According to the number of guests, two or three museum representatives will be present to welcome you and help you for the space lay out. Our technician will be glad to meet you before your event in order to meet your needs appropriately.



Choose whatever suits your event, it’s included!

  • coat rack with a 150-coat capacity
  • reading stand and podium
  • microphones (1 wireless microphone, 1 stand microphone with wire, and
    1 table microphone with wire)
  • console with an input for an MP3 player or a portable computer
  • CD player
  • 4 by 4 feet screen
  • 40-inch television with video recorder
  • DVD
  • Internet output
  • cushioned upholstered chairs (78)
  • leather cloth chairs (15)
  • 8 feet by 30 inches service tables (3)
  • 2 by 2 feet tables (8)
  • 5 by 3 feet tables (5)
  • A camlock (600 watts/400 amperes) is also available at the cost of $100.

We suggest you to allow some time for installing and dismantling your lay out, before and after the event.



  • A licence is required if you serve or sell alcohol. To obtain one, visit: http://www.formulaire.gouv.qc.ca/cgi/affiche_doc.cgi?query=&dossier=2704&table=4&tableOrg=0
  • For food, the museum suggests Robert Alexis caterer: http://www.robertalexis.com/
  • The choice of the caterer is at the discretion of the client without additional charge.
  • If you wish to have music during your event, please note that the museum will charge you some fees in order to pay the copyrights required by SOCAN. The amount is $29.56 for background music, and $59.17 for music with dancing. For more information, refer to category 8 of SOCAN tariffs: http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/resources/tariffs.jsp
  • It is strictly forbidden to smoke inside the museum.
  • No open flame is accepted in the Écomusée (candles, votives).
  • The use of artificial smoke is forbidden.
  • Non-fireproof materials are not allowed.



The rate is on an hourly base and varies according to the use you make of the spaces and the services requested. A 40% deposit (non-refundable) and a signed contract are required in order to guarantee the desired date. The final payment is requested three weeks before the event at the latest, and the additional charges must be paid the day following the event. Credit cards are accepted.



  • The Écomusée du fier monde is located within less that ten minute’s walk from the Sherbrooke, Berri-UQAM and Beaudry metro stations.
  • The museum does not have a private parking. A municipal parking is accessible on Sherbrooke Street, between Amherst and de la Visitation Streets (for more details, please call 514 868-3737 and mention lot 139). Parking spaces are also available on the street, with or without parking meters, according to places.
  • The Écomusée has a ramp for wheelchairs.
  • A freight elevator is at the disposal of caterers.
  • Merchandises must be delivered at the back of the Écomusée, on Saint-Timothée Street.

Click on the links below to download the plans of the museum and plan your lay out: