14 254 736 $
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Objective 15 000 000 $
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for your love
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for your love
of heaven
The future observatory with a 360° view.
The next chapter of our legacy.
A word from Quebec celebrities
The Oratory seen by...
November
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
June
Denis Coderre
Special Advisor for Urban Mobility at the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
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November
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
December
Soeur Angèle Rizzardo
January
Robert Dutton
February
Dinu Bumbaru
March
Gregory Charles
April
Denis Gagnon
May
Denys Arcand
June
Denis Coderre
July
Raymond Bachand
August
Gregory Charles
Reaching New Heights fundraising campaign
Project leaders
Important dates
2018-2020
- New Visitor Facilities and Services
- Street level interior access to all the facilities
- Two-storey pavilion integrated to Mount Royal with green roofs
- Better accessibility for persons with reduced mobility
- Holy Family Plaza
- New pedestrian area on the roof of the welcome pavilion
- New monumental structure for Quebec’s only carillon
- Addition of 5 bells to the 56 current bells of the Oratory’s carillon
- Installation of a new public work of art
- Reconfiguration of the monumental garden in front of the Oratory
- Elimination of paved surfaces and augmentation of plant cover
- Reduced road traffic and increased pedestrian spaces on site
2020-2022
- The beautiful, massive dome and the highest view of Montreal
- Creation of a unique exhibition and presentation space accessed by a spiral walkway inside the dome
- An observation tower at the dome’s summit, which will achieve the Basilica architects’ vision; a 360° view of the city and its surroundings
- Complete renovation of the Museum to create a more multi-use and illuminated venue to highlight its collection of over 30,000 objects and archival documents.
Press room
October 10, 2019
Saint Joseph’s Oratory to launch its public fundraising campaign and present a large-scale free show: Si l’Oratoire m’était conté.
March 1, 2019
Inauguration of Major Development Project Worksite at Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal and Introduction of Reaching New Heights Campaign Cabinet
June 4, 2018
Saint Joseph’s Oratory reveals the winner of the architectural competition for the construction of the Basilica's dome and of the museum
The project in a nutshell
