Just for Laughs Museum

Tourism Region: Montréal Métropolitain

Laughter, humour and fantasy finally have a place of their own! The Just for Laughs Museum is the first of its kind in the world.

In 1993, building on the success of the Just For Laughs Festival, Gilbert Rozon turned a 19th-century brewery into a special tribute to laughter and humour, those cultural phenomena vital to civilization. This place, the National Academy of Humour, is better known as the Just For Laughs Museum.
The Entertainers Hall of Fame was the first feature of the new museum, set in the floor even as renovations were still underway—the first step in preparing for the fabulous exhibitions to come.

Over the years the Museum has hosted such wonderful shows as Dialogue dans le noir and Yugo Next. "Les Amuseurs", our last exhibition, has been a great success form July 1999 to December 2001. The Just for Laughs Museum also co-produced the immensely popular Fou rire with the Musée de la Civilisation in Quebec City, a tribute to Francophone entertainers from the last 50 years.

The Museum is now presenting 2 exhibitions: Abracadabra! and The International Comedy Hall of fame

Abracadabra! is a bilingual, interactive exhibition for children, introducing them to the universe of magic and magicians.

It guarantees amazement and discovery for young visitors¾ and the adults accompanying them, too!

You'll find intriguing illusions, a creative workshop, magic tricks to learn, a trip back through time and history, a mini-magic show... and lots more! Throughout your tour of Abracadabra!, magician-guides will be on hand to answer your questions, guide and entertain you as you learn all about the fascinating world of magic!


The International Comedy Hall of fame is a tribute to the greatest humorists of all time! It's a treat for the whole family.

The exhibition honours all the greatest writers and performers, from Antiquity to the 19th century. The 20th-century Immortals of Comedy are theatre and film performers, writers, producers and creators from Quebec and other parts of Canada, the United States, French-speaking Europe, the UK and Italy.

About the Collections

The Mediatheque houses the world's largest collection of comedy material; over 26,000 hours of TV comedy shows, with another 120 hours added every week; over 8,000 books and more than 350 records; and all the video recordings of the Just for Laughs/Juste Pour Rire Festival since it was launched in 1983. The latter collection comprises shows on outdoor stages, Anglophone and Francophone galas, special broadcasts and the complete collection of shows by Daniel Lemire and Michel Courtemanche. The Léon A. Robidoux Collection contains comedy materials covering the past 40 years in Canada and France, including 3,000 volumes (cartoons, comments, jokes), 650 files (jokes in French and English, drawing and cartooning techniques), 350 volumes of clippings of cartoons, eight drawers with files of comments and funny stories, and 750 three-dimensional samples (figurines, statuettes...) of pop culture icons from the 70s and 80s.

Archives

Films and Videos

Services & Activities

Research Services

Video Library

Educational Programs

School Programs : Age 5-11 (k-6)

Visitor Services

Accessible by Public Transportation • Meeting Room Rental • Gift shop • Special Needs Facilities : Washrooms : Wheelchair access • Cloakroom • Washrooms • Children's Activities or Services : Nursing area or Change Table

Volunteer Services

Volunteer Services Available • Volunteer Training Offered

Number of Volunteers: 3

Food Services

Snack Bar or Vending Machines
Other: Children can eat in a Pic-nic style!

Other Services

Rooms can be rent for corporate events.

Publications and Products

Brochures • Posters • T-Shirts or Sweatshirts or Caps • Commemorative Souvenirs

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Location

Address:	2111 Saint-Laurent Boulevard Montréal, Quebec H2X 2T5 See Map
Telephone:	514-845-3155
Fax:	514-845-5462
Mailing Address:	Just for Laughs Museum 2101 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Montréal, Quebec H2X 2T5
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