Exhibitions
Haïti: Espwa Kouwaj
Some 24 touching and deeply moving «fly-on-the-wall» photographs by photojournalist Renaud Philippe, recently returned from Haiti.
Presented in partnership with Le Soleil from February 2 to 25, 2010, at Musée de la civilisation. It was created to collect donations for The Humanitarian Coalition (CARE, OXFAM Québec, OXFAM, and Save the Children).
The Rights of the Child by UNICEF
Capture the message of the little citizens of the world. This photo exhibition shows how much still needs to be done to protect the rights of the world’s children as guaranteed by international treaties and countries that signed them.
Human Copyright
Impenetrable, mysterious, and fascinating—thought inhabits us in the most private reaches of ourselves. How far can science go in explaining the meaning of thought?
7 Sins. 7 New Takes from the Museum
Pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, sloth—seven storytellers use objects from the Musée de la civilisation collection to illustrate a tale about each of the seven deadly sins, under the artistic direction of Martin Larocque.
Fascinating Egyptian Mummies
The theme of death in Ancient Egypt is explored in an unusual way through mummies and burial chambers, funeral rites, mummification, current archaeological digs, and more.
Egyptian Mummies was coproduced with the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, Netherlands.
Territories
A country isn’t just a piece of land—it’s much more! It’s a place men and women have traveled up and down, named, occupied, exploited, and developed. Traces remain of Quebecers’ relationship with their land and the future challenges that await them. Discover how they occupied their territory, used natural resources, grappled with nature, and coped with winter through a wealth of audiovisuals, photographs, objects, works of art, and song excerpts.
Permanent exhibition
People of Québec...then and Now
From New France to the present day, trace the history of Québec, both great and small. Come and immerse yourself in the ups and downs, the successes and setbacks, intense heat and extreme cold of a history that belongs to all those who have lived in and built Québec. This exhibition provides a fresh view of Québec’s history and a novel approach that offers a different perspective on events.
With the special collaboration of the National Film Board of Canada.
Permanent exhibition
Encounter with the First Nations
What do you know about the history and culture of the 87,000 Natives who live in Québec today? Discover their story, their way of life, and their perspective on the world.
Produced in collaboration with the Canadian Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Heritage Canada, the Secrétariat aux affaires autochtones du Québec, the ministère des Ressources naturelles and the ministère des Régions du Québec.
1756–1763, Story of a War
A pivotal period in Western history during which the fate of New France was decided. Produced in collaboration with the Stewart Museum.
