Montreal’s McCord Museum will inherit Ogilvy’s much-loved mechanical holiday window displays of small stuffed animals interacting in an imaginary setting, the museum announced on Wednesday.

The windows, which have delighted families since 1947, have been transferred to the downtown social history museum. They will be accessible to visitors, free of charge, from mid-November to early January.

The end of the Christmas window display tradition comes only months after the demise of another long-standing tradition at Ogilvy’s: For 72 years, until last September, a kilted bagpiper wandered through the store at lunchtime, skirling. Reaction to the decision to silence the pipes was swift and angry.

The Selfridges Group, which includes Holt Renfrew & Co. Ltd., acquired Ogilvy in 2011. Now a department store housing numerous boutiques, the store was founded in 1866 by James A. Ogilvy as a linen shop; it has been at its current location since 1896.

A multimillion-dollar phased renovation and expansion of the Ste-Catherine St. building to merge the Holt Renfrew and Ogilvy stores is set to be complete in 2020. The store is being rebranded Holt Renfrew Ogilvy.

“We are focused on getting the best of both stores under one roof and one banner, while honouring traditions and events that celebrate Montreal’s rich fashion heritage,” the store said in a statement on Wednesday. “We are honoured to update and preserve the landmark Ogilvy building in Montreal — including, for example, the preservation of Tudor Hall — and its important heritage in the community.”

Tudor Hall, on the store’s fifth floor, was once a music hall and it had a concert pipe organ.