The McCord-Stewart Museum Tour

Join us on March 9th when we will visit the McCord-Stewart Museum, and their fantastic exhibition Art and Nature, the first major exhibition devoted to the Scottish-born Montrealer Alexander Henderson (1831-1913). Embark with us on a photographic journey seen through the lens of one of Canada's leading landscape photographers. We will return to the Club following the guided tour for cocktails and canapés!

Meeting Time: 5:00 p.m.

Meeting Location: McCord-Stewart Museum, at the entrance on Victoria, not the main entrance.

Address: 2175 Victoria Street (Victoria entrance)

Ticket Price: $50.00 + taxes and service. Canapés Chef's choice and one glass of wine (white or red), or beer are included after the visit including the entrance fees to the Museum.

Alexander Henderson Art & Nature

Discover the first major exhibition devoted to the photographer Alexander Henderson (1831-1913). Captivated by the majesty of the territory's wilderness, Henderson would become one of the country's leading landscape photographers.

Through 250 original prints, reproductions of photographs, and archival documents, embark on the photographer's amazing journey. Explore the great outdoors and urban scenes, from his first excursions around Montreal and the regions of Quebec, including the Outaouais, the Gaspésie, the North Shore, the majestic Saguenay Fjord and all the way to Western Canada.

Alexander Henderson, who was born in Scotland, arrived in Montreal in 1855. Though he was operating in the same milieu as fellow photographers Notman and Livernois, the romanticism and aesthetic power of his work set him apart. The privileges he enjoyed and the prejudices he nurtured as a British incomer to Canadian society of the time would shape his observation of both places and people. The exhibition invites a reflection on the colonial vision we can notice in his work.

The Museum's collection of photographs by Alexander Henderson, the largest in existence, consists of close to two thousand period prints, complemented by the family archives. It is especially precious since virtually all the photographer's glass negatives – the raw material of his practice – were destroyed. It is believed that the surviving prints represent only a fraction of his total output.

This project was made possible in part through Library and Archives Canada's Documentary Heritage Communities Program​.