List of museums in Quebec City

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.

Museums

Name Neighbourhood Borough Type Summary
Artillery Park Heritage SiteOld Quebec - Upper TownLa Cité-LimoilouMilitaryWebsite, 1830s fort, part of Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site
Cartier-Brébeuf National Historic SiteHistoryPark 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-RoySaint-RochLibraryWebsite, exhibit gallery of the Gabrielle-Roy Library
Centre d'interprétation de la chute Kabir KoubaLorettevilleLa Haute-Saint-CharlesNatural historyFossils, rocks, wildlife, history of the Kabir Kouba Waterfalls
Centre d'interprétation historique de Sainte-FoySainte-FoySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeHistoryWebsite, local history, operated by the borough
Choco-Musée ÉricoSaint-Jean-BaptisteLa Cité-LimoilouFoodWebsite, chocolate shop and history of chocolate
Citadelle of QuebecOld Quebec - Upper TownMilitaryTours include the history of the military garrison, the Royal 22e Régiment Museum, and a former military prison
Économusée du vitrailVieux-LimoilouArtWebsite, economuseum of stained glass workshop
Fortifications of Quebec National Historic SiteOld Quebec - Upper TownMilitaryWebsite, history and guided tours of the city's different fortification projects and defense strategies
Henry-Stuart HouseHistoric houseWebsite, late 19th-century period cottage
L'Îlot des PalaisOld Quebec - Lower TownHistoryWebsite, 18th-century archaeological site of old Quebec and city history
Maison ChevalierHistoric houseWebsite, 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 houseWebsite, 18th-century Jesuit missionary and the Amerindians in early Quebec, operated by the borough
Maison Dorion-CoulombeLa Cité-LimoilouHistoryWebsite, local history, operated by the Société de la rivière Saint-Charles
Maison Éphraim-BédardCharlesbourgCharlesbourgHistoric houseWebsite, operated by La Société Historique de Charlesbourg, period rooms
Maison François-Xavier GarneauOld Quebec - Lower TownLa Cité-LimoilouHistoric houseWebsite, late 19th-century Victoria period home of poet François-Xavier Garneau
Maison Hamel-BruneauSainte-FoySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeMultipleWebsite, cultural center, exhibits of art and science, operated by the borough
Maison Léon-ProvancherCap-RougeNatural historyWebsite, natural history and science
Maison O’NeillMultipleWebsite, historic house, history of the area and its inhabitants, changing exhibits of art
Martello Tower 1Old Quebec - Upper TownLa Cité-LimoilouMilitaryEarly 19th-century soldier's life, military history of the Plains of Abraham
Morrin CentreHistoryEvolution of Quebec's English-speaking community, includes tours of the 19th-century gaol and Morrin College
Moulin des JésuitesCharlesbourgCharlesbourgMillWebsite, historic Jesuit grist mill, local history
Musée de géologie René-BureauSainte-FoySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeNatural historyWebsite, 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-RoyaleHistoryWebsite, 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 TownHistoryWebsite, work of the Augustines in Quebec, fine and decorative art, historic artifacts
Musée des Ursulines de QuébecReligiousHistory of the convent of the Ursulines of Quebec
Musée du FortMilitaryWebsite, 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 TownMaritimeWebsite
Plains of Abraham MuseumHistoryHistory of Quebec and military activities at the Plains of Abraham
Villa BagatelleSillerySainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-RougeHistoric houseWebsite, reproduction early 20th-century period cottage and garden, operated by the borough

Defunct museums

References
  1. http://housesofwax.blogspot.com/2009/10/quebec-wax-museum-sign.html House of Wax Blogspot, Oct. 12, 2009
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