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OPEN HOUSE – Clark Street Reimagined
Chinese Family Services Building, 1st Floor 1088 rue Clark, Montréal, Québec, CanadaJoin us at our OPEN HOUSE and help shape the future of Montreal’s Chinatown! Discover two years of community-led planning to transform Clark Street into a lively, human-scale neighborhood. Come and explore the design exhibition and share your thoughts with us!
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Forgotten Sanctuary: Archival photographs of Montreal’s Chinatown
Université de Montréal - CETASE - Salle Robert Garry 420-14 (4th floor) Pavillon 3744 Jean-Brillant, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaWhat did the Chinatown of years past look like? What forces shaped its change and decline over the decades? Join Parker Mah for an informal talk and viewing session in which participants will be privy to archival and family photographs from both institutional and personal collections, some never before seen, that tell the story of daily life in a bygone Chinatown.
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Launch: Placemaking & Placekeeping in Montreal’s Chinatown: Perception, Storytelling and Community Organizing
Marius Barbeau Gallery, C-2081/83, Pavillon Lionel-Groulx 3150 Jean-Brillant, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThis year's lecture and exhibition series aims to build bridges between grassroots organizations and academic communities, creating a platform for discussion on the evolving movements and future possibilities for Chinatown.
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The Wing’s Collection: Archiving Chinatown’s Memory Through Objects and Heritage
Université de Montréal - Salle C-3061, Pavillon Jean-Brillant, 3200 rue Jean Brillant 3200 Jean Brillant, Montreal, Québec, CanadaExplore the remarkable journey of JP Riopel, a professional guide, museologist, and the founder of Objets des Mémoires in Chinatown. Recognized with a medal from the National Assembly, Riopel has been […]
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Unveiling Chinese Presence and History in Québec City’s Lost Chinatown
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaStarting in the late 19th century, Chinatowns developed in many Canadian cities. Yet today, many have disappeared with little record of their existence. Québec City was once home to one such […]
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Building, Reshaping, Remodeling, 13 Years of Chinatown a Photographic Series
Morris Lum is a Trinidadian born photographer/artist whose work explores the hybrid nature of the Chinese-Canadian community through photography, form and documentary practices. His work also examines the ways in […]
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Maison Yep-Riopel Exhibition Launch
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaThe JIA Foundation is inviting you to its first exhibition at the new Chinatown House space starting this Sunday, March 30, 2025. “Yep-Riopel House: A Layered History of Resistance and […]
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2026 Action Plan Open House
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaIn 2021, the City of Montreal adopted the Chinatown Action Plan, structured around 4 main pillars: quality of life, commercial vitality, cultural identity, and community platforms. As this plan draws […]
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Art, Identity, and the Creative Journey with Carmen Mok
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaIn this artist talk, Carmen Mok, a Hong Kong native who moved to Canada to study fine art, will share her journey of self-discovery as a Chinese Canadian and how […]
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Maison Yep-Riopel: Fireside Chats
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaBy the Fireplace with Sandy Yep & JP Riopel Join Sandy Yep and/or JP Riopel—whose stories and namesakes are intertwined with the 116 de la Gauchetière O. building itself—as they […]
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Untold Stories: Chinese-Canadian Veterans (Double Film Screening)
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaJoin us at Chinatown House for a special double bill highlighting the untold histories of Chinese-Canadians' participation in the war effort. Through a deeply personal approach, these two films uphold […]
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Chinatown Day 2025
CHINATOWN HOUSE - 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, 1st floor 116 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, CanadaTake a look at the full schedule for Chinatown Day 2025!