about American The screening of these four films was made possi- communities affected by the shale gas extraction ble by the generosity of Elisa Labelle-Trudeau and process known as fracking. J. Gaétan Trudeau. Manufactured Landscapes (2006): Photographer Edward Burtynsky observes the impact that oil OUTLOOK FOR 2012-2013 As part of our revita- extraction has had on various landscapes around lized cultural activities, the Museum is developing the world. new partnerships, notably with Heritage Montreal, Les Belles Soirées de l’Université de Montréal, and The screening of these three films was made McGill University’s PACE (Project for Learning in possible by the generosity of the Claudine Retirement). A new Artist-in-Residence project will and Stephen Bronfman Family Foundation. provide a contemporary artist with an opportunity to explore the Museum’s collections and prepare In connection with Inuit Modern an exhibition inspired by historic artefacts. The Living Stones/Pierres vives (1958), by John Feeney. A 34-minute documentary shot in the Inuit community of Kincaid (Cape Dorset) on Qikiqtaaluk (Baffin Island). Nominated for an Oscar in 1958. breadth

A MUSEUM IN STEP WITH ITS TIME Throughout MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Through- 2011-2012, the McCord Museum website con- out the year, the Marketing and Communications tinued to be a virtual destination that attracted Department supported the Museum’s rich, varied visitors and researchers from around the world. programming with creative, original ad campaigns, The statistics provided by Google Analytics show ongoing media relations, and the search for part- that 1,001,106 Internet users visited our site, an ners and sponsors, while providing logistical sup- increase of nearly 7 percent over the previous year. port for the Foundation’s fundraising events. Large numbers of Internet users also visited the The exhibition Edward Burtynsky: OIL, which Museum virtually through other sites or Web ap- helped make Montrealers aware of the effects of plications, as shown by the following statistics: oil on our lives, provided an opportunity for the More than 500,000 visits on Flickr; more than Museum to develop a special partnership with the 90,000 visits on the Museum’s YouTube channel; Société de transport de Montréal (STM) on the oc- 2,286 Facebook friends; 2,671 visits to the McCord casion of its 150th anniversary. The contest to win Museum app, available from the App Store since a weekend eco-retreat in Orford, presented in con- September 2011; 1,743 downloads and 5,740 visits nection with the exhibition, gave the lucky winners to the MTL Urban Museum app, also available at the opportunity to enjoy a stay at the Auberge Aux the App Store since September 2011. This applica- 4 Saisons d’Orford. These initiatives contributed in tion, created as part of the new permanent exhibi- their own way to the outstanding media coverage tion Montreal – Points of View, offers a unique garnered by the exhibition. The exhibition Toys 2, opportunity to discover Montreal’s iconic sites and which also enjoyed extensive media coverage, led superimpose historical images over current scenes to a partnership agreement with Maman pour la of urban life. The Museum also added 300 new vie and the Destination centre-ville Santa Claus entries to the Keys to History website database, an Parade, during which roaming “mice” interacted online resource that contains more than 137,000 with parade-goers and invited families to visit the images and artefacts. McCord Museum. Ogilvy’s magnificent Christmas window, which featured the exhibition theme of Cats and Mice, captured children’s attention and enhanced the visibility of Toys 2.

McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /28/29 CUIRASS 17 TH CENTURY. GIFT OF MR. David Ross McCord. ADOPTED BY MariellA Pandolfi. M17674 © McCord MuSEUM.

A few months earlier, from May to September 2011, the Museum’s collections and exhibitions. With the exhibition 90 Treasures, 90 Stories, 90 Years new artisans, themes and promotions regularly also inspired a spectacular window display at featured, the Boutique has become a lively, inviting Ogilvy. place throughout the year. The space was rear- Media partnerships To raise awareness of the ranged to make it more appealing and friendly, the McCord, media partnerships were signed or re- Boutique’s visibility was improved, both inside and newed with Astral, Le Devoir, The Gazette, Historia, outside the Museum and on its website, and a new Le Journal 24h, La Presse, TELUS, Vie des Arts, and sales team was added to optimize customer service the platform Maman pour la vie. and achieve sales goals. Newsletter Launched in August 2011, the Room rentals Room rentals for various events are a Museum’s newsletter is an especially effective major source of funding for the Museum: revenues way to communicate and build loyalty. It is sent out of close to $50,000 were generated between April every other month to people with an interest in the 2011 and March 2012, a full 7 percent higher than Museum and its current exhibitions and activities. the objective. Many companies and organizations The Studio Established in the spring of 2011 by used the Museum for their annual meetings or Marketing and Communications, the Studio aims other events. to meet the creative needs of the Museum’s vari- Museum Membership Program The number of ous departments at a reasonable cost; two graphic Museum members also increased by 67 percent designers work part-time, and there has been between April 2011 and March 2012. The Museum strong growth in the demand for their services. now has 1,119 members, including 755 recruited The Boutique The Boutique took advantage of the in the past year. This growth follows a complete Museum’s repositioning to update the products it overhaul of the membership program and the offers. Now featuring authentic Aboriginal works introduction of more effective visitor communica- and products created by Montreal artisans, the tions campaigns as part of celebrations for the Boutique strives to offer merchandise related to Museum’s 90th anniversary. THEmccord MUSEUMFOUN DATION

The McCord Museum Foundation was officially created in March 2012, following an especially eventful year. The Foundation’s new Executive Director, Kathryn Muller, and Development Coor- dinator, Natacha Lachaine, oversaw the planning and organization of the ambitious Annual Fund and Major Giving campaigns with a host of new, donor- centric communications tools. The popular Tea at the McCord, launched at a donor’s suggestion in May 2011, continues to give donors and members alike an opportunity to engage with the Museum’s curators and learn about the fascinating research their generosity helps support. The 2011 Museum Ball welcomed Montreal Mayor Gérald Tremblay as its Honorary Patron and François Côté, President of TELUS Québec and TELUS Health and Financial Solutions, as its Honorary President. With the invaluable help of a dedicated committee of vol- ADOPT AN ARTEFACT unteers led by Elise Nesbitt, the Roaring Twenties This year, the Foundation Ball honoured the Museum’s 90th anniversary by launched a brand new pro- raising almost $280,000. A new wine tasting even- gram for donors who wish to ing, Wine and Food at the Museum, also proved preserve a piece of Montreal tremendously popular, raising almost $50,000 for on display in the Museum’s new permanent exhibition. By the Museum. adopting an artefact, donors support the Museum’s core mandate of conservation and ensure that yesterday’s treasures will live on for future BROOCH generations. ABORIGINAL: MI’KMAQ. 1750-1800. GIFT OF MR. DAVID ROSS McCord. M2 © McCord MuSEUM.

McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /30/31 STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2012

Operating Restricted Capital Assets Endowment Total total Fund Fund Fund Fund 2012 2011

$ $ $ $ $ $ Revenue Government of Quebec 1,946,614 - 56,341 - 2,002,955 1,730,541 (note 3) Government of Canada 16,058 - - - 16,058 40,365 (note 4) Other grants 73,728 - - - 73,728 46,418 The Conseil des arts de Montréal 70,000 - - - 70,000 70,000 Ville de Montréal 60,000 - - - 60,000 42,670 Contributed services (note 2) 59,420 - - - 59,420 59,320 Foundation grants (note 12) 638,380 - 42,312 - 680,692 758,676 Special Foundation grants 950,000 - - - 950,000 150,000 (note 12) Investment income 431,237 - - - 431,237 435,937 Auxiliary services 297,079 - - - 297,079 367,774 Admissions 340,412 - - - 340,412 394,408 Fundraising 843,384 - - - 843,384 874,164 Sponsorship 235,900 - - - 235,900 142,116 Rental 150,715 - - - 150,715 188,354 Other 38,579 - - - 38,579 65,485 6,151,506 - 98,653 - 6 250,159 5,366,228

Expenses Administration 1,063,487 - - - 1,063,487 946,588 Auxiliary Services 352,415 - - - 352,415 387,501

Interest on long term debt 2,663 - 15,653 - 18,316 30,304

Building and security 942,974 - - - 942,974 948,471 Collection (note 2) 795,804 - - - 795,804 896,952 Education Programs 619,680 - - - 619,680 392,339 Exhibitions 1,315,316 - - - 1,315,316 845,916 Development, marketing 1,043,632 - - - 1,043,632 827,284 and communications Amortization of capital - - 191,429 - 191,429 241,309 assets 6,135,971 207,082 - 6,343,053 5,516,664 (Deficiency) excess of revenue over expenses before the 15,535 - (108,429) - (92,894) (150,436) undernoted items

Unrealized appreciation in fair - - (259,435) - (259,435) 489,700 value of investments

Excess (deficiency) of revenue (243,900) - (352,329) 339,264 over expenses - (108,429)

Fund balances, beginning of year (551,411) - 3,115,525 11,679,062 14,243,176 13,582,376 Restatement - - - - - 321,536 Interfund transferts 895,263 - 52,304 (947,567) - - Fund balances, end of year 99,952 - 3,059,400 10,731 495 13,890,847 14,243,176 BALANCE SHEET aS of MARCH 31, 2012

Operating Restricted Capital Assets Endowment Total total Fund Fund Fund Fund 2012 2011

$ $ $ $ $ $ Assets Current Assets Cash 431,432 - - - 431,432 249,998 Amounts receivable 131,002 - - - 131,002 209,677 Grants receivables (note 8) 107,721 - 43,496 - 151,217 241,144 Due from Operating 183,395* 8,387* - - - - Funds (note 2) Inventory 122,322 - - - 122,322 97,778 Prepaid expenses 47,140 - - - 47,140 56,122 Deferred costs 42,077 - - - 42,077 17,438 1,065,089 8,387 43,496 - 925,190 872,151

Grants receivables (note 8) 408,323 - 143,863 - 552,186 187,359 Investments (note 11) - - - 10,923,277 10,923,277 11 325,565 Capital assets (note 6) - - 3,352,846 - 3,352,846 3 491,971 1,473,412 8,387 3,540,205 10,923,277 1,575,499 15,877,052

Liabilities

Current Liabilities Accounts payable/accrued 628,638 - - - 628,638 610,447 liabilities Due to Other Funds (note 2) - - - 191,782* - - Deferred revenue 244,822 8,387 - - 253,209 272,268 Current portion of long-term 91,677 - 43,496 - 135,173 187,356 debt (note 8) 965,137 8,387 43,496 191,782 1,017,020 1,070,071 Long term debt (note 8) 408,323 - 143,863 - 552,186 187,359 Deferred contributions (note 9) - - 293,446 - 293,446 316,446 1,373,460 8,387 480,805 191,782 1,862,652 1,633,876

Fund balances Invested in capital assets - - 3,059,400 - 3,059,400 3,115,525

Externally restricted (note 10) - - - 10,813,034 10,813,034 11,313,034 Internally restricted (note 10) - - - (81,539) (81,539) 366,028 Unrestricted 99,952 - - - 99,952 (551,411) 99,952 - 3,059,400 10,731,495 13,890,847 14,243,116 1,473,412 8,387 3,540,205 10,923,277 15,753,499 15,877,052

* These amounts are not included in the total column because they offset each other. Excerpt of the 2011-2012 Financial Statements.

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DONATIONS TO THE COLLECTIONS Marie-Marthe Laberge MAJOR DONATIONS Steven Ambros Pierre Langlois Anonymous (1) Hugh Anson-Cartwright Nancy Léger Canadian Pacific Archambault Family Lucie C. Lemaire Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Atlantique Michel Lemay family Foundation William P. Baker and Mary Baker Estate of Léon Lortie Goldman Sachs Gives Philippe Baylaucq Mariitta Maavara Great-West Life Assurance Company Estate of James Robert Beattie Louis F. Marchand Family Hylcan Foundation Rachel Beauchamp Monica Martin J. Armand Bombardier Foundation Harold Bedoukian France Massé on behalf Jean Raby Mariette Bergeron of the late Yvonne David Molson Foundation Andréa Deslandes Bernier Anette McConnell RBC Foundation Louise Blanchard-Beaudoin Estate of W. G. McConnell TELUS Montreal Community investment Harry Bloomfield McGill University- Redpath Museum J. Gaétan Trudeau Ruth Boies H. Edward McLean and Elisa Labelle-Trudeau Hélène P. Boucher Francine Monière Estate of Edna Wootan Caroline Bourgeois Kathleen Moores-Kinnear Renée Bourgeois Margot Campbell and 2011-2012 GIVING CAMPAIGN Elizabeth Fieldhouse Bowes Serge G. Morin President’s Circle Elizabeth and Robert Bowes Terry Mosher Birks Family Foundation Antonio and Luciana Centazzo Graham Nesbitt BMO Financial Group Serge Chapleau Elizabeth de Fougerolles Nunn Marjorie Bronfman Terrence and Andrea Chubbs Airlie Ogilvie EJLB Foundation Ann and Carolyn Cooper Marie Ouellet Cynthia Gordon Lizette Corbeil-Pagé Robert Overing Hay Foundation Lysanne Coupal Sally Pankratz N.E. Anne Hyde Gilles Cuerrier Edith Paton Hylcan Foundation Christiana Dorian Cumming Louis Payette J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Pierre David Martin and Daniel R. Payette Kathleen Laing Catherine Demers Roland Pierre Lallemand Ina-Marie and Moshé Dobner Nicole and Monique Pilon Peter and Linda Leus Joseph Donohue Sylvain Pilon Brian Levitt André Dubois and Guy Dubois Diana S. Pitfield Macdonald Stewart Foundation Jessie Dunn Marie Robert George and Anne MacLaren Barbara Dylla John A. Rolland Elspeth McConnell William Feindel Louise Rousseau Joan McKim Fonds Franco-Ontarien Paulette Geraldine Routh Eric and Jane Molson Tourangeau Carmen Saint-Jacques Stephen and Nancy Molson Forté-Bisaillon Family Maria Wanda Serwatowski Graham and Elise Nesbitt Lawrence Foy Marjorie Sharp John and Adrienne Peacock Reine Gagné Jessica Shields Derek and Jill Price Lucie Gagnon Diane M. Shink RBC Financial Group Gisèle Garneau MacKay L. Smith Robert and Deirdre Stevenson Michel Garneau Prudence Spaulding Tecolote Foundation Gauthier Family Guy Louis Tarissants Manon Vennat The children of Thérèse Goulet Thérèse Théorêt Philip and Judith Webster Elizabeth Goodwin Geoffrey Thorne, Judith Anderson Zeller Family Foundation Cynthia Gordon and Annabelle Mays Denyse Guilmette Louise Trépanier Trustee’s Circle Alison Hackney and Claude Robillard $5,000 and + Mary Hughson-Mosher Raymonde Trudeau EJLB Foundation Estate of Irène Bouchard Hurtubise André Valiquette David Gawley Imperial Tobacco of Canada Ltd. Alan L. Wilkinson J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Marc Ingles Margaret Wood John and Adrienne Peacock Institut Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Sharon Rae Worthyson Jill and Derek Price de Montréal Yarmouth Historical Society RBC Foundation Estate of Elsie A. Kattas Janet York Zeller Family Foundation Denyse Labelle-Cenerelli GORGET ABOUT 1810-1815. GIFT OF THE ESTATE OF MRS EMILY ROSS CRAWFORD. M9538. © McCord MusEUM.

Curator’s Circle Patron’s Circle Old Port of Montréal Corporation $2,500 - $4,999 $500 - $999 Antoine and Lucille Panet-Raymond Azrieli Foundation Anonymous (6) Robert Paré Alvin Segal Family Foundation Derek Anderson Jean Barbara Place Roger J. Beauchemin and Elisabeth Roux J. Brian Aune Yolande Prénoveau Birks Family Foundation Grégoire Baillargeon Robert and Cecil Rabinovitch Council for Canadian American Relations Cynthia B. Baxter Recochem Michael Fortier and Michelle Setlakwe James and Michèle Beckerleg Cyril and Dorothy Reitman Cynthia Gordon Dominique M. Bellemare William L. Ridley Investissement Québec Michael Belmer James A. Robb Alan MacIntosh John and Diana Bennett Guy and Francine Saint-Pierre D. Miles Price BOS Scotiabank Provencher Roy + Associés Architectes James and Barbara Brodeur Pierre Setlakwe Line Rivard Doris L. Chagnon Bhasker and Satinder Shetty Mary Chancer Leslie T. Simms Benefactor’s Circle Denyse Chicoyne Ian A. Soutar $1,000 - $2,499 John and Pattie Cleghorn Lorna Telfer Anonymous (4) Robert Coallier and Elaisne Blain David L. Torrey Janine Bombardier Stuart and Jill Cobbett David and Susan Tunnell J.R. André Bombardier Barry Cole and Sylvie Plouffe Manon Vennat Jean-Jacques Carrier Joseph S. Connolly Allan Vosko/Celebrations Cogeco Cable Marvin Corber Mary G. Webster CSL Group Marcel Côté Philip and Judith Webster Douglas and Diane Deruchie Richard and Sylvia Cruess Robert and Susan Winsor Fondation René Malo Elizabeth M. Danowski Barbara J. Whitley Fonds de solidarité FTQ Aileen Desbarats Emmanuelle Gattuso Devencore NKF $250 - $499 Giverny Capital Entreprises Denis Melançon Anonymous (6) Gluskin Sheff + Associates F. Furst Enterprises Stewart and Barbara Arbuckle Robert R. Graham Susan Fitzpatrick Karen Aziz Richard and Susan Hart Fondation Denise et Guy St-Germain Daniel Baer Hay Foundation Maurice A. Forget Robert and Shirley Baird N.E. Anne Hyde Scott and Rachel Fraser François Barbeau Salvatore Iacono and Stella Scalia Michel Gélinas Suzanne Bisaillon Joan F. Ivory Louis H. Gendron John and Janet Blachford J. Sonic Services Mary S. Gordon Marlene Bourke Jarislowsky Foundation Michael St. B. Harrison Claude Brunet Monique Jérôme-Forget André Imbeau Wayne H. Campbell Robert Johnson Ivanhoe Cambridge Canadian Salt Company Lallemand Sarah E. Ivory Gretta Chambers Roger and Monique Laporte Helen R. Kahn Simonne E. Clarke Larry and Cookie Rossy Family Foundation Eric Klinkhoff Patricia D. Claxton Serge Lenis and Anne-Marie MacLellan Louise Langelier Biron John W. Collyer Peter and Linda Leus Charles Lapointe Norman and Lorena Cook Michael A. Meighen Michel Lapointe A. Marjory Cornett Stephen and Nancy Molson A. Lassonde Pierre L. Côté Pierre Morin and Josée Dupont Letko, Brosseau & Associates David M. Culver Olga Korper Gallery Bertrand Licart Althea Douglas Robin B. Pitcher Barry Lorenzetti Louis Dzialowski and Susan Aberman Power Corporation of Canada James MacLaren Sophia Economides R. Howard Webster Foundation James and Sophie Madon Fondation de Marie Françoise Carolyn and Richard J. Renaud Judith Mappin et Marc Beauchamp François R. Roy Moira T. McCaffrey Lorris Frankfurt Sanimax San Joan McKim Daniel Gagnier and Heather Robinson Paul Simard Andrew T. Molson Robert Trudeau William and Barbara Molson Valerie Pasztor Foundation Angelcare Monitors William and Nancy Turner Foundation François L. Morin McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /36/37 CROSS Charles Arnoldi, 1779-1817. GIFT OF MR. David Ross McCord. M1893.1 © McCord MusEUM.

M. Velma Geraghty Elizabeth Ballantyne Judith E. Dingle Richard Gervais and Marie Chevrier Frances E. Ballantyne Claire Doré Marie Giguère Dale Bartlett Lucille Douville Maurice Gravel Claire Beaugrand-Champagne Vincent Douville Tass G. Grivakes C. Germain Beauregard Anthea Downing Bruce Guerriero Donald Berry and Susyn Borer Pierre Dozois Charles C. Hill Françoise Bertrand Mark Drake William Hingston Lorna E. Bethell Lucette Drolet Ann Hodes Rose M. Bidler Jessie Dunn Susan A. Holton Ann Birks Jacqueline M. Duranceau Catherine Hopper Jonathan and Maria Birks Gael Eakin Iron Cat Louise Blanchard Beaudoin William and Penelope S. Eakin Irving Ludmer Family Foundation Raymonde Blanchard Eddy and Isabelle Echenberg Gordon P. Jackson Paul and Judith Bock Lillian Echenberg Valerie Knowles James and Diana Bouchard Charles E. Elliott Laurier Lacroix Michèle Boulanger-Bussière Robert and Heather Faith David H. Laidley André P. Bourdon David and Ruth Flicker Nathalie Leclair Raymonde Bowen André Gauthier Gilbert Lee Michael A.S. Boxer John Gibb-Carsley Paul-André Linteau Norman R. Bregg Marilynn Gillies Kathleen H. Mather Christine Brodhead Thomas S. Gillespie Elizabeth Maxwell Tim R. Brodhead Peter G. Gillett Graham and Elise Nesbitt Robert P. Brodie James and Susan Godber Louise Pelland Collin James M. Brophy and Lynda Taylor Victor and Sheila Goldbloom Rosalind Pepall Jessie Bulman Alan Z. Golden Julian Elliott and Caroline Price Judith Buzzell Mary Golubeva Jean-Pierre Provencher Nan T. Carlin John H. Gomery and Pierrette Rayle Anne Raby Timothy and Beverley Carsley E. Alan Gordon Mary J. Ramsay Margaret Carton Lorraine Gosselin Lisa Reitman Evelyn Case Louis J. Gouin Douglas Reynolds Claude L. Casgrain David and Anne Gregory Miriam Roland Charles and Suzan Cavell Noreen E. Griffith Louis Roquet Pierre Cayouette Jean-Eudes Guy Colin Ross Centre Dentaire Laurier Nancy R. Hale Alexandra Schwarz Gérard Chagnon Eva Harding François Sénécal-Tremblay Lucie Charbonneau Carol Hassemer Sarah Ste-Marie Monique Charbonneau Catherine Henderson Claude and Frances Taylor Jean Charton Michèle Henderson Scott Taylor Brian P. Chernoff Paul Herrmann Stephen J. Toope Joan Clark Virginia Heward Adam and Catherine Turner J. Edwin and Elizabeth Coffey Mel Himes Kerrigan Turner Shirley R. Cohen Peter Howick Dusty Vineberg Solomon Robert L. Colby Daniel Hudon Trina Vineberg Berenson Michelle A. Cormier Mary Huggett Norman and Patterson Webster Hugh Cowans J. Lawrence Hutchison ZenData Marketing William Cowen Cynthia Hyndman Robert and Judith Cowling Eleanor Hynes $1 – $249 John P. Cunningham Investors Group Marguerite Ahern Normandeau Elizabeth Ann Dadson Peter B. Irvine Gwynneth Allen Pauline Daigneault P. Stuart and Anouk Iversen Phyllis Amber Anita David Peter and Margaret Janson Anonymous (48) Margaret A. Davidson Elizabeth Jennaway-Eaman David and Peggy Arditi Christine Décarie Hélène Joly Robert Ascah Yvon Deschamps Francine Jones Bernard Asselin Monique DeSerres Frances Kalil Steve Aubé Jean-Pierre Desrosiers Virginia King John L. Baker Geneviève Devault-Clément Douglas and Kathleen Kinnear THE Mccord MUSEUM BENEFACTORS

Betty Kobayashi Issenman Joseph Nuss Irwin Tauben Jean S. Laird Michael and Anne Ogilvie Charles M. Taylor Louise Lamarre Proulx Augustin O’Gorman and Karin Austin Donald Taylor and Leigh MacKenzie Madeleine Landry Lewy Olfson Miriam H. Tees Mary Landry Patrice Ouimet Peggy-Jean Thomas Allan and Kerry Lanthier Charles S. Parent Barbara Ann Thompson Paula J. LaPierre Elinor Patterson John D. Thompson Yolande Larose Barbe Lili-Anna Peresa Thomas and Sherrill Thompson Mary C. Larson Jacob Peter and Kay Wolofsky James W. Tremain William Lassner Aude N. Picher Tremblay William Tresham and Madeleine Panaccio Rollande Lefebvre Odile Plain Marjorie E. Trigg Leonard and Alice Cohen Jan-Fryderyk Pleszczynski Marie-Paule Vaillancourt family Foundation and Dominique I. Lapierre Michel Vennat Marcel Lessard Joan Poupart Hyman I. Waxman François Lette Pratt & Whitney Canada Michael Wertheimer Raymond Levasseur Timothy Price Christopher Wiegand Irena Flora Liebich Productions Jacques Payette Robert C. Wilkins Alan C. Lindsay Geno Proteau Halford and Sonia Wilson Ruth J. Lindsay Robin Quinlan Barbara Winn John and Lorraine Little Bette Lou Reade Warren and Janice Winslow J.H. Guy and Monique Lord Kate Reed Arthur W. Worth William and Lynda Luber Reeks Investments Henry and Melodie Yates Hélène Lussier H. Maynard Rees Brian Young and Beatrice Kowaliczko J. Joseph MacDonald Guadalupe Reusing Dermai Young Joan MacKenzie J. Kevin and Ann Reynolds George R. MacLaren Pierre Riverin Donors of the Eleanor MacLean Carmen Z. Robinson Adopt-an-Artefact program Serge Marcoux Frances Rorke Charles and Anne Matheson Louise Rousseau Glass Plate Negative of Paul Mayer André Roy Notman and Sons Sally K. McDougall Louise Roy Adopted in memory of Daintry Notman Robert McKenzie Hubert Sacy Velocipede Peter J. McKinnon Robert Salagan Adopted by the Fondation Susan McKinnon Bell Lionel J. Sanders Pierre Desmarais Belvédère William McLean André Saumier Notebook, Thomas Molson Michael and Peggy McMaster Danielle Sauvage Adopted by Eric and Jane Molson Valerie McRobie Melvin and Barbara Schloss Helmet and cuirass Elizabeth Mennie Roslyn M. Selig Adopted by Mariella Pandolfi Andrée Mercier Frank and Tania Shamy Manuscript, Paul de Chomedey Jeanne-d’Arc Messier Pauline Shapiro de Maisonneuve Joan E. Meyer Jocelyn Shaw Adopted by Michal Kuzmicki Jean Minville Louise A. Sheils and Angèle Martineau Moe Levin Family Foundation Amy Shulman Painting, Robert Auchmuty Sproule Claude and Constance-Marie Moisan Soryl Shulman Rosenberg Adopted by Alan Klinkhoff C. Robin Molson Guy and Huguette Sicotte Accordion Penny and Gordon Echenberg Simply Wonderful Adopted by Suzanne Sauvage family Foundation Olga Skica Kodak Camera Peter Monk Theodore Sourkes Adopted by David Tarr Montreal Centre for Contemporary Textiles Gay Speirs and Gisèle Chevrefils Toby Morantz Lise Spénard Spice box Elena Morimanno Carol Stanimir Adopted by D.S. Wells Family David Morton Charlotte Starkey Caricature, Normand Hudon Moureaux Hauspy Design Reginald and Andrée Steers Adopted by Marcel Caya Heather Munroe-Blum David J. Stenason Newton Foundation Pamela D. Stewart Jacques Noiseux Mary Stikeman Brenda T. Norris Marguerite Stratford McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /38/39 CUPS, PLATES, SAUCER 1810-1830. Staffordshire. GIFT OF MR. David Ross McCord. M2450.50, M2450.6, M2450.53, M2450.22 © McCord MusEUM.

Eaton Summer Catalogue Josée Goulet Robert Tellier Adopted by Douglas and Diane Deruchie John A. Hallward The Gazette Clock, Savage & Lyman George and Sonia Hanna Pierre-André Themens Adopted by Thomas R.M. Davis Christian Harvey and Johanne Pérusse Quebec Pavilion Uniform, Expo 67 Stephen Huddart and Catherine Rideout Theratechnologies Adopted by Ann Vroom and David Lank Peter B. Irvine Anick Truong Monique Jérôme-Forget Manon Vennat 2011 GALA Cynthia R. Johnston Helmut and Keri Von Moltke The Roaring Twenties J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Philip and Judith Webster Guests and Donors Nicolas Krnjevic and Claire Fripp Stuart and Claire Webster Anonymous (3) Peter and Claire Kruyt Willem Westenberg and Anne Duprat Robert and Susan Alain Michal Kuzmicki and Angèle Martineau American Iron & Metal Company V.J. Lacroix and Cynthia Carsley Sponsors Vikki Andrighetti Guy and Vanessa Laframboise Aeroplan Jean and Cynthia Aucoin David Lank and Ann Vroom Air Transat Cassandra Aurora Clément Larosée and Diane Oliver Aquascutum Daniel Baer and Johanne Larrissey François Lecavalier and Sonia Rapisarda Celebrations Babak Barin and Marie-Claude Rigaud Serge Lenis and Anne-Marie MacLellan Club Sportif MAA Christiane Beaulieu Letko Brosseau & Associates Dansereau Traiteur Serge Bélanger Peter and Linda Leus Duocom John and Diana Bennett Brian Levitt Holt Renfrew Trevor H. Bishop George and Anne MacLaren Jaeger Manon Blanchette Antonia Maioni Le Crystal BMO Capital Markets Anna Martini Lubertex J.R. André Bombardier James and Emma McCavour Metropolitan Hotels Borden Ladner Gervais Sally K. McDougall The Molson Brothers Tim R. Brodhead Bruce McNiven Montreal Event Planners Sacha Brosseau and Marie Sénécal-Tremblay Pinkerton B. Terfloth + Cie (Canada) Old Port of Montréal Corporation Planterra François Carlier and Nina Dyson Antoine and Lucille Panet-Raymond Ruben Abramowsky Claude L. Casgrain Jan Peeters and Judith Kavanagh SAQ Joseph and Sandra Chaloub Isabelle Perreault Simplespace André and Joanne Charron Javier Planas and Ana Borrallo Retter Dental Care Denis Cloutier and Joanne Bissonnette Gilbert Pommepuy St-Laurent Coiffure Michelle Cormier and Sharon de Gaspé Power Subway Marcel Côté and Louise Drouin Power Corporation of Canada Taschen Elizabeth Ann Dadson Deon Ramgoolam TELUS Douglas and Diane Deruchie Rio Tinto Alcan The Windsor Jacques Des Rochers Line Rivard Michael J. Downer Carmen Robinson Corporate tables Mark Drake Eric Rondeau and Nathalie Bissonnette Accenture Benoit Dubord Robert G. Ross Bleublancrouge Peter and Martha Duffield François Roy BMO Capital Markets Jonathan Elkas and Nancy Wells Louise Roy Cossette Richard Elson Donal Ryan and Christine Brodhead Fasken Martineau Maurizio Favretto and Claudia Steele Hubert Sacy Macdonald Stewart Foundation Stefan Fews and Elizabeth Gomery Samson Bélair Deloitte & Touche Investissement Québec Fondation René Malo Suzanne Sauvage Lallemand Norman and Dena Glouberman Kristin Shannon MacDougall, MacDougall & MacTier Gluskin Sheff + Associates Brett Sherlock McCarthy Tétrault John Gomery and Pierrette Rayle Sotheby’s International Realty Québec McLean Budden Cynthia Gordon William and Margaret Stavert Norton Rose Canada Great-West Life Assurance Company Sarah Ste-Marie Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Jason Grelowski and Karen Radford Stikeman Elliott SNC-Lavalin The MUSEUM AND ITS TEAM

Prestige Tables Mamanpourlavie.com BOARD OF TRUSTEES Libermont Foundation La Presse 2011-2012 Navilon Vie des Arts Line Rivard, Chair Graham and Elise Nesbitt Jean-Jacques Carrier, Vice-chair Derek A. Price Other Partners Daniel Baer, Treasurer RBC Capital Markets Archives Canada Paul Raymond, Secretary RSM Richter Chamberland Canadian Museums Association Prof. Heather Munroe-Blum, ex-officio TELUS Chaire de recherche du Canada Derek A. Price, ex-officio Tourisme Montréal sur la question territoriale autochtone Grégoire Baillargeon UQAM Sylvie Chagnon Granting Organizations Concordia University Marvin Corber Arrondissement Ville-Marie, DIALOG Marcel Côté Ville de Montréal Laboratoire d’histoire Doug Deruchie Bibliothèque et Archives Canada et de patrimoine de l’UQÀM François Duffar Bibliothèque et Archives nationales Odonak Museum René Godbout du Québec Réseau de recherche et de connaissances Cynthia Gordon Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada relatives aux peuples autochtones Salvatore Iacono Conseil des arts de Montréal Réseau des services d’archives Monique Jérôme-Forget Ministère de la Culture, du Québec (RAQ) Michal Kuzmicki des Communications et de la Société de développement commercial Roland Lescure Condition féminine du Québec Destination centre-ville Alan MacIntosh Ministère de l’Éducation, Société des musées québécois Elise Nesbitt du Loisir et du Sport du Québec Jean Raby Patrimoine canadien 2011-2012 Exhibition Loan Providers Suzanne Sauvage, ex-officio Ressources humaines et Développement Art Gallery of Ontario (Inuit Modern) Alexandra Schwarz des compétences Canada André Cornellier (Montreal Panorama) Lorna J. Telfer Secrétariat à la politique linguistique Collection Giverny Capital (Lynne Cohen) Ann Vroom Université McGill Corcoran Gallery of Art (Edward Burtynsky: OIL) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Sponsors Galerie Olga Korper (Lynne Cohen) Line Rivard, Chair BMO Financial Group Guy Glorieux (Impressions of a City, Susan Aberman Busac Real Estate Montreal Through a Pinhole) Daniel Baer Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec Huron-Wendat Museum Marcel Côté Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP (The Indian Act Revisited) Cynthia Gordon Défilé du Père Noël Le Mois de la photo de Montréal Michal Kuzmicki Dollarama (The Eye, The Hole, The Picture) Derek A. Price Scotiabank Group Luis Jacob (The Eye, The Hole, The Picture) Paul Raymond Homburg – Hall de la gare Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal Suzanne Sauvage Ivanhoé Cambridge (The Eye, The Hole, The Picture) La Maison OGILVY INC. UMA (Impressions of a City, AUDIT COMMITTEE RBC Royal Bank Montreal Through a Pinhole) Daniel Baer, Chair Rio Tinto Alcan Claude David (guest) STM Philip Leduc TD Canada Trust TELUS Québec STRATEGIC INITIATIVES COMMITTEE Tourisme Montréal Marcel Côté, Chair François Duffar Media Partners Salvatore Iacono Astral Monique Jérôme-Forget The Gazette Michal Kuzmicki Groupon Roland Lescure Historia Paul Raymond Journal 24h Line Rivard Living Social Suzanne Sauvage Metromedia

McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /40/41 Réjeanne ND Gaétan Garon Saint-Joseph de Beauce, QC. Gabor Szilasi, 1973. GIFT OF MR. Gabor Szilasi. MP-1974.16.10 © McCord MusEUM.

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE Danièle Perron (guest) Isabelle Perreault Grégoire Baillargeon Line Rivard Anne-Sophie Roy Sylvie Chagnon Suzanne Sauvage Anick Truong René Godbout Richard Vachon Cynthia Gordon 2011 BALL COMMITTEE Flora Wan Suzanne Le Blanc Elise Nesbitt, Chair Nancy Wells Kathryn Muller Andrew Molson, Honorary Member Paul Raymond Grégoire Baillargeon ADMINISTRATION Line Rivard Cynthia Carsley Lacroix President and Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Sauvage Sylvie Chagnon Suzanne Sauvage Alexandra Schwarz Sandra Albers Chalhoub Assistant to the President and Chief Ann Vroom Stephen Chalhoub Executive Officer Charles Flicker Johanne Malo COLLECTIONS AND Claire Fripp Development Officer, Grants ACQUISITIONS COMMITTEE Cynthia Gordon Martine Couillard Cynthia Gordon, Chair Lindsay Hollinger Cynthia Cooper Vanessa Laframboise OPERATIONS Yves Lacasse (guest) Nathalie Leclair Director, Operations Laurier Lacroix (guest) Emma McCavour Philip Leduc Line Rivard Diane Oliver Senior Officer, Human Resources Karine Rousseau Joanne Pelletier Charron Lucie Beaupré Suzanne Sauvage Lorna Telfer Comptroller Alexandra Schwarz Honorary President: Muriel Ingrassia Christian Vachon françois Côté, President, TELUS Québec Clerk, Administration and Accounting and TELUS Health Solutions Geneviève Clavet FINANCE AND Honorary Patron: Head, Information Technologies ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE Gérald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal Hugues Boily Daniel Baer, Chair Network Administrator Grégoire Baillargeon 2011-2012 YOUNG McCORD COMMITTEE Duncan Forbes Doug Deruchie Nadia Niro, Co-Chair Coordinator, Security and Facilities Michal Kuzmicki Alexandra Schwarz, Co-Chair Mario Lafond Philip Leduc Kathryn Muller, ex-officio Mechanical Technician Line Rivard Florence Bienvenu Dominique Granger Suzanne Sauvage Simon Cazelais Maintenance Technician Nicolas Chenard-Paul Giusto Cannella REAL ESTATE SUB-COMMITTEE Sonia Katiya Security Agents René Godbout, Chair Brigitte Lenis Sécuritas (sous-traitance) Sébastien Goulet (guest) Christine Lenis Lucie Lamoureux (guest) Jordana Lopocaro COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH Suzanne Le Blanc Hardip Manku AND PROGRAMMES Alan MacIntosh Raphaelle Marchese Director, Programmes Danièle Perron (guest) Lisa Reitman Sylvie Durand Line Rivard Suzanne Sauvage Wine and Food Committee CURATORIAL Diane Oliver, Chair Head, Collections and Research and INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Claude Arsenault Curator, Costume and Textiles Jean-Jacques Carrier, Chair Linda Boulanger Cynthia Cooper Philip Leduc Sacha Brosseau Curator, Paintings, Prints and Drawings Kathryn Muller Simon Cazelais Christian Vachon Line Rivard Constance De Grosbois Curator, Notman Photographic Archives Lorna J. Telfer Nicolas Deziel Hélène Samson, Ph.D. Charles Émond Curator, Ethnology and Archaeology, MARKETING COMMITTEE Marianna Ferraro and Interim Curator, Decorative Art René Godbout, Chair Laure Goubau Guislaine Lemay Sébastien Goulet (guest) Catherine Isabelle Curator, History and Archives Lucie Lamoureux (guest) Mathieu L’Allier Céline Widmer Suzanne Le Blanc Annie Lapointe Alan MacIntosh Christine Lenis COLLECTIONS Émilie Lesage Leah Blythe Head, Collection Management Lelia Sfeir Véronique De Broin-Verrat Christian Vachon Rachel Thorne Maude Cossette Registrar Sophie de Villemeur Annie Dubé Karine Rousseau Timothy Weiss Sarah Guérin Collection Technician Aislinn Leggett Caroline Bourgeois MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS Catherine Légaré Senior Cataloguer, Director Stephanie Lopez Notman Photographic Archives Pascale Gagnon (on leave) Aurélien Marchandise-Riuz Nora Hague Suzanne Le Blanc (interim) Michelle Macleod Photographer Communications Camille Pineault Marilyn Aitken Head, Communications Justine Rouse-Lamarre Webmaster and IT analyst Sol Millan (on leave) Marie-Ève Sévigny Hugues Boily Claudia Carbonneau (interim) Rachel Thorne Project Manager, Web and Multimedia Marketing and Communications Officer, Josianne Vienne Stéphanie Poisson Promotion Lauriane Vogel Julie-Véronique Aubin Caroline Weber CONSERVATION Marketing and Communications Officer, Sean Wood Chief Conservator Public Relations Anne MacKay Nadia Martineau VOLUNTEERS Conservation Technician Graphic Designers Kelli Babcock Denis Plourde Chloé Allard Caitlin Bakker Amy Joycey Kathryn Banham EXHIBITIONS Ludivine Baugier Head, Exhibitions RENTAL SERVICES AND EVENTS Nathalie Blanchard Geneviève Lafrance Coordinator, Rental Services and Events Diane Bouilhac Project Manager, Exhibitions Orelie Brûlet Antoine Champagne Catherine K. Laflamme Jason Cool Anny Guindon-Varvarikos ADMISSION AND BOUTIQUE Emily Dobby Chief Technician Manager Morgan Eaton John Gouws Cerise Mahuzier Marie-Anne Gagnon Technicians Clerks Roxanne Gardener Mélissa Jacques Lara Bourdin Cynthia Gordon Marie-Hélène Rolko Rob Coles Allan Hoffman Action éducative Katerine Genest Carol Kouri Ekaterina Huerta Nike Langevin EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ACTION Katerine Huerta Carey Lees Head, Education and Cultural Action Gabrielle Larocque Sarah Macintyre Dominique Trudeau Vincent Marquis James McCall Coordinator, Educational Programmes Marie-Gabrielle Morin Joan McKim Stéphanie Robert (on leave) Camille Patry-Desjardins Heather McNabb Mélanie Deveault (interim) Virginie Reynaud Jennifer Morehouse Head, Cultural Activities Sylvia Sorbelli Susan Nish Sarah Watson Sheila Petts Coordinator, Logistics and Reservations MUSEUM FOUNDATION Elaine Radman Linda St-Pierre Executive Director Tourmaline Rem Interpreters Kathryn Muller, Ph.D. Sylvain Roy Laurence Ayotte Development Coordinator Elizabeth Sifton Laurence Bolduc Natacha Lachaine Shamron Spence Richard Denis Volunteer Coordinator for the Ball Armgard Stanger Noémie Deshaies Samuel Daigle Nina Thurlow Justine Dewavrin Development Assistant Rhona Vandelman Étienne Gevry-Boucher Marie-Ève Barrette Catherine Versailles Francis Gilbert Tanya Vesia Vanessa Ledoux INTERNS Dermai Young Estelle Grandbois-Bernard Aurélia Anselin Mathieu Garceau-Tremblay Ludovic Barbeau Marion Beaulieu Josée Lavigne McCORD MUSEUM ANNUAL REPORT 2011-2012 /42/43 Writing: André Dupras Communications Graphic design: David & Goliath™ Communication Marketing

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