List of museums in Quebec City

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This is a list of museums in Quebec City, Canada . 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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Museums

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NameNeighbourhoodBoroughTypeSummary
Artillery Park Heritage Site Old Quebec - Upper Town La Cité-Limoilou Military Website, 1830s fort, part of Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic Site HistoryPark with exhibits and tours about the story of Jacques Cartier, Jesuit missionaries and Amerindian nations of the 16th and 17th centuries
Centre d'exposition de la bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy Saint-Roch Library Website, exhibit gallery of the Gabrielle-Roy Library
Centre d'interprétation de la chute Kabir Kouba Loretteville La Haute-Saint-Charles Natural historyFossils, rocks, wildlife, history of the Kabir Kouba Waterfalls
Centre d'interprétation historique de Sainte-Foy Sainte-Foy Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge History Website, local history, operated by the borough
Choco-Musée ÉricoSaint-Jean-BaptisteLa Cité-LimoilouFood Website, chocolate shop and history of chocolate
Citadelle of Quebec Old Quebec - Upper TownMilitaryTours include the history of the military garrison, the Royal 22e Régiment Museum, and a former military prison
Économusée du vitrailVieux-LimoilouArt Website, economuseum of stained glass workshop
Fortifications of Quebec National Historic Site Old Quebec - Upper TownMilitary Website, history and guided tours of the city's different fortification projects and defense strategies
Henry-Stuart HouseHistoric house Website, late 19th-century period cottage
L'Îlot des PalaisOld Quebec - Lower TownHistory Website, 18th-century archaeological site of old Quebec and city history
Maison ChevalierHistoric house Website, managed by the Musée de la civilisation, includes Chesnay House, the Frérot House and the Chevalier House with 18th- and 19th- century furnishings and decor
Maison des Jésuites de SillerySillerySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeHistoric house Website, 18th-century Jesuit missionary and the Amerindians in early Quebec, operated by the borough
Maison Dorion-CoulombeLa Cité-LimoilouHistory Website, local history, operated by the Société de la rivière Saint-Charles
Maison Éphraim-BédardCharlesbourg Charlesbourg Historic house Website, operated by La Société Historique de Charlesbourg, period rooms
Maison François-Xavier GarneauOld Quebec - Lower TownLa Cité-LimoilouHistoric house Website, late 19th-century Victoria period home of poet François-Xavier Garneau
Maison Hamel-BruneauSainte-FoySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeMultiple Website, cultural center, exhibits of art and science, operated by the borough
Maison Léon-Provancher Cap-Rouge Natural history Website, natural history and science
Maison O’NeillMultiple Website, historic house, history of the area and its inhabitants, changing exhibits of art
Martello Tower 1 Old Quebec - Upper TownLa Cité-LimoilouMilitaryEarly 19th-century soldier's life, military history of the Plains of Abraham
Morrin Centre HistoryEvolution of Quebec's English-speaking community, includes tours of the 19th-century gaol and Morrin College
Moulin des JésuitesCharlesbourg Charlesbourg Mill Website, historic Jesuit grist mill, local history
Musée de géologie René-Bureau Sainte-Foy Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeNatural history Website, fossils, rocks, minerals, part of Laval University
Musée de l'Amérique francophone
(Museum of French America)
Old Quebec - Upper TownLa Cité-LimoilouHistoryManaged by the Musée de la civilisation, colonial history of America, the evolution of Francophone culture in North America and abroad, and arts and crafts in Québec
Musée de la civilisation
(Museum of Civilization)
Old Quebec - Lower TownMultipleQuebec history, First Nations and human culture and civilization
Musée de la Place-RoyaleHistory Website, part of the Musée de la civilisation complex, history of New France and Place-Royale through that of its inhabitants, from Samuel de Champlain to today
Musée des Augustines de l’Hôtel-Dieu de QuébecOld Quebec - Upper TownHistory Website, work of the Augustines in Quebec, fine and decorative art, historic artifacts
Musée des Ursulines de Québec ReligiousHistory of the convent of the Ursulines of Quebec
Musée du Fort Military Website, military history of Quebec City
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
(Quebec National Museum of Fine Arts)
ArtFocus is Quebec art
Musée naval de Québec
(Naval Museum of Quebec)
Old Quebec - Lower TownMaritime Website
Plains of Abraham Museum HistoryHistory of Quebec and military activities at the Plains of Abraham
Villa Bagatelle Sillery Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeHistoric house Website, reproduction early 20th-century period cottage and garden, operated by the borough

Defunct museums

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