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Exhibit | Imprimé à Montréal: Montreal and 51³Ô¹ÏÍøin the history of print

Tuesday, April 15, 2025toMonday, September 1, 2025
McLennan Library Building Rare Books and Special Collections Reading Room, 3459 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0C9, CA

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Explore the history of letterpress printing in Montreal and at McGill. Featuring highlights from the Colgate History of Printing Collection, including the first book commercially printed in Montreal, this exhibition explores some of the incredible stories and personalities that contributed to the development of printing in Montreal since 1766. It is also accompanied by a zine, printed by curator Chelsea Thompson Quartz at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøLibraries Book Arts Lab.

Curated by Chelsea Thompson Quartz, Book Arts Lab Practicum Student, School of Information Studies.


Explorez l'histoire de l'impression typographique à Montréal et à McGill. Mettant en vedette des pièces marquantes de la Colgate History of Printing Collection, notamment le premier livre imprimé commercialement à Montréal, cette exposition met en lumière certaines des histoires fascinantes et des personnalités remarquables qui ont contribué au développement de l'imprimerie à Montréal depuis 1766. Elle est également accompagnée d'un fanzine, imprimé par la commissaire Chelsea Thompson Quartz au Book Arts Lab des bibliothèques de McGill.

Commissaire : Chelsea Thompson Quartz, stagiaire au Book Arts Lab, École des sciences de l'information.

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