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Musee de la Civilisation

85 Dalhousie | (At de la Barricade), Quebec City, Quebec G1K 7A6, Canada
418-643-2158
As featured in 3 days in Quebec
Ranked #10 of 98 attractions in Quebec City
4.5 of 5 stars 93 Reviews
Type: Museums
Fee: No
Owner description: This museum is characterized by its innovative and daring outlook. It defines itself as a seat of knowledge and ideas, a museum endowed with valuable...... more » Owner description: This museum is characterized by its innovative and daring outlook. It defines itself as a seat of knowledge and ideas, a museum endowed with valuable collections, an education centre and a living memory. It is located in the region's capital, Québec City, in the heart of an historic district and close to Place Royale. « less
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Floyd
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

We thoroughly enjoyed the exhibits at this museum, particularly the temporary Samurai exhibit that we happened on to. It was marvelous! The First Nations exhibit was also very well done and the docents were extremely helpful and added much to the experience. More

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Tenants Harbor, Maine
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28 reviews 28 reviews
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18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012
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We spent an entire day here recently - and loved it. We began our visit upstairs with the First Nations exhibition which was terrific. Great short videos were excellent and really animated the stories. The prints in the hallway were brilliant as well. We had lunch and then checked out the Samouri exhibition without really expecting to respond much to... More

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See 3 more reviews by MaineDivers for Quebec City
Alberta, Canada
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196 reviews 196 reviews
Reviews in 79 cities Reviews in 79 cities
63 helpful votes 63 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

If you are even marginally interested in the history of Quebec (province and city), you should try and visit this comprehensive museum. More

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 April 2012

Thoroughly absorbing for an adult, brilliant for children. We stayed a whole day, something we have never done before in a museum. We also stayed a whole day in the Musee des Beaux Artes, a brilliant place to visit. More

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Brossard
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

Interesting visit to learn more about the Samourai and to view the colorful costumes that they wore More

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4 reviews 4 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012

WOW. The samurai collection was breath-taking and beautiful More impressive was the Native American display on the upper floor, complete with bark canoe, teepee, and videos galore about Inuit life. I wish the museum was twice as big! More

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New Hartford, Connecticut
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 April 2012

We enjoyed our visit to this museum very much. Our favorite was the Samurai display. The information about the history of Quebec was also very interesting. The museum includes multimedia and interactive displays so it should be enjoyable for all ages. More

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Canada
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

We saw a Samourai exhibition and sevaral ones on Canada and canadian artist. We loved all. A real nice musuem that is made for the common human... More

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See 3 more reviews by Serge007 for Quebec City
Pleasantville, New York
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

This is an interesting museum with many artifacts. We enjoyed visiting. More

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See 3 more reviews by Andrea939 for Quebec City
Cannes, France
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25 reviews 25 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012

Having haunted and lived close to the Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, I know quite a lot about museums, and was pleasantly surprised to find such a wonderful museum in Quebec: You can spend days in it as the exhibits and the marvellous guides are just fascinating: I came out knowing so much more about... More

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