Facility activities
My City in One Image
Dorval museum of local history and heritage
In a fun and family-friendly setting, professional photographer Jean Martin offers a practical workshop that introduces participants to the language of photography and various composition concepts. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how do I tell my story?
Psst! No need for a sophisticated camera! A tablet or a smartphone will do just fine.
Event
Facility activities
Dates
Dorval museum of local history and heritage
Address
Dorval museum of local history and heritage
1850, Bord-du-Lac-Lakeshore,
Dorval, QC H9S 2E6
Regular Schedule
From Jan 6 to Apr 30
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
From May 1 to Jan 4
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
10:00 - 16:00
Friday
10:00 - 16:00
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday
10:00 - 16:00
From Jun 5 to Aug 31
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 16:00
Thursday
10:00 - 16:00
Friday
10:00 - 16:00
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday
10:00 - 16:00
Holidays Schedule
Holidays follow the regular schedule
Facilities
Permanent exhibition
Dorval, More than Three Hundred Years of History!
Artefacts, photographs and multimedia installations come together in this permanent exhibition, which portrays the social and economic history of Dorval, from colonization to the present day.
Incoming exhibition
from Jun 19, 2025 to Nov 2, 2025
Kaleidoscopic City: 20,382 Stories, 1 Territory
What is the history of a community without the stories and points of view of its individual members?
In the Kaleidoscopic City exhibition, meet your neighbours, colleagues, friends, and relatives who, through their own little fragments of history, have contributed to the creation of a colourful, unique, and ever-changing portrait of our City.
Courses and workshops
The Birds Surrounding You
Interested in ornithology? Come meet the naturalists from GUEPE and discover the birds that inhabit our surroundings. Through various games, you will learn to recognize them and get introduced to the use of binoculars. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., we will also have a free access booth where you can observe and handle naturalized specimens, bones, nests, etc.
Courses and workshops
“Glass Frenzy” Workshop
Come meet our colleagues from the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec to learn a new artistic technique on glass: painted stained glass.