Musée de la civilisation
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| Established | 19 December 1984 |
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| Location | 85, rue Dalhousie Quebec City,Quebec G1K 8R2 |
| Coordinates | 46°48′54.39″N71°12′8.58″W/ 46.8151083°N 71.2023833°W |
| Type | humanities |
| Visitors | 543,128 (FY 2005) |
| Director | Stéphan La Roche, CEO (Directeur général) |
| Website | www |
TheMusée de la civilisation,often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as theMuseum of Civilization,is amuseumlocated inQuebec City,Quebec,Canada. It is situated in the historicOld Quebecarea near theSaint Lawrence River.It was designed by architectMoshe Safdie,and opened its doors to the public on 19 October 1988.[1]
The previous buildings of theBanque de Parisand theMaison 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 tohumanities,and virtual exhibitions are also available. The institution also hostsQuartier des découvertes(Discovery Zone), geared towards children, and offers other services such as guided visits, aFrench Americareference centre, shows, souvenir boutiques, a cafeteria, and a leisure room.
Images
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Paysage de l'Ile d'Orléans -
Louis-Jacques Casault -
Winter 2005, Dieu-Tsar-Revolution exhibition
Human Remains Controversy
[edit]During the spring of 2021,The Globe and Mailpublished an article by journalistKate Taylorabout research concerning the museum's large collection of human remains. This collection, on long-term loan from the provincialMinistry 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 byDr. Wilfrid Deromeduring the early twentieth century.[2][3][4][5][6]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Territoires(Territories)
- Le Temps des Québécois(People of Québec... then and Now)
- Nous, les premières nations(Encounter with the First Nations)
Affiliations
[edit]The Museum is affiliated with: theCanadian Museums Association,theCanadian Heritage Information Network,and theVirtual Museum of Canada.
See also
[edit]- Culture of Quebec
- List of museums in Quebec
- Musée de l'Amérique française
- Canadian Museum of CivilizationinHull, Quebec
References
[edit]- ^"15 ans - Bilan remarquable pour le Musée de la Civilisation à Québec"(in French). Musée de la Civilisation de Québec. Archived fromthe originalon 13 July 2011.
- ^"At Quebec City's Museum of Civilization, a murder victim's tattoo opens a debate over human remains at museums".Retrieved1 May2021.
- ^Rowe, Daniel J. (3 May 2021)."Historian in battle with Quebec over showcasing murder victim's skin in museum display".CTV News Montreal.Retrieved17 June2021.
- ^"Millie Brown's Tattoo: Sydney's Link to a Quebec Controversy".The Cape Breton Spectator.5 May 2021.Retrieved5 May2021.
- ^Jelinski, Jamie (11 May 2021)."Why Does Quebec's Museum of Civilization" Own "Human Remains?".Hyperallergic.Retrieved11 May2021.
- ^Jamie Jelinski, “‘Go and Take a Look at Millie Now’: Murder, Tattooed Remains, and Museum Ethics in Quebec,” inMuseums and the Working Class,edited by, Adele Chynoweth, pg. 74-87, London: Routledge, 2021
External links
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- Official website(English language)
- Musée de la civilisation,Museums to Discover
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