Musée de la civilisation

The Musée de la civilisation, often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as the Museum of Civilization, is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the historic Old Quebec area near the Saint Lawrence River. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie, and opened its doors to the public on 19 October 1988.^[1]

Musée de la civilisation

Established	19 December 1984
Location	85, rue Dalhousie Quebec City, Quebec G1K 8R2
Coordinates	46°48′54.39″N 71°12′8.58″W / 46.8151083°N 71.2023833°W / 46.8151083; -71.2023833
Type	humanities
Visitors	543,128 (FY 2005)
Director	Stéphan La Roche, CEO (Directeur général)
Website	www.mcq.org

The previous buildings of the Banque de Paris and the Maison Estèbe, which were situated on Saint-Pierre street, were integrated in the museum's structure. Permanent and temporary exhibitions are held at the museum, usually related to humanities, and virtual exhibitions are also available. The institution also hosts Quartier des découvertes (Discovery Zone), geared towards children, and offers other services such as guided visits, a French America reference centre, shows, souvenir boutiques, a cafeteria, and a leisure room.

Images

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  Paysage de l'Ile d'Orléans
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  Louis-Jacques Casault
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  Winter 2005, Dieu-Tsar-Revolution exhibition

Human Remains Controversy

During the spring of 2021, The Globe and Mail published an article by journalist Kate Taylor about research concerning the museum's large collection of human remains. This collection, on long-term loan from the provincial Ministry of Public Security, includes more than one hundred body parts—such as tattooed skin from a twenty-nine-year old homicide victim named Mildred Brown—taken from the bodies of murder victims by Dr. Wilfrid Derome during the early twentieth century.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Exhibitions

• Territoires (Territories)
• Le Temps des Québécois (People of Québec ... then and Now)
• Nous, les premières nations (Encounter with the First Nations)

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: the Canadian Museums Association, the Canadian Heritage Information Network, and the Virtual Museum of Canada.

See also

• Culture of Quebec
• List of museums in Quebec
• Musée de l'Amérique française
• Canadian Museum of Civilization in Hull, Quebec

References

1. (in French). Musée de la Civilisation de Québec. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
2. "At Quebec City's Museum of Civilization, a murder victim's tattoo opens a debate over human remains at museums". Retrieved 1 May 2021.
3. Rowe, Daniel J. (3 May 2021). "Historian in battle with Quebec over showcasing murder victim's skin in museum display". CTV News Montreal. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
4. "Millie Brown's Tattoo: Sydney's Link to a Quebec Controversy". The Cape Breton Spectator. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
5. Jelinski, Jamie (11 May 2021). "Why Does Quebec's Museum of Civilization "Own" Human Remains?". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
6. Jamie Jelinski, “‘Go and Take a Look at Millie Now’: Murder, Tattooed Remains, and Museum Ethics in Quebec,” in Museums and the Working Class, edited by, Adele Chynoweth, pg. 74-87, London: Routledge, 2021

External links

 

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• Musée de la civilisation, Museums to Discover