Musée de la civilisation
{{Short description|Museum in Quebec City}}{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
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{{Infobox museum
|name = Musée de la civilisation
|image = Musee de la Civilisation.JPG
|established = 19 December 1984
|location = 85, rue Dalhousie
Quebec City, Quebec
G1K 8R2
|coordinates = {{Coord|46|48|54.39|N|71|12|8.58|W|type:landmark_region:CA-QC|display=inline,title}}
|type = humanities
|director = Stéphan La Roche, CEO (Directeur général)
|curator =
|visitors = 543,128 (FY 2005)
|website = {{URL|https://www.mcq.org/}}
}}
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.{{cite web |publisher=Musée de la Civilisation de Québec |title=15 ans - Bilan remarquable pour le Musée de la Civilisation à Québec |url=http://www.mcq.org/presse/15_ans_bilan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713093803/http://www.mcq.org/presse/15_ans_bilan.html|archive-date=13 July 2011|lang=fr}}
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
File:Maurice Cullen - Paysage de l'Ile d'Orléans.jpg|Paysage de l'Ile d'Orléans
File:Louis-Jacques Casault.jpg|Louis-Jacques Casault
File:Museum of Civilization, Quebec.jpg|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.{{Cite news|title=At Quebec City’s Museum of Civilization, a murder victim’s tattoo opens a debate over human remains at museums|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/art-and-architecture/article-at-quebec-citys-museum-of-civilization-a-murder-victims-tattoo-opens-a/|access-date=2021-05-01}}{{cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/historian-in-battle-with-quebec-over-showcasing-murder-victim-s-skin-in-museum-display-1.5411924|title=Historian in battle with Quebec over showcasing murder victim's skin in museum display|last=Rowe|first=Daniel J.|work=CTV News Montreal|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 17, 2021}}{{Cite web|date=2021-05-05|title=Millie Brown's Tattoo: Sydney's Link to a Quebec Controversy|url=https://capebretonspectator.com/2021/05/05/milly-brown-jelinski-tattoo/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=The Cape Breton Spectator|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Jelinski|first=Jamie|date=2021-05-11|title=Why Does Quebec’s Museum of Civilization "Own" Human Remains?|url=https://hyperallergic.com/644961/why-does-quebec-museum-of-civilization-own-human-remains/|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Hyperallergic|language=en-US}}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
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
References
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External links
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- [https://www.mcq.org/en/ Official website] (English language)
- [http://www.smq.qc.ca/mtd/museumguide/datasheets/institution.php?ID=50-55-1065 Musée de la civilisation], Museums to Discover
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Category:Museums in Quebec City
Category:History museums in Quebec
Category:Moshe Safdie buildings