Quebec City Museums and Galleries Walk
Quebec City · Canada
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Begin at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, a museum that introduces you to the richness of Quebec art. Continue to L'Îlot des Palais, a museum offering a distinct heritage and cultural-history perspective. Finish at the Musée de la Civilisation de Québec, a museum that broadens the route into the stories of civilization and culture, making this a rewarding day of discovery.
The walk
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
A provincial museum became Quebec’s national art collection, spread across four very different pavilions.
Îlot des Palais
A layered museum of Quebec’s intendant’s palaces, prisons, stores, and vanished breweries
Musée de la civilisation
A modern museum built around an old Quebec house, a French-regime boat, and the question of who tells history.
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In four languages
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The unglamorous things
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Picks up where you left off
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