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Château Dufresne

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Le Musée du Château Dufresne porte le cachet de la belle époque. Le Musée conserve, collectionne, documente et met en valeur le monument historique et ses collections. Le décor est l'œuvre de l'artiste Italo-canadien Guido Nincheri.

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Fondé en 1999, le Musée du Château Dufresne est dédié à la préservation, à l’étude et au rayonnement de l’histoire et du patrimoine de l’est de Montréal. Le musée est géré par la Société du Château Dufresne, un organisme sans but lucratif.

Le Musée du Château Dufresne réalise et présente des expositions permanentes et temporaires, une programmation culturelle et des ateliers pédagogiques se rapportant à l’histoire ouvrière et bourgeoise, à l’architecture et au patrimoine montréalais et québécois principalement entre 1850 et 1960. Une animation originale et interactive accompagne les expositions.

Montréal de « La Belle Époque » à nos jours … :

Le Château Dufresne, construit entre 1915 et 1918, pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, a coûté un million de dollars aux frères Oscar et Marius Dufresne. En visitant les nombreuses pièces de cet ancien hôtel particulier qui englobe deux maisons jumelées distinctes et symétriques, vous découvrirez l'incroyable richesse de ce lieu.

Découvrez l’œuvre profane de l’artiste Guido Nincheri la plus importante en Amérique du Nord.

Guido Nincheri, (1885-1973) compte parmi les grands artistes entrepreneurs du XXe siècle. Cet Italo-Canadien a contribué à orner avec ses décorations murales, ses verrières, ses fresques, ses tableaux et le mobilier exécuté d’après ses dessins, plus de 200 édifices répartis dans 116 localités du Canada et des États-Unis. Réputé pour sa technique de peinture sur verre et pour la qualité de la conception de ses vitraux, Nincheri a produit plus de 5 000 verrières, aujourd’hui disséminées dans les communautés de neuf provinces canadiennes et des six États de la Nouvelle-Angleterre.

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The Château Dufresne, built between 1915 and 1918, was a beaux-arts style mansion owned by the Dufresne brothers, leading members of Montreal’s French bourgeoisie. Today, the Château Dufresne houses a museum dedicated to the history of Montreal’s east end.

The Museum conceives and presents permanent and temporary exhibitions. We also offer cultural and educational activities concerning the history of Montreal's working class, french-canadian bourgeoisie, architecture and Quebec's overall history from 1850 to 1960.

The building holds two distinct houses, both symetrical, which cost over a million dollars in 1915! It was built by two brothers, Oscar and Marius Dufresne, members of early 20th century french-canadian bourgeoisie.

Guido Nincheri (1885-1973) decorated most of Oscar's house in the 1920's and constitutes his most important secular work in North America.

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Exposition en cours, jusqu'au 31 mars : "Enquête sur le Lady Sherbrooke, joyau de la flotte de John Molson"
Ongoing exhibition: "Inquiry on the Lady Sherbrooke: Pride of the John Molson Fleet"

Info: http://www.chateaudufresne.com/PagesFr/chateau-dufresne-exposition.htm
ou/or 514 259-9201

Address: 2929 Avenue Jeanne-d'Arc, Montréal, QC H1W 3W2, Canada
Phone: (514) 259-9201
moc.enserfuduaetahc@ofni
State: Québec
County: Communauté-Urbaine-de-Montréal
Zip Code: H1W 3W2



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Reviews
My fiancé and I reserved one hour at the Musée Dufresne-Nincheri for a photography session. When we went in the week before to pay, I asked a girl working there if we could go see where the pictures can be taken. She said "Any room that doesn't have any furniture." I later found out that the rooms that had furniture in them were blocked off by a glass panel, making it impossible to take pictures in those rooms either way. And most of the furniture exposed to the public had “Do not touch signs” which we respected. Keeping in mind that this is an engagement photoshoot that I hired a professional photographer for and I'm paying 150$ per hour + 30$ "encadrement" + tax to use the space, you could imagine that we are not teenagers willing to break or bend rules. During the first half an hour to 45 minutes, we were in one of the rooms, unsupervised. So I don't know what I'm paying the 30$ "encadrement" for. We were taking pictures by the marble staircase when Mme Manon Lapointe comes in and tells our photographer that he is too close to a statue (it did not have any do not touch signs on it) and basically telling him how to do his job. She would interrupt our session every couple of seconds to complain about what our photographer is doing. Essentially we were wasting time in every sense of the word due to her constant harassment. She was very rude, but was smiling to the other guests who probably had not even paid half of what I was paying to be there, and much younger than we were. When she told us that our time is up, I told her we will reserve the space for another half an hour. Mme Lapointe came back to make her snotty comments and kept checking her watch every couple of minutes and giving a stressful environment to us and our professional photographer. Later that day, we saw on Instagram a bride was literally lying on the railings AND another man TOUCHING the statue that our photographer was allegedly “too close” to. Why are we being treated more poorly than guests who aren’t charged by the hour? Where was Mme Lapointe, the security guard? When our half an hour was up, and we went back downstairs to pay for 30 minutes of extra rent, she had charged me an extra 30$ for encadrement in addition to 75$ (half of 150$). I refused to pay the extra 30$. She claimed to have hired people, but nobody was around. My fiancé said "If you don't accept, then call my lawyer." To which Mme Lapointe said "Oh vous autres la" Eventually Mme Lapointe accepted reducing our price by the 30$ and made very rude comments saying "Je ne veux plus vous voir" and refused to give us her business card. All the while, throughout this entire conversation, Mme Lapointe kept interrupting when my fiancé was talking and kept defending herself saying she had explained to me "clearly" the procedure. I have no written document of anything clear or precise. I even had to make her photocopy the initial invoice. On our original invoice, it is specified that I will pay 100$ if I wanted an extra hour to take pictures outside. No mention of the additional 30$ for "encadrement" whatever Mme Lapointe thinks that means. When she told me 75$ I handed her 75$ cash to which she said "On charge les taxes ici madame." I am an accountant, she doesn't need to educate me on taxes. Had she told me the correct amount owing 86.23$ right away I would have given it to her. I am not an idiot. When I asked for the invoice, she only gave me the receipt from the cash register, unlike the official invoice I received for the 150+30$ + tax. I had never been a victim of racism or verbal abuse until that day. Mme Lapointe's condescending attitude and unprofessionalism is completely and utterly unacceptable in the public service department. To add to my point, I had written the Musée Dufresne-Nincheri an email in English to which I received no response. But after a couple of months later, I wrote an email in French and got a reply right away. How can the Museum association of Montreal let someone so awful be in charge of a public place? Horrible experience, horrible woman.
7 years ago (05-12-2017)
interesting and overlooked museum showcasing a beautiful house
7 years ago (05-10-2017)
If you like any vintage decoration or family history, here is the right place to visit! Very beautiful!
8 years ago (10-11-2016)
A must see museum in Montreal
7 years ago (17-07-2017)
I love this place (Dufresne Castle) historical and sharp... Beautifull touristic attraction. Gillis
11 years ago (23-10-2013)
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