BARBIE EXPO MONTREAL CANADA

BARBIE EXPO: EVERY GIRL'S DREAM DESTINATION IN MONTREAL 

By Henry Libo-on 

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 When traveling with children, one of the itineraries should be a playground, waterpark, Disney Toy Store, and Children's Book Store, among others. 

In our recent trip to Quebec, Canada, we learned that there is an Expo Barbie at a mall called Les Cours Mont-Royal at 1455 Rue Peel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A, 1T5.  

I gathered from the website of Barbie, that this Expo Barbie in Montreal, Canada is a permanent exhibit thereat. I suggest, however, to check from your hotel reception desk if Expo Barbie will be opened on that day. 

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By the way, 

In the summer of 2023, Barbie the movie was shown in theaters all over the United States. Here's a trailer. 

Source - YouTube, posted by Barbie Life. Thanks. 

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Here's another movie trainer posted by Entertainment Tonight on YouTube

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Back to my grandchildren's trip to Barbie Musuem - 

My Tip:  To check on the opening of the mall please call their telephone number at 514-380-3830.  But if you do not have the time to call just compare the opening with other malls, say ten o'clock in the morning.  

Now, by using the GPS, we tried to locate the Mall and drove around to find the Parking Area. We paid for the parking spot.  As we walked towards the Mall, I noticed that we passed by the Ritz Carlton Hotel on Sherbrooke Ouest.  Anyway, it was a good walking tour of that part of the city.  Then, we reached the entrance to Les Cours Mont-Royal.  

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Before going to the Expo Barbie, we went to the Food Court and grabbed a few sandwiches, fries, burgers, and drinks.  My grandchildren enjoyed their kiddie meals.  Looking around the Food Court, I saw huge chandeliers hanging on the ceiling and this is just the Food Court.  Let us check how the Expo Barbie would look.  

I was surprised to see an Elvis Barbie, haha...

My Tip:  U.S. Dollars is accepted in all the stores that we have been to.  There is no need to exchange your currency with the Canadian D. The cashier, however, will give you Canadian Dollars for your change.  

 This is the entrance to the Expo. 

After our lunch, my grandchildren were already excited to see the collection of Barbie Dolls.  We do not know, what we will see in the exhibit but as we approached the entrance to the exhibit room, I was surprised to see the numerous Barbie Dolls on display.  Each Barbie has a name tag of the fashion designer who created their dress.  These famous fashion designers are  Donna Karan, Armani, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Bill Blass, Oscar de la Renta, Christian Louboutin, Zac Posen, Carolina Herrera, Dior, Bob Mackie, Furstenberg, Reem Acra, and many more. (expobarbie.ca) 

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This is our first time to see such an exhibit and I think this is the biggest exposition of haute couture - expensive fashionable clothes produced or created by leading fashion designers or fashion houses. 

Another thing that makes this Exposition so grand and exciting is the way Barbie Dolls are dressed, for example, from daytime wear to evening wear, from sports to office wear and evening gown, etcetera and so on and so forth. Every nation of the world is represented by a Barbie Doll wearing the country's national costume.  

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According to expobarbie.ca, the Barbie's website, there are over 1,000 unique, fascinating, and one-of-a-kind Barbie. 

So, here are the photos that I took using my FinePix S4400 Digital Camera.  Some of these pictures were taken using my iPhone 7.  By the way, the entrance to the Museum, as others want to call the place, is Free. 

There are several Barbies on exhibit.  Ranging from the most sophisticated Barbie, Office Girl Barbie, Sports Wear Barbie, Barbie representing the different countries of the world, Barbie on the Runway, Barbie at Times Square, New York, and Elvis Barbie, among others. 

 It is surprising to know that each Barbie Doll is dressed by different world-famous Fashion Designers.

Empress of Emeralds

Goddess of the Galaxy

Countess of Rubies and Duchess of Diamonds

                  Hope Diamond (the necklace) and Empress of Emeralds.          

Barbie Dolls on the Runway. 

Elvis Barbie with Moi. 

Filipiniana Barbie.

The image is taken from images.search.yahoo.com by www.pinterest.com. 

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My grandchildren enjoyed the Expo Barbie.  When we decided to go to our next destination the kids do not want to leave.  Even as I write this Blog, my granddaughter Ina still insist on viewing the many pictures I took from the Exhibit. The place is every girl's dreamland where several Barbie Dolls are dressed by world-famous fashion designers and accessible to every girl to see.  The entrance is free.

My Tip:  Some dresses designed by Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Armani, Bill Blas, and others can be purchased at their flagship Boutiques in the Mall. 

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Address:

Expo Barbie

Les Cours Mont-Royal, 1455 Rue Peel, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A, 1T5 

Telephone - 514 380-3830

The exhibit started on January 1, 2018. 

As of today, October 10, 2021, this Barbie Museum is no longer the same museum that we knew because it has been improved. New Barbie find their way in the exhibits considered to be the biggest Barbie Museum in the world. 

Update: The museum is open from 10am until 5:00 pm (August 16, 2023)

Please visit their website for more information. 

Expo Barbie HomePage - Expo Barbie

The Exposition is held in a mall. So, please check the schedule when the Mall opens and closes in the evening.  As previously stated, it is open from 10 morning to 5 in the afternoon.  You can check this link. Merci'

 https://expobarbie.ca/

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All photos by Henry Libo-on, except those, specifically cited as coming from another source.

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Reviewed on December 11, 2020. 

Reviewed on May 1, 2023.

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