Religious Heritage Days 2023 - Review
To create this review, the Québec Religious Heritage Council Team contacted all participants in the 2023 edition of the event, representing 214 sites. In total, the team received 163 responses, for a response rate of 76 %. We hope that you will find this review helpful as you prepare your activities for the 2024 edition of the event. We invite you to send us your comments so that we can improve the experience of both visitors and participating sites for the Religious Heritage Days in 2024.
Consult our selection of ‘‘12 bon coups 2022’’ (French only)
Here is a selection of projects carried out in each of the regions participating in the Religious Heritage Days event in 2022.
We hope they will inspire you.
Congratulations to the instigators of these initiatives!
Consult our selection of ‘‘12 bons coups 2021’’ (French only)
We have selected a project in each of the regions participating in the event in 2021 to illustrate how certain initiatives have stood out.
Networking and local or regional visibility can make all the difference.
Congratulations to the organizers of these achievements!
Download material to promote your event
Regional Strategy for Creating Open and Accessible Sites (French only)
This presentation was created for a series of 12 regional information and exchange sessions for the Québec Religious Hertiage Days Event. It is designed to help interested sites participate in the event. The presentation contains tips and advices to help you hold an event at your site while promoting the religious heritage specific to your region.
Guide of best practices for encouraging accessibility to places of worship (French only)
This guide aims to promote the accessibility of places of worship while providing those in charge with the tools necessary to ensure their cultural vitality. It aims to raise public awareness of the wealth and diversity of religious heritage by promoting its appropriation through an emphasis on openness and exchange. Ultimately, the goal is to further develop the role of places of worship in the community in a context in which religious heritage is gaining interest in the touristic and cultural spheres.
The publication of this guide is part of an initiative that originated at a discussion-cafe held on March 16, 2018 in Montreal, at the instigation of the Québec Religious Heritage Council’s Montreal Concertation Table. It continued in the same vein as the Ulysse travel guide, Montréal, un patrimoine religieux à découvrir. The best practices guide’s publication was made possible thanks to the rich contribution of the participants of the discussion-café.
Offer Guided Tours in a Place of Worship.
Accompanying Booklet for Worship Leaders and Guides (French only)
Scattered throughout Montreal’s neighbourhoods, places of worship are wonders to behold, reflecting the city’s history and cultural diversity. They’re attracting more and more attention from visitors, prompting parishes and congregations to think about how they can better receive visitors and interpret their building’s history. It's not always easy to reveal the stories behind an inscription, a column, a stained-glass window, a painted ceiling, or the ornamentation atop a steeple. However, telling these stories can enhance not only the building’s meaning, but also that of our collective heritage. With this in mind, this guide is offered to leaders of places of worship and to all individuals so that they can, with the help of sound advice and concrete examples, have the joy of better understanding our heritage.