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Treat yourself to a wonderful bouquet of cultural activities on offer in Quebec museums this spring!

Are the longer days and early blooms making you itch to go outside and experience new things? Make sure to add Quebec's museums to your agenda! You couldn’t pick a better destination to liven up your spring with surprising discoveries, awaken your senses and satisfy your curiosity.

It’s spring break, a perfect time to visit Quebec's museums for a change of scenery

Thanks to the wide selection of exhibitions and activities put together by Quebec's museums, you will not have to go far for a long-awaited change of scenery this spring break.

Celebrate the festive season with the whole family in Quebec's museums, and brighten up your holidays!

This December, set aside some time for a family outing to a museum and get together to discover the brilliant program that awaits you. Heartwarming experiences for one and all!

It’s almost Halloween ! Dare to plunge into the unknown and have some scary fun in the haunted halls of Quebec’s museums !

Halloween is just around the corner, get set for a journey of eerie encounters and frightful sights. Quebec's museums have cooked up a potent potion of spooky activities guaranteed to quench your thirst for bloodcurdling thrills and intrepid discoveries. Step out of your comfort zone and explore the many ghoulish activities that await you behind a museum door near you.

Cultural Landscapes for all Tastes in Quebec Museums!

You like to wander off into different cultural worlds to explore unique, stimulating and unexpected vistas? Take a look at the season's offer in Quebec museums: your curiosity will surely be piqued. Here you will find all you need to put together a program of enriching and fun activities, come rain or shine. Truly an open window on the world!

Summertime in Québec's Museums: a Refreshing Experience!

Along the route of summertime delights, museums add a refreshing breeze with their wide range of exhibitions and stimulating activities. Ready your senses as you journey through different worlds and listen to new voices: memorable experiences await you!

Spring break is right around the corner. The time has come for a family getaway in Quebec's museums!

Are you itching for adventures, discoveries and journeys that are both educational and fun? During this spring break, get your fill of explorations and voyages! Quebec's museums invite you to go on trip with nothing but your spirit of adventure, sense of rhythm, imagination, know-how and thirst for knowledge as baggage.

Beat the Winter Blues in Quebec's Museums!

Want to slip into a new setting to forget the winter season? Invite your friends and family to visit unique places and explore fascinating worlds in Quebec museums. Something to add warmth and colour to these chilly months!

This summer, get off the beaten path and visit Quebec’s museums!

Do you have ants in your pants and want to step outside of your routine and find new experiences? Lace up some comfortable shoes and head out to Quebec’s museums... and some surprising adventures! Travel along new routes and experience the joy of active discoveries and the unexpected. Here are a few suggestions to add to your memory bank!

This summer, sail through time...

All symbols of freedom, trains, airplanes, boats and other vehicles carry us on a trip through history as it unfolds. As part of your summer travels, explore Quebec’s museums – the custodians of these impressive mechanical inventions. There’s so much distance to cover! No need for a passport! Just come with your curiosity and desire to discover human ingenuity ... in a safe environment.

This summer, look to the sky and beyond ...

All symbols of freedom, trains, airplanes, boats and other vehicles carry us on a trip through history as it unfolds. As part of your summer travels, explore Quebec’s museums – the custodians of these impressive mechanical inventions. There’s so much distance to cover! No need for a passport! Just come with your curiosity and desire to discover human ingenuity ... in a safe environment.

Rock-paper-scissors… matches! Play the discovery game of Québec museums as a family.

L’été, le temps s’étire, la vie prend un autre rythme. En famille, c’est le temps de changer d’air et de décor, d’explorer et de s’amuser! Connaissez-vous l’endroit idéal pour vivre ces moments qui déjouent la routine du quotidien? Les musées! Dans toute leur diversité...

Create your own toy exhibition, just like museums do!

Bring your own fabulous toy stories to life! Get the family together and explore the magnificent toy collections in the museums of Québec. Then go and design your own exhibition at home!

Winter Wonders at Quebec’s Museums

Even in the heart of winter, Quebec’s museums are fully committed to surprising, entertaining and informing us, no matter how low the mercury may drop! In fact, some of them are proposing a winter stroll down memory lane. Intrigued? Here are a few activities to mark on your calendar this season.

Cultivate your curiosity with the museums of Québec

Quench your thirst for culture at any time of day (or night!) with the virtual experiences offered by the museums of Québec. History, science, art ... so many topics to discover! Unearth new findings to enhance your knowledge on current passions or uncover new areas of interest altogether.

Online exhibitions and activities: Québec’s museums are only a click away!

The museums of Québec offer you virtual experiences and the opportunity to stay connected through content spanning a thousand different captivating subjects. Time to start actively discovering museum-related activities on the Web.

Stories and memories at museums: humanity at the heart of history

Beyond the very tangible heritage that exhibitions present, museums provide spaces that showcase people's personal stories. Meet with those who have taken a trip down memory lane in order to share their memories and knowledge with you.

For the school of the curious about life: class outings to museums

In search of learning alternatives? Museums propose some possibilities! Teachers: museum institutions are brimming with remarkable educational offerings that are sure to pique the curiosity of your students and satisfy their zest for discovery.

Artist houses: when artwork is imbued with the spirit of its surroundings

Artist house museums are full of life. They tell of the inspiration and work of history-making artists of Québec.

Meet the women pioneers of New France

From the founding of the first hospital, discover the invaluable legacy of women pioneers.

Go back in time with Québec’s oldest homes

What a privilege to be able to visit the oldest homes of Québec, real gems of New France! A unique opportunity to let the builders inspire us with their dreams...

WARS AND PEACE. Museum souvenirs of military history

Marked by Remembrance Day, autumn is a time to explore military archives and collections. These museums portray, in a direct and emotional way, the conflicts that have shaped our regions, borders and society.

Stars in your eyes: astronomy and space exploration museums

In August, take advantage of cooler nights and clearer skies to discover collections of stars! Québec’s museums will lend you telescopes to observe stars and constellations. We invite you to travel into space and explore the Universe via their shows and exhibitions. Welcome to another dimension!

Explore Aboriginal Know-How

Shaped over thousands of years and transmitted from one generation to the next, Aboriginal culture contributes to Québec’s unique identity. Québec Aboriginal Tourism therefore invites you to discover 6 institutions, guardians of the collective memory of First Nations and Inuit peoples. A museological immersion ranging from the traditional to the modern!

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