List of museums in Quebec

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This list of museums in Quebec, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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NameTown/CityRegionTypeSummary
Abitibiwinni Pikogan Abitibi-Témiscamingue First Nations website, history and culture of the Abitibiwinni First Nation
A.C. Davie Shipyard National Historic Site Lévis Chaudière-Appalaches Maritime website, includes shipyard exhibits, homestead house, stable and marine railway, history of Davie Shipbuilding
Albert Gilles Museum Château-Richer Capitale-Nationale Art website, boutique, workshop and museum of copper art by Albert Gilles
Argenteuil Regional Museum Saint-André-d'Argenteuil Laurentides History website, local history, located in the Carillon Barracks
Art-image et espace Odyssée Gatineau Outaouais Art website, contemporary art at the Maison de la culture de Gatineau
ASTER, la Station scientifique du Bas-Saint-Laurent Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! Bas-Saint-LaurentScience website, public observatory with an interpretation centre about astronomy
ASTROLab du parc national du Mont-Mégantic Notre-Dame-des-Bois Estrie ScienceAstronomy, geology, biology and ecology
Banc de Pêche de Paspébiac Paspébiac Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine IndustryFeatures 11 fishing industry buildings to demonstrate occupations, history and impact of the industry
Battle of Restigouche National Historic Site Pointe-à-la-Croix Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMilitaryHistory and artifacts from the site of a 1760 naval battle
Battle of the Châteauguay National Historic Site Howick Montérégie Military website, exhibits and site of the 1812 Battle of the Châteauguay
Bay Chaleur Military Museum New Richmond Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMilitary website, contributions of Gaspesians in the major conflicts of the 20th century, impact on the community
Beluga Interpretation Centre Sacré-Cœur Côte-Nord Natural historyLocated at the Baie-Sainte-Marguerite sector of Saguenay National Park, summer feeding area for beluga whales
Biophare Sorel-Tracy MontérégieNatural history website, ecosystem and wildlife of the Lac Saint-Pierre Biosphere Reserve
Blockhaus de la rivière-Lacolle Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix MontérégieMilitaryRestored 1871 military blockhouse
Boréalis Trois-Rivières Mauricie Industry website, opened in 2010, formerly the Pulp and Paper Industry Exhibition Center, exhibits on the pulp and paper industry
Brome County Museum Brome Lake MontérégieMultiple website, includes main museum with period home and business displays, courthouse, military display, local history and antiques, schoolhouse, operated by the Brome County Historical Society
Canadian Children's Museum GatineauOutaouaisChildren'sLocated inside the Canadian Museum of History
Canadian Museum of History GatineauOutaouaisMultipleCanada's history, culture and heritage, including First Nations
Canadian Postal Museum GatineauOutaouaisPhilatelicLocated inside the Canadian Museum of History, Canada's postal heritage and stamps
Canadian Railway Museum Delson MontérégieRailwayAlso known as Exporail, railway equipment and heritage railroad
Cap de Bon-Désir Interpretation and Observation Centre Les Bergeronnes Côte-NordNatural history website, marine life of the Saint Lawrence River estuary, navigation along the river, part of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
Cap-des-Rosiers Lighthouse Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMaritimeTours of the lighthouse in the summer
Carillon Canal National Historic Site Saint-André-d'Argenteuil Laurentides TransportationExhibits about the canal at the toll collector's house
Carrefour culturel Paul-Médéric Baie-Saint-Paul Capitale-NationaleArt website, visual and cultural arts center with gallery
Cascapedia River Museum Cascapédia–Saint-Jules Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineSports website, salmon fly fishing
Centrale de la Rivière-des-PrairiesLavalLavalScience website, operated by Hydro-Québec, water-powered electricity and the building of the Rivière des Prairies generating station
Centre Archéo Topo Les Bergeronnes Côte-NordArchaeology website, prehistoric archaeology of the Upper North Shore region
Centre culturel Le Griffon Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineIndustry website, exhibits about the local fishermen's co-operative
Centre culturel Marie-Fitzbach Saint-Georges Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, cultural center with art gallery, local history exhibits, exhibit on area industrialists
Centre culturel Yvonne L. Bombardier Valcourt EstrieArt website, cultural center with visual art and literary exhibitions and events, operated by La Fondation J. Armand Bombardier
Centre d'art de Kamouraska Kamouraska Bas-Saint-Laurent Art website, art exhibits
Centre d’art Diane-Dufresne Repentigny Lanaudière Art website
Centre d'art Rotary La Sarre Abitibi-TémiscamingueArt information, art centre with gallery
Centre d'exposition l'Imagier GatineauOutaouaisArt website, contemporary art gallery and sculpture park
Centre d’exposition de Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-TémiscamingueArt website, art centre
Centre d’exposition de Val-David Val-David LaurentidesArt website
Centre d’exposition Leo-Ayotte Shawinigan MauricieArt website, part of Culture Shawinigan
Centre d’exposition Raymond-Lasnier Trois-RivièresMauricieArt website, art centre
Centre d'histoire et d'archéologie de la Métabetchouane Desbiens Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Multiple information, reconstructed fur trading post, local history exhibits, art, natural history, archaeological site and artifacts
Centre d'histoire Sir-William-Price
(Sir William Price Heritage Center)
Jonquière Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanMultiple website, history of the Price family, local logging, lumber and paper industries
Centre d'interprétation de l'agriculture et de la ruralité Métabetchouan–Lac-à-la-Croix Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanAgriculture website
Centre d'interprétation de l'ardoise Richmond EstrieIndustry website, economuseum about area slateworking
Centre d'interprétation de l'eau Laval Laval Science website, also known as C.I.EAU, water purification and importance of clean water
Centre d'interprétation de l'histoire de Port-Cartier Port-Cartier Côte-NordHistory information, local history
Centre d'Interprétation de la Côte-de-Beaupré Château-Richer Capitale-NationaleMultipleLocal history and art exhibits
Centre d'interprétation de la forestrie La Sarre Abitibi-TémiscamingueForestry information, 1930s lumberjack's life and logging camp
Centre d'interprétation de la guêpe Laverlochère-Angliers Abitibi-TémiscamingueNatural history website, collection of wasp nests and how they are built
Centre d'interprétation de la traite des fourrures
(Fur Trade Interpretation Centre and Tour)
La Tuque MauricieHistory website, fur trading post and industry
Centre d'interprétation de tracteurs antiques Saint-Romain EstrieAgriculture information, historic tractors
Centre d'interprétation des energies renouvelables Richelieu MontérégieScience website, renewable energy and sustainable living practices
Centre d’interprétation du cuivre de Murchochville Murdochville Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMining website, copper mining
Centre d'interprétation du Patrimoine de Notre-Dame-des-Monts Notre-Dame-des-Monts Capitale-NationaleMultiple information, local history, natural history and culture, cheese-making
Centre d'interprétation du patrimoine de Plaisance Plaisance OutaouaisHistory website, local history
Centre d'Interprétation du site archéologique Droulers/Tsiionhiakwatha Saint-Anicet MontérégieFirst Nations website, reconstructed St. Lawrence Iroquois village and archaeological site
Centre d'interprétation Les Acadiens à Saint-Grégoire Bécancour Centre-du-Québec History website, lives of the builders of the windmill, operated by the Société acadienne Port-Royal
Centre de la Biodiversité du Québec BécancourCentre-du-QuébecNatural history website, live animals, habitats displays, Quebec's biological species, sustainable living
Centre des migrations Montmagny Chaudière-AppalachesNatural history information, Canada snow geese migration
Centre et circuit Félix-LeclercLa TuqueMauricieBiographical information, life of singer-songwriter Félix Leclerc, area history and culture
Centre historique des Sœurs du Bon Conseil Chicoutimi Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanReligious website, artifacts and history of the Sœurs du Bon Conseil convent
Centre National d’exposition CNE Jonquière Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanArt website, contemporary art exhibits, also science and history
Chantier de Gédéon Laverlochère-Angliers Abitibi-TémiscamingueForestry website, reconstructed 1930s logging camp
Château Logue Maniwaki OutaouaisForestry website, forests, forest fire prevention, and forestry industry; also changing exhibits of art
Chutes Coulonge Fort-Coulonge OutaouaisForestryOpen air exhibits and visitor center in park
Christmas Chateau Rivière-du-Loup Bas-Saint-LaurentCommodity website, Christmas displays of all types
CIBRO
Centre d’interprétation des battures et de réhabilitation des oiseaux
Saint-Fulgence Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanNatural history website, bird rehabilitation center and interpretive center about migratory birds and the local flats
CIMM Centre d'interprétation des mammifères marins Tadoussac Côte-NordNatural history website, whales and other marine mammals
Cité de l'Énergie ShawiniganMauricieScienceElectricity, pulp and paper, aluminum and electrochemistry
Cité de l'Or Val-d'Or Abitibi-TémiscamingueMiningGold mining tour and 1930s mining company house
Colby-Curtis Museum Stanstead EstrieHistory website, rooms with collections of decorative furnishings representing several generations of a prominent border family of American origin, as well as changing exhibits of local history; operated by the Stanstead Historical Society
Cosmodome (Laval) LavalLavalScienceSpace and science
Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Site Coteau-du-Lac MontérégieMultipleRiver transportation by portage and then canal, military blockhouse
Daniel Weetaluktuk Memorial Museum and Cultural Transmission Centre Inukjuak Nord-du-Québec First Nations information, culture and language of the Nunavik Inuit
Domaine Joly-De Lotbinière Sainte-Croix Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, historic estate with gardens and trails, art exhibits, 1920s furnished rooms
Domaine seigneurial Sainte-Anne Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade MauricieHistoric house website, displays three centuries of history in an estate manor house
Eaton Corner Museum Cookshire-Eaton EstrieHistory website, local history
École de Rang Campbell Sainte-Sabine MontérégieEducation website, one room schoolhouse
École de Rang II d'Authier Authier Abitibi-TémiscamingueEducation information, historic schoolhouse
Économusée de la brasserie Saint-Alexis-des-Monts MauricieFood website, economuseum of beer making and the microbrewery Les bières de la Nouvelle-France
Église-Musée Saint-Venant-de-Paquette Saint-Venant-de-Paquette EstrieReligious website, history of the church, its architecture and artifacts
Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation Shawinigan MauricieReligious website, tours of church with panels painted by Ozias Leduc
Église orthodoxe russe St-Georges de Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistory website, historic Russian Orthodox church with exhibits about area Eastern European immigrants and their contributions
Électrium Sainte-Julie Montérégie Science website, electricity, operated by Hydro-Quebec
Épopée de Capelton North Hatley EstrieMining website, underground copper mine
Espace Félix-Leclerc Île d'Orléans Capitale-NationaleBiographical website, work of singer and poet Félix Leclerc
Espace Pierre-DebainGatineauOutaouaisArt information, contemporary craft and visual art
Érablière du Lac-Beauport Lac-Beauport Capitale-NationaleMultiple website, economuseum of maple syrup, with maple and wildlife displays
Exploramer Sainte-Anne-des-Monts Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineNatural history website, aquarium, marine life and marine science exhibits
EXPRESSION, Centre d'exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe Saint-Hyacinthe MontérégieArt website, contemporary art gallery
Forges du Saint-Maurice Trois-RivièresMauricieIndustryIron forge and its industrial community
Forillon National Park Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMultipleVisitor center exhibits about the park's natural history and human history, Hyman & Sons General Store and warehouse with exhibits about the cod fishing industry, and Anse Blanchette, a fisherman's homestead with costumed interpreters
Fort Chambly National Historic Site Delson MontérégieMilitaryHistoric French then British fort, exhibits on New France
Fort Lennox National Historic Site Île aux Noix MontérégieMilitaryReconstructed 1820s fort
Fort Ingall Cabano Bas-Saint-LaurentMilitaryReconstructed 19th-century fort
Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site Duhamel-Ouest Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistoryRemains of 17th-century trading post, visitor center exhibits and re-enactments about New France and the Algonquin
Fossilarium Notre-Dame-du-Nord Abitibi-TémiscamingueNatural history website, sea fossils from the Ordovician-Silurian period, formerly the Lake Timiskaming Fossil Center
Maison Frère-Moffete Ville-Marie, Quebec Témiscamingue Regional County MunicipalityHistoricAdapted house to hold a museum.
Galerie d'art du Centre culturel Sherbrooke EstrieArt website, part of the Université de Sherbrooke, contemporary art gallery in the cultural centre
Galerie d'art du ParcTrois-RivièresMauricieArt website, located in the Manoir de Tonnancour
Galerie MontcalmGatineauOutaouaisArt website, contemporary art gallery
Galerie Renée-Blain Brossard MontérégieArt website, art gallery
Garage de la culture Saint-Élie-de-Caxton MauricieHistory information, local history
Gaspesian British Heritage Village New Richmond Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineLiving website, village with many buildings portraying British settlers from the 1760s to the early 1900s
Gespeg Micmac Interpretation Site Fontenelle Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineFirst Nations website, Micmac heritage and culture
Granite Expo & Museum of Stanstead Stanstead EstrieIndustry website, economuseum of granite industry and works, model train collection
Heritage Kinnear's Mills Kinnear's Mills Chaudière-AppalachesHistory website, local history
Horse-drawn Carriage Museum Colombourg Abitibi-TémiscamingueTransportation information, collection of Claude-Morin
Irish Memorial National Historic Site Grosse Isle Chaudière-AppalachesEthnicSite of an immigration depot which predominantly housed Irish immigrants coming to Canada to escape the Great Irish Famine, 1845–1849
Kempffer Cultural Interpretation Centre New Carlisle Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory information, local history
Kempt Road Interpretation Centre Matapédia Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory website, local history
La Corne Nursing Station La Corne Abitibi-TémiscamingueMedical website, outpost settlement nursing station
Lévis Forts National Historic Site Lévis Chaudière-AppalachesMilitaryMid-19th-century British fort with exhibits
Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site Compton EstrieHistoric house website, early 20th-century period childhood home of Louis Saint-Laurent, prime minister of Canada, and his father's general store
Mackenzie King Estate Chelsea OutaouaisHistoric house website, 20th-century estate of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, includes restored 19th-century cottages with period guides, exhibits on his life, gardens and trails
Magasin général historique authentique 1928 Percé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory website, 1928 period general store with merchandise
Magasin général Le Brun Maskinongé MauricieHistory information, three general stores dating back to different epochs: 1803, 1827 and 1915
Maison Alphonse-Desjardins Lévis Chaudière-AppalachesHistoric house website, late Victorian period home of banker Alphonse Desjardins, history of the first cooperative group in North America
Maison amérindienne Mont-Saint-Hilaire MontérégieFirst Nations website, culture and contemporary art
Maison Antoine-Lacombe Saint-Charles-Borromée Lanaudière Art website, 1847 house with art exhibits and a sculpture garden
Maison Bélisle Terrebonne LanaudièreMultiple website, art and history exhibits
Maison Bourgoin Price Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory information, local history, culture and art
Maison Chapais Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie Bas-Saint-LaurentHistoric house website, 19th-century Victorian period house
Maison d'école du rang Cinq Chicots Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska Centre-du-QuébecEducation website, one room schoolhouse with changing exhibits of art and culture
Maison de la culture de Dudswell Dudswell EstrieArt information, art centre with exhibits, features 68 wooden sculptures of early 20th-century rural life by Louis-Émile Beauregard
Maison de la culture Roland-Jomphe Havre-Saint-Pierre Côte-NordHistory website, local history
Maison de la culture et du patrimoine Saint-Eustache LaurentidesHistory website, exhibit about the Lower Canada Rebellion
Maison de l'eauSherbrookeEstrieNatural history website, located in Lucien-Bouchard Park, nature centre with live small animals, ecology of the river and park
Maison de Lime RidgeDudswellEstrieNatural history information, geology and properties of limestone and area mining and industry
Maison de nos Aïeux Île d'Orléans Capitale-NationaleHistory website, local history, period room displays
Maison des Arts Drummondville Drummondville Centre-du-QuébecArt website, includes the Galerie d’art Desjardins
Maison des arts de LavalLavalLavalArt website, performing arts centre with exhibit gallery
Maison des dunes Interpretation Centre TadoussacCôte-NordNatural historyLocated at the Baie-de-Tadoussac sector of Saguenay National Park, sand dunes, birds, and wildlife of the park
Maison Dr Joseph-Frenette Causapscal Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMedical website, rural doctor's home
Maison Drouin Île d'Orléans Capitale-NationaleHistoric house website, operated by the Fondation François-Lamy, 18th-century period house
Maison Dumulon Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistory website, information, early 20th-century general store for the mining town
Maison Dupont Saint-Narcisse MauricieHistoric house information, late 19th-century "Québécoise" home
Maison du Frère-Moffet Ville-Marie Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistoric house website, 1881 home of town's founder
Maison du Granit Lac-Drolet EstrieArt website, granite workshop and sculptures
Maison Girardin Lac-Beauport Capitale-NationaleMultiple website, historic house, local history and art, operated by the Société d'art et d'histoire de Beauport
Maison Lamontagne Rimouski Bas-Saint-LaurentHistoric house website, 18th-century house
Maison de la culture Lenoblet-du-Plessis Contrecœur MontérégieHistory website, historic house with local history exhibits, site of area meetings during the Rebellions of 1837
Maison LePailleur Châteauguay MontérégieMultiple website, 1792 house with art and local history exhibits
Maison Louis-Bertrand L'Isle-Verte Bas-Saint-LaurentHistoric house website, 19th-century house
Maison Louis-Hippolyte-Lafontaine Boucherville MontérégieMultiple information, childhood home of Prime Minister Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, features exhibits of art, photography and local history
Maison Louis-Cyr Saint-Jean-de-Matha LanaudièreBiographical website, life of Canadian strongman Louis Cyr
Maison natale de Louis-Fréchette Lévis Chaudière-AppalachesHistoric house website, 19th-century home of author Louis-Honoré Fréchette
Maison nationale des Patriotes Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu MontérégieHistoric house website, 1830s period home and guided tour about the Rebellions of 1837
Maison Ozias-LeducMont-Saint-HilaireMontérégieArt website, includes interpretive center home and birthplace home of painter Ozias Leduc, operated by the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Maison Paul-Emile BorduasMont-Saint-HilaireMontérégieArt website, regional art exhibits in the home of painter Paul-Émile Borduas, operated by the Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire
Maison RocheleauTrois-RivièresMauricieHistoric house website, 1740 house restored to New France era
Maison Rodolphe Duguay Nicolet Centre-du-QuébecArt website, works by artist Rodolphe Duguay and changing art exhibits
Maison Rosalie-Cadron Lavaltrie LanaudièreHistoric house website, early 19th-century period house
Maison sir Étienne-Paschal-Taché Montmagny Chaudière-AppalachesHistoric house website, life and mid-19th-century home of Father of Confederation, Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché
Maison Trestler Vaudreuil-Dorion MontérégieHistoric house website, also art gallery
Manoir Boucher de Niverville Trois-Rivières MauricieHistoric house website, 1730 manor with local history exhibit
Manoir Le Boutillier Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistoric house website, mid-19th-century period home of political figure John Le Boutillier
Manoir Mauvide-Genest Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans Capitale-NationaleHistoric house website, 18th-century period home and interpretation center for the seigneurial system of New France
Manoir Papineau National Historic Site Montebello OutaouaisHistoric house website, manor home of reformist leader Louis-Joseph Papineau, furnishings from 1850 to 1929
Manoir seigneurial Fraser Rivière-du-Loup Bas-Saint-LaurentHistoric house website, 1830 manor home of city's founder with family furnishings, art gallery
Marine Environment Discovery Centre Les Escoumins Côte-NordNatural history website, information, marine life of the Saint Lawrence River estuary, part of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
Matamajaw Historical Site Causapscal Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineSports website, historic salmon fishing club
Miellerie Lune de Miel Stoke EstrieFood website, economuseum about beekeeping and honey
Miguasha National Park Nouvelle Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineNatural historyFossil fish and plants, important fossil site
Mine Crystal Bonsecours EstrieNatural history website, quartz crystal mine and minerals exhibit
Mingan Island Cetacean Study Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan Côte-NordNatural history website, the interpretation center features exhibits about marine mammals in the St. Lawrence River and the work of the organization
Mokotakan Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc MauricieFirst NationsOpen air tour of buildings of the 10 nations of Quebec and the Inuit, adjacent to usée de la Faune]]
Moulin à carder Grouleau East Broughton Chaudière-AppalachesIndustry information, working wool carding mill
Moulin à laine d'Ulverton
(Ulverton Woolen Mills)
Ulverton EstrieIndustry website, textile industry
Moulin Bernier Courcelles-Saint-Évariste Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, history of the historic flour and saw mill, local history and art exhibits, permanent exhibition on maple syrup
Moulin de La Chevrotière Deschambault-Grondines Capitale-NationaleHistory website, historic mill, exhibits on local history
Moulin de la Rémy Baie-Saint-Paul Capitale-NationaleMill information, restored early 19th-century flour mill and outbuildings
Moulin des pionniers La Doré Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanForestry website, historic sawmill, ancestral home, small farm and log driving camp
Moulin La Lorraine Lac-Etchemin Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, historic flour mill and art center
Moulin Légaré Saint-Eustache LaurentidesMill website, 18th-century flour mill
Moulin Michel de Gentilly BécancourCentre-du-QuébecMill website, historic flour mill
Moulin seigneurial de Pointe-du-Lac Pointe-du-Lac MauricieMill website, historic flour mill and saw mill
Moulins de L’Isle-aux-Coudres L'Isle-aux-Coudres Capitale-NationaleMill website, economuseum of a historic windmill for flour and water-powered sawmill
Moulin du Petit-Pré Château-Richer Capitale-NationaleMillLat 17th-century water-powered flour mill
Musée acadien du Québec à Bonaventure Bonaventure Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineEthnic website, Acadian history and culture in Quebec
Musée amérindien de Mashteuiatsh Mashteuiatsh Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanFirst Nations website
Musée amérindien et inuit de Godbout Godbout Côte-NordFirst Nations information, art and culture
Musée antique Victor Bélanger Saint-Côme–Linière Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple information, Facebook site, antique automobiles, collections of antique toys, telephones, clocks, lamps, salt recipients, dolls, irons collections, heritage village including a school house, chapel, general store, saloon, sugar house, old-style bread oven, covered bridge, garages, carpenter store, Canadian-style house and a handicrafts house
Musée Armand-FrappierLavalLavalScience website, life sciences and health
Musée Beaulne Coaticook EstrieMultiple website, early 20th-century historic house, history of its owners, costumes and textiles collection, changing exhibits of art, photography, local history
Musée Bruck Cowansville MontérégieMultiple information, local history andart
Musée canadien de l'Arme et du Bronze Granby MontérégieMilitary website, focus is firearms, bronze sculptures, coins and stamps
Musée Chafaud Percé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineArt website, area art
Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Saint-Paul Capitale-NationaleArtContemporary art
Musée d'art contemporain des Laurentides Saint-Jérôme LaurentidesArt website, contemporary art
Musée d'art de Joliette Joliette LanaudièreArt website
Musée des beaux-arts de Mont-Saint-Hilaire Mont-Saint-Hilaire MontérégieArt website, focus is Quebec regional art, also operates the Maison Paul-Emile Borduas and Maison Ozias Leduc
Musée de Buckingham Buckingham OutaouaisHistory website, local history
Musée de Charlevoix La Malbaie Capitale-NationaleMultiple website, art, local history and culture
Musée de Guérin Guérin Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistory website, local and rural history, agriculture, religious life and heritage
Musée de l'Accordéon Montmagny Chaudière-AppalachesMusic website, accordion collection located in the 1800 Manoir Couillard-Dupuis
Musée de l'auto ancienne de Richmond Richmond EstrieAutomotive website, open in summer, antique automobiles
Musée de la culture populaire du Québec
(Quebec Museum of Folk Culture)
Trois-Rivières MauricieMultiple website, area history, culture, art, folk art,
Musée de la Défense aérienne
Bagotville Air Defence Museum
Bagotville Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanAviation website, history of military aviation, including CFB Bagotville
Musée de la Faune Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc MauricieNatural history website, wildlife dioramas, adjacent to Mokotakan
Musée de la femme Longueuil MontérégieWomen's website, women's issues, contributions in Quebec, civil rights, art
Musée de la Gare Témiscaming Abitibi-TémiscamingueRailway website, railway and local history, located in a 1927 train station
Musée de la Gaspésie Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMultiple website, Gaspesian history, culture, natural history, works of Gaspesian artists
Musée de la grange octogonale Adolphe-Gagnon Saint-Fabien Bas-Saint-LaurentAgriculture website, 1888 octagonal barn with agriculture tools and equipment
Musée de la Mer Havre-Aubert (Îles-de-la-Madeleine) Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMaritime website, includes ship and lighthouse models, fishing industry, maritime artifacts, shells, island rocks and minerals, island history
Musée de la nature Sainte-Rose-du-Nord Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanNatural history website
Musée de la Neufve-France Sainte-Flavie Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory website, located in the Vieux Moulin (Old Mill), features New France and First Nations artifacts
Musée de la petite maison blanche Chicoutimi Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanHistoric house website, 1900 house that survived the Saguenay Flood of 1996
Musée de la poste et Boutique de forge / Parc Héritage Saint-Marc-de-Figuery Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistory information, includes 1930s postmaster's office and blacksmith shop
Musée des Abénakis Odanak Centre-du-QuébecFirst Nations website, history, culture and art of the Western Abenaki people
Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke Museum of Fine Arts
SherbrookeEstrieArtFocus is artists of the Eastern townships
Musée des communications et d'histoire de Sutton Sutton MontérégieMultiple website, local history and culture, changes in communication
Musée des Coquillages Saint-Tite-des-Caps Capitale-NationaleNatural history website, seashells from around the world
MUSO - Musée de société des Deux-Rives Salaberry-de-Valleyfield MontérégieLocal website, local history, culture and art
Musée des Filles de JesusTrois-RivièresMauricieReligious website, history of the work of the Daughters of Jesus in education, hospital care and distant missions, and a historic chapel
Musée des ondes Emile Berliner MontréalMontréalTechnology and science website music recording history, site-specific museum in the historic Berliner Gramophone Building
Musée des phares La Martre Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMaritime website, La Martre Lighthouse with exhibits about the evolution and importance of area lighthouses
Musée des Religions du Monde Nicolet Centre-du-QuébecReligious website, religious practices and beliefs of Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity
Museum of the Sisters of the Holy Rosary Rimouski Bas-Saint-LaurentReligious website, history and artifacts of the convent
Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières Trois-RivièresMauricieReligious website, history of the Ursuline monastery, school and hospital, religious artifacts
Musée du 12 RBCTrois-RivièresMauricieMilitary information, history of the 12e Régiment blindé du Canada
Musée du Bas-Saint-Laurent Rivière-du-Loup Bas-Saint-LaurentArt website, contemporary art and ethnology
Musée du bronze d'Inverness Inverness Centre-du-QuébecArt website, economuseum of a bronze workshop and gallery
Musée du Bûcheron Grandes-Piles MauricieForestry information, replica of a typical logging camp from 1850 to 1950 with over 20 buildings and equipment
Musée du chocolat Bromont MontérégieFood website, adjacent to the Confiserie Bromont
Musée du Fjord Saguenay Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanMultiple website, maritime history, natural and cultural history of the region by the Saguenay – St. Lawrence Marine Park
Musée du Fort Saint-Jean Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu MontérégieMilitaryHistory and artifacts of the 17th-century French fort and the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean
Musée du fromage cheddar Saint-Prime Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanFood website, making of cheddar cheese and a historical recreation of a 20th-century cheesemaker's home
Musée du golf du QuébecGranbyMontérégieSports website
Musée du Haut-Richelieu Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu MontérégieMultiple website, local history and decorative arts pottery
Musée du Régiment de la Chaudière Lévis Chaudière-AppalachesMilitary information, WW II Le Régiment de la Chaudière
Musée du ski des Laurentides Saint-Sauveur LaurentidesSports website, history of skiing in the Laurentian mountains, ski equipment and memorabilia
Musée du squelette Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! Bas-Saint-LaurentNatural history information, skeletons and osteology
Musée du Témiscouata Notre-Dame-du-Lac Bas-Saint-LaurentMultiple website, local history and art
Musée Edison du Phonographe Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré Capitale-NationaleTechnology website, historic phonograph machines
Musée Frederick JanssooneTrois-RivièresMauricieBiographical website, life of Franciscan missionary Father Frédéric Janssoone
Musée Jeux Vidéo et VFXSherbrookeEstrieArt website, video games history and special effects for cinema
Musée Gilles Villeneuve Berthierville LanaudièreBiographical website, Formula One race car driver Gilles Villeneuve
Musée Honoré-Mercier Sainte-Anne-de-Sabrevois MontérégieBiographical information, birthplace home and exhibits about Honoré Mercier, 9th Premier of Quebec
Musée Huron-wendake Wendake Capitale-NationaleFirst Nations website, history and culture of the Iroquois and Algonquin
Musée international d'art naïf de Magog Magog EstrieArt website, naive art
Musée Joseph-Filion Sainte-Thérèse LaurentidesHistory website, local history
Musée la Maison Horace-Bouffard Matane Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistoric house information, turn-of-the-century traditional country home
Musée Laurier VictoriavilleCentre-du-QuébecMultiple website, includes the Maison Wilfrid-Laurier, the Victorian period summer home of former Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier; Hotel des Postes, a fine arts and historic exhibition centre
Musée les Voitures d'eau L'Isle-aux-Coudres Capitale-NationaleMaritime website, seafarers and sail craft on the St. Lawrence River
Musée Louis-Hémon Péribonka Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanBiographical website, works of author Louis Hémon, and other Quebec authors and literature
Musée maritime de Charlevoix Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive Capitale-NationaleMaritime website, former shipyard with outbuildings, schooners
Musée Marius-Barbeau Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, local history displays, decorative arts, and art exhibits
Musée minéralogique de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue Malartic Abitibi-TémiscamingueNatural history website, rocks, minerals, fossils
Musée minéralogique et d'histoire minière
(Asbestos Mineral Museum)
Asbestos EstrieNatural history information, rocks, minerals, history of the Jeffrey asbestos mine, located in a section of the town's municipal library
Musée Minéralogique et Minier de Thetford Mines Thetford Mines Chaudière-AppalachesMining website, geology, minerals and mining history of the region
Musée minier Horne Rouyn-Noranda Abitibi-TémiscamingueMining website, copper mining, named after businessman and prospector Edmond Henry Horne
Musée Missisquoi Stanbridge East MontérégieHistory website, county history, historic general store, agriculture machinery, carriages and sleighs
Musée Pierre-Boucher Trois-RivièresMauricieArtPart of the Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières, religious and decorative arts
Musée Populaire de la PhotographieDrummondvilleCentre-du-QuébecArt website, photography and equipment
Musée pour enfants de LavalLavalLavalChildren's website
Musée québécois de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation La Pocatière Bas-Saint-LaurentMultipleLocal history, period room and business displays, natural history, agriculture, transportation; also known as Musée québécois de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation
Musée régional de Kamouraska Kamouraska Bas-Saint-LaurentHistory website, local history, period room displays and antiques
Musée régional de la Côte-Nord Sept-Îles Côte-NordMultiple website, art, local history, archaeology, natural history, First Nations artifacts
Musée régional de Rimouski Rimouski Bas-Saint-LaurentMultiple website, contemporary art, history and science
Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges Vaudreuil-Dorion MontérégieMultiple website, local history, culture and folk art
Musée Saint-Laurent Trois-Pistoles Bas-Saint-LaurentAutomotive website, vintage and classic cars, farm machinery and antiques
Musée sur l'enseignement Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton Chaudière-AppalachesEducation information, one room schoolhouse
Musée Zénon Alary Sainte-Adèle LaurentidesArt information, animal sculptures by Zénon Alary
Museum of Ingenuity J. Armand BombardierValcourtEstrieTransportation website, snowmobiles and snow transport, life and work of Joseph Armand Bombardier
Odyssée des Bâtisseurs Alma Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanMultiple website, hydroelectricity, area industrial development and history, importance of water in the region's development
ONHOÜA CHETEK8E Wendake Capitale-NationaleFirst Nations website, authentic recreation of a Wyandot village
Parc du Bourg de Pabos Interpretation Centre Pabos Mills Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineHistory website, includes archaeological remains of prehistoric, First Nations and early settlers, restored 18th-century fishermen's hut, 19th-century forestry industry remains, history of British attacks in the 18th century
Parc historique de la Pointe-du-Moulin Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot MontérégieHistoric house website, 18th-century windmill, miller's house and interpretation center of rural life in New France
Parc historique de la Poudrière de Windsor Windsor EstrieIndustry website, former powder mill with many buildings
Parc maritime de Saint-Laurent Île d'OrléansCapitale-NationaleMaritime website, historic shipyard
Parc national de l'île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé Percé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineNatural historyDiscovery center exhibits about the park's large bird colony, marine life, geology, ecosystems and history
Pavillon de la Faune Stratford EstrieNatural history website, wildlife dioramas and live animals
Petit Musée du Chapeau Saint-Valentin MontérégieTextile website, hats and hat-making tools
Petites Franciscaines de Marie Museum Baie-Saint-Paul Capitale-NationaleReligious website, history and activities of the religious congregation and its founder
Phare du Cap de Madeleine Sainte-Madeleine-de-la-Rivière-Madeleine Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMultiple information, lighthouse and exhibits about local history and the 1920s paper mill
Plein sud Longueuil MontérégieArt website, contemporary art exhibition centre
Pointe-du-Buisson Archaeological Park Melocheville MontérégieArchaeology website, archaeological site and exhibits of 5000 years of Amerindian artifacts
Pointe-Noire Interpretation and Observation Centre Pointe-Noire Côte-NordNatural history website, marine life of the Saint Lawrence River estuary, part of the Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park
Poste de Traite Chauvin
(Chauvin Trading Post)
TadoussacCôte-NordHistory information, information, recreated 1600 fur trading post with exhibits about pre-history, the meeting of two nations, trading, the oil trade (whale hunting) and the trading post
Presbytère Saint-Nicolas Saint-Nicolas Chaudière-AppalachesMultiple website, art and local history exhibits
Pulperie de Chicoutimie Chicoutimi Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanMultiple website, local history and culture, art exhibits, works of primitive artist Arthur Villeneuve, history of the paper company
Reford Gardens Grand-Métis Bas-Saint-LaurentMultipleBotanical gardens and Estevan Lodge with botanical art exhibits and a permanent display about the garden owners
Richmond County Historical Society Museum Richmond EstrieHistoric house website, located in Melbourne Township, late 19th-century period house
Saguenay Fjord Interpretation Centre Rivière-Éternité Côte-NordNatural historyLocated at the Baie-Éternité sector of Saguenay National Park, geology and natural history of the fjord
Saint Anthony's Shrine Lac-Bouchette Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanReligious website, shrine dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua and Our Lady of Lourdes, includes museum about the shrine's founders
Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds Historic Site Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds Chaudière-AppalachesHistory information, local history, tours of historic sites
Saint Lawrence Exploration Centre Rivière-du-Loup Bas-Saint-LaurentNatural history website, ecosystem, animal and plant life of the Saint Lawrence River
Saint-Ours Canal National Historic Site Saint-Ours MontérégieTransportation website, exhibits about the canal in the superintendent's office
Seigneurie des Aulnaies Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies Chaudière-AppalachesLiving website, 19th-century Victorian period mansion with working flour mill, gardens, history of the seigneurial system of New France
Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum SherbrookeEstrieNatural historyAnimal and bird mounts, fossils, rocks and minerals, archaeology
Sir Wilfrid Laurier National Historic Site Saint-Lin-Laurentides LanaudièreHistoric house website, mid-19th-century period birthplace home of Canadian Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Site de la Nouvelle-France Saint-Félix-d'Otis Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanLiving website, four reenactments of 17th-century Quebec City
Site de Pêche Déry Pont-Rouge Capitale-NationaleHistory website, local history, including the first toll bridge in Quebec and salmon fishing on the Rivière Jacques-Cartier
Site historique de l'Île-des-Moulins Terrebonne LanaudièreOpen air website, 19th-century pre-industrial complex including the seigneury office, bakery, flour mill, saw mill and carding mill
Site historique Domaine Breen Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistoric house website, early 20th-century house and local history and mining exhibits
Site historique de Pointe-à-la-Renommée Gaspé Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMaritime website, lighthouse, exhibits about lighthouse keepers and North America's first maritime radio station installed here by Guglielmo Marconi in 1904
Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père RimouskiBas-Saint-LaurentMaritimeIncludes the history and artifacts from sunken ocean liner RMS Empress of Ireland , the submarine HMCS Onondaga (S73) and the Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse and related buildings
Site historique des Pères Trappistes Sainte-Justine Chaudière-AppalachesReligious website, historic buildings and history of the Trappist monks who founded the community
Site Mary Travers dite "La Bolduc" Newport Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineBiographical website, life and work of author-composer-singer Mary Travers (La Bolduc)
Société d'histoire et du patrimoine de la région de La Sarre La Sarre Abitibi-TémiscamingueHistory website, local history
Société d'histoire de SherbrookeSherbrookeEstrieHistory website, local history
Symmes Inn Museum GatineauOutaouaisHistory website, local history, located in an early 19th-century inn
T.E. Draper Laverlochère-Angliers Abitibi-TémiscamingueMaritime website, tugboat museum ship used in the logging industry
Tithing Interpretation Centre Sainte-Flavie Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-MadeleineMultiple information, 19th-century tithe barn with displays on local history, agriculture, fossils including trilobites, brachiopods, cephalopods, dinosaur remains, fossilized trees, petrified plants, rocks and minerals
Tomcod Interpretation Centre Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade MauricieIndustry website, aspects of tomcod fishing
Tugboat Pythonga Maniwaki OutaouaisMaritime website, tugboat used to tow timber in the Baskatong reservoir
Uplands Cultural and Heritage CentreSherbrookeEstrieMultiple website, local history and art
Vieille prison de Trois-Rivières
(Old Prison of Trois-Rivières)
Trois-RivièresMauriciePrison website, 1960s-70s prison experience
Vieux presbytère de Batiscan Pointe-du-Lac MauricieHistoric house website, mid-19th-century parish priest's home
Village historique de Val-Jalbert Val-Jalbert Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanOpen air1920s paper mill town
Vieux Presbytère de Deschambault Deschambault-Grondines Capitale-NationaleMultiple website, information, historic rectory with local history and art exhibits
Village Québécois d'Antan DrummondvilleCentre-du-QuébecOpen airReconstituted Quebec village of the mid-19th and early 20th centuries
Vintage Wings of Canada GatineauOutaouaisAviationEarly history of powered flight, classic aircraft
Whiteley Museum Bonne Espérance Côte-NordHistory website, local history and culture

Defunct museums

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