Craft-History, Theory, Research 

CRAFT in situ - THE MONTREAL METRO PROJECT

The Montreal Metro houses significant works of craft in situ (most notably those listed below). The videos presented here explore works of craft in specific metro stations in the city of Montreal. The graduate students presenting these works used the opportunity to apply the seminar discussions of craft research to craft objects they encountered during these visits to Montreal’s metro system. Each video presents primary research into these craftworks and the architectural spaces housing them, coupled with an original approach to craft in situ developed by each presenter.

The following metro stations (in alphabetical order) have craft in situ. Follow the links to watch the videos presented by students:

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Berri-UQAM Station
Hommage aux fondateurs
de la ville de Montréal
Stained-glass mural by Pierre Gaboriau and Pierre Osterrath
Donated by the Union régionale de Montréal des Caisses populaires Desjardins

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Champ-de-Mars Station
Stained-glass windows by Marcelle Ferron
Donated by the Gouvernement du Québec

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Côte-des-Neiges Station
Stained glass by Claude Bettinger

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De Castelnau Station
Murals by Jean-Charles Charuest

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Du Collège Station
Stained glass by Lyse Charland-Favretti
and Pierre Osterrath

McGill Station
Murals by Maurice Savoie

La vie à Montréal au XIXe siècle
Stained-glass mural by Nicolas Sollogoub
Donated by Macdonald Tobacco

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Outremont Station
Mural by Gilbert Poissant

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Papineau Station
Les Patriotes de 1837-1838
Murals by Jean Cartier and George Juhasz
Donated by the Société des Artisans

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Peel Station
Circles by Jean-Paul Mousseau

Pie-IX Station
Citius, Altius, Fortius
Mural by Jordi Bonet

Place-des-Arts Station
Histoire de la musique à Montréal
Painted-glass mural by Frédéric Back
Donated by Steinberg’s

Saint-Laurent Station
Murals by Claude Vermette

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Sherbrooke Station
Mosaic by Gabriel Bastien and Andrea Vau
Donated by the Société Saint-Jean-Baptiste
(Économie mutuelle d’assurance, Société nationale de fiducie and Société nationale d’assurance)

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ural by Jean-Paul Mousseau

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Vendôme Station
Stained-glass windows and sculpture by Marcelle Ferron

Works by Jean-Paul Mousseau
Honoré-Beaugrand Station
Murals by Jean-Paul Mousseau

Viau Station
Opus 74
Mural by Jean-Paul Mousseau