SPRING 2016 MONTRÉAL WELCOMES THE ÉMILE HERMÈS POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE COLLECTION 1. Some members of the Board of Trustees of the Société du Musée d’archéologie et d’histoire de Montréal, Pointe-à-Callière: (left to right) Paule Doré, Dimitri Antonopoulos, Jean Lamarre, Andrew Molson, Francine Lelièvre, Jean Roy, Manon Gauthier, Marie- Agnès Thellier, Yves Beauchamp, Patricia Curadeau-Grou, James 1 Hewitt, Robert Y. Girard. 2. Some members of the Board of Trustees of the Pointe-à-Callière Foundation: (left to right) Russell Goodman, Sylvie Dufresne, André Bouthillier, Caroline Émond, Yves Bonin, Robert Y. Girard, Laurent Liagre, Francine Lelièvre, Pierre Courchesne, Mario Bédard, Pierre Turcotte, Maxime Rémillard. 2 DISTINGUISHED BOARD MEMBERS The Société Pointe-à-Callière and its Foundation wish to salute the exceptional work of the{ members of their respective boards. Their efforts behind the scenes make it possible for us to pursue our hopes and dreams { at Pointe-à-Callière. We greatly appreciate your commitment! 3 3. Left to right: Daniel A. Baer RECOGNITION FOR THE MOLSON FAMILY of EY, Andrew Molson, Geoff Molson and Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard, The family of the Chair of the Board of the Société du Musée, Andrew Molson, was the first in Quebec at the EY award ceremony. to receive the EY Family Business Award of Excellence in September. As the oldest family business in Quebec, the oldest brewery in North America, and Canada’s second-oldest company, Molson Coors owes its success to the exemplary values and community involvement of John Molson, who founded it in 1786. Andrew and Geoff Molson accepted the award on behalf of the Molson family at the EY Quebec Entrepreneur of the Year Gala. The Family Business Award of Excellence honours companies that have a tradition of successfully balancing business and family life, growing their business through innovation, and contributing through philanthropic or social engagement. { Photo © NH Photographers, Pointe-à-Callière POSITIVE { RESULTS AND A PROMISING YEAR AHEAD! Photo © NH Photographers, Pointe-à-Callière For the Pointe-à-Callière Foundation, 2015 ended on a high note, I have to let you in on a secret: I’m already looking forward to with the success of its first Major Fundraising Campaign: over May, when the Museum will open a majestic exhibition entitled $13 million! In these times of austerity, I can’t say enough to Of Horses and Men–The Émile Hermès Collection, Paris. Hermès, express my thanks to our donors, the Co-Chairs of the campaign, a craftsman who started out making harnesses and saddles back Louis Vachon and David McAusland, and the members of the in 1837, went on to build a luxury goods empire. Our exclusive campaign team. Their determination helped us far exceed our Montréal exhibition will give visitors a chance to admire a collection $10 million goal. Mission accomplished for the Museum and for of items on an equestrian theme rarely seen by the general public. the Foundation team, who really poured their hearts into making The horse, that noble animal, and its history through the ages the campaign a success! and across continents, will be celebrated in hundreds of ways. The exhibition will be “in the saddle” until October 17. At Pointe-à-Callière, archaeology once again stole the show in 2015! We welcomed 132,000 visitors for our The Greeks – Agamemnon to Alexander the Great exhibition. Then, some POPULAR BENEFIT EVENTS The Foundation is holding a number of benefit events in 2016. 151,000 people turned out for The Aztecs, People of the Sun. I am pleased to be able to count on the valuable collaboration of And lastly, the Queen of Crime will attract crowds until April 17, Pierre Turcotte, Chair of the Board of Alithya, for the Montréal with the Investigating Agatha Christie exhibition. All in all, 2015 Builders Club evening on May 30. As Honorary Chair, he will be attendance topped 382,000, among our best since the Museum paying tribute to the men and women who built today’s Montréal. opened in 1992. Thanks to all our faithful visitors! This year will be another good one for young philanthropists: A YEAR OF DISCOVERIES GénérationsCité is organizing a series of activities, including an The Museum is kicking off 2016 with Fragments of Humanity. original cocktail party inspired by Of Horses and Men–The Émile Archaeology in Québec, the first major exhibition dedicated entirely Hermès Collection, Paris, at the end of the summer. to local archaeology. The exhibition was produced in collaboration © Courtesy of EY with the Ministry of Culture and Communications and inaugurated A SPRINGBOARD FOR 2017 on February 12, attended by Manon Gauthier, Montréal Executive And lastly, 2016 will continue to be a year of preparation, for Committee member responsible for culture. Some 350 significant big things are coming next year. In 2017, as part of Montréal’s pieces were selected from 10,000 sites all across the province, 375th birthday celebrations, we will be marking the Museum’s own celebrating 50 years of archaeological discoveries in Quebec. 25th anniversary and opening a new pavilion with great fanfare: These artifacts are a vital part of our heritage, as they help Fort Ville-Marie, Montréal’s birthplace. define who we are and where we come from. The exhibition, The Museum reflects our past, but it is constantly reinventing itself running until January 2017, also features a variety of images, and certainly has lots of room to grow in the future! and sound and video recordings. The Museum also produced a stunning publication on Quebec archaeology, in conjunction with the exhibition. The new title is another in the series on Quebec archaeology, along with Air – Territoire et peuplement. Francine Lelièvre Executive Director © Caroline Bergeron, Pointe-à-Callière SPRING 2016 3 John Mallowan, Agatha Christie’s nephew, Carlos Leitão, Minister of Finance, Henrietta McCall, Guest Curator from the British Museum, Pierre Moreau, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy and Acting Minister of Public Security, Élisabeth Monast Moreau, Project Manager for Pointe-à-Callière, Francine Lelièvre, Executive Director of Pointe-à-Callière, Richard Bergeron, member of the Montréal Executive Committee, Hélène David, Quebec Minister of Culture and Communications and Minister responsible for the Protection and Promotion of the French Language, Mathew Prichard, Agatha Christie’s grandson, Andrew Molson, Chair of the Board of Pointe-à-Callière, Michel Cozic, collector, and Nick Baker, British Consul General in Montréal, at the opening of the Investigating Agatha NH Photographers, Pointe-à-Callière Christie exhibition in December 2015. © HAPPENINGS AT THE MUSEUM{ Ivanhoe The Queen of Crime makes Cambridge a splendid entrance lends a hand On December 6, Pointe-à-Callière The next day brought all kinds September 11 was volunteer Members held their annual of dignitaries together for the Agatha in day for Ivanhoe Cambridge celebration as part of a day of official launch of the exhibition, employees. About a dozen exclusive activities saluting the many of them well-known the media! of the company’s employees Investigating Agatha Christie political figures on the municipal The Investigating Agatha decided to donate their time exhibition. The some 250 mem- and provincial scenes. Hélène Christie exhibition has to Pointe-à-Callière and carried bers present were treated to David, Quebec Minister of out a number of tasks to help enjoyed plenty of media an exclusive preview of the Culture and Communications, the Museum, working on exhibition, English-style tea was there, along with a number attention. Even before the archaeology, the Foundation, and talks by Mathew Prichard, of distinguished guests including exhibition launch, all the and archive management. Agatha Christie’s grandson, Andrew Molson, Chair of the major Montréal dailies were Many thanks to the Ivanhoe and Henrietta McCall, Guest Board of the Société du Musée, Cambridge team! talking about it. After the Curator from the British and Nick Baker, British General Museum. The event ended Consul in Montréal, in addition launch, leading television with a cocktail party. to John Mallowan and Mathew networks, magazines, Prichard, Agatha Christie’s nephew blogs and even the official and grandson respectively. Agatha Christie website and Investigating Agatha Christie will the author’s Facebook page, be showing at Pointe-à-Callière until April 17, 2016. with 2 million followers, mentioned the event. All of them were fascinated by the Museum’s angle of combining mystery writing and archaeology! 4 SPRING 2016 1 © Héctor Montaño, INAH 1. Dr. Teresa Franco, Director of the Mexican National Institute of HAPPENINGS AT THE 2 © Pascale Dudemaine Exploring Quebec Pointe-à-Callière: archaeology from Montréal to Mexico! On February 12, the Museum Museum members, in addition As part of exchanges with General in Mexico City, inaugurated a new exhibition: to touring the exhibition, could Mexico and the Templo Mayor Francisco del Rio, Consul Fragments of Humanity. attend an exclusive talk by Museum, the Iroquoians: General of Mexico in Montréal, Archaeology in Québec. The Louise Pothier, Curator and Archaeological Vision of an Andrew Molson, Chair of the first exhibition dedicated entirely Chief Archaeologist at Pointe- Ancient Culture in Quebec, Board of the Société Pointe-à- to Quebec archaeology was à-Callière, and Christian Gates produced by Pointe-à-Callière Callière, and Francine Lelièvre, officially opened at a ceremony St-Pierre, an archaeologist in 2006, opened in Mexico City the Museum’s Executive Director. attended by Montréal Executive specializing in the prehistory of in October 2015. The launch Over 300 people, including many Committee member responsible Native Americans from Quebec was attended by Quebec Mexican dignitaries and guests for culture Manon Gauthier, and Northeastern North America. Premier Philippe Couillard, from Quebec, also attended Executive Director Francine The Fragments of Humanity. Jacques Daoust, Minister of the event.