musee de la civilisation

Very good exhibit on the local history. The temporary ancient greek god and goddess exhibit as wonderful and informative. Our teenagers enjoyed this exhibit.The museum was under constrution.

This was a great hands-on musem. Perfect for children and adults. They had a whole section on earth-sciences - geology, earthquakes, tornadoes, etc, featuring hands-on explanations of the phenomenon.They also had a great animation exhibition showing the history of the animation industry in Quebec, as well as a hands-on section for creating your own stop-motion animation with iPads. Extremely fun.Thirdly, they had an interesting ancient Greco-roman exhibition featuring pieces on loan from the Berlin,Germany Antiquity Museum Collection.Finally, they had a nice exhibition on the history of Quebec, from it's roots at the beginning of western colonization, up through today.The museum was free the day we attended. This was due to an annual promotion where every tuesday from November to March, attendance is completely free. This surprised us in a nice way when we arrived.

This museum had a good history of Quebec and some other transient collections. There is a good area for kids in the basement with a tornado simulator and earthquake simulator that our daughter loved. Displays are written in English and French. The museum is also easily accessible by city bus (route 21).

We arrived on a Wednesday noon where there were not a lot of visitors, only later a group of school kids showed up, but they were well behaved and quiet. On that day, 2 exhibitions are on: Greek gods and the permanent display of the history if Quebec people.The Greek exhibition is upstairs in a well-lit and artfully arranged hall. Texts, sculptures and pictures are in perfect harmony to tell the stories if this ancient culture. Blue background with white marble sculptures, just great. On a side note, I was shocked to learn that Homere did not exit!The downstairs exhibition about the Quebec people and their history is what I'm here for. As a new immigrant, I'm eager to learn about its history and its people. The most interesting part is the 4 videos throughout the exhibit that talks about the foundation, the conquest, the quiet revolution and Quebec en mouvement. The style if the video is very calm, allowing multiple perspectives and inviting discussions on the significance left by these various incidents. They did not to try arouse patriosm or to force certain conclusions, but leaving many questions to think about. Personally i consider it a very informative part of my orientation. The downside is that the exhibition hall smell like old stuff and some texts were not well-lit which prevents reading.

From November until March of each year, the museum is completelyfree every Tuesday. The museum itself is just fine, but the staffseem convinced that anyone who is looking anything but straight offthe cover of a magazine must be a potential art thief, I guess. I was in Quebec City for the entire month of November and went onthree consecutive Tuesdays, as the National Film Board displays consistedof many hours of great short films. The first two times, I was in dress pants and shiny shoes. Nobody hassled me.Even though the museum is free on Tuesdays, so littlepeople actually come that the guards outnumbered thepublic. The guards are bored and rude and during thefirst two visits, I witnessed a young man in his 20`s beingshadowed obnoxiously by one of the guards. To my eyes,the only criterion for targeting the young man was his misdemeanor of wearing a flannel plaid shirt. On the next visit, I saw a guard run to an obese girl in her teens whenshe briefly sat on the ground to take a load off of herfeet. The guard and snapped his fingers in her face with a stern look.On my third visit, it was I who dressed down in jeansand runners and a rather windblown look, and hadthe displeasure of myself being shadowed by two guardsthroughout the visit. Shameful that they make anybody feel less than welcome at thismuseum when the number of patrons, evenon a free day, is disturbingly low.

Always love this place. Been here a few times in my life and is always interesting. Highly recommend that you take your time with the exhibits!

Not a comment about a bad museum, just a warning that they experienced a bad fire and much is being rebuilt. The entire Inuit exhibit is closed. Be certain that renovations have been completed (Fall 2015?) before you go.

Security at the museum was completely rude. The staff did not seem to be very knowledgeable about anything. This includes whether or not photography was allowed. We were told that it was permitted, then told by security that we could not take pictures. In another room we were once again told that we could take pictures, only to be approached by another guard telling us that we could not. The Museum was $10 for 3 very short exhibits. A lot of what they advertised on their website was not on exhibit. The signs within the exhibits were also a huge problem. When you stepped up to learn about an item on display you expect the information to be about that item. Several times we ran into this scenario; We are looking at a piece of pottery we look down to read about it, "This book was given as a gift to blah blah blah..." What? That's not a book at all. Overall I'd say to skip this place. They had nearly nothing to show, the stuff they did have was almost completely uninteresting, and we were there for less than an hour. I've never been so underwhelmed by such a talked about museum.

Although I arrived late with only 45 minutes remaining before the museum closed, I enjoyed a great deal during my visit. Since it was late in the day, the staff also allowed me free admission. There are many interactive elements and surprises around every corner. Learning about the Quebec people and their journey to date in particular was quite insightful and enjoyable.

Very much loved the exhibitions - there was a special animation one and a historical about Quebec and the French part of North America. Highly recommended and a very low price for students - only $8 entry!

This mid sized museum is worth a visit. While most of the museum has exhibits that are temporary, the modernist architecture in the interior is fabulous. The permanent exhibit on the history of Quebec (and Canada) is very well done. The other two exhibits I saw were sensational. The exhibit of the Ancient Greek Gods was a world class exhibit, which was unexpected for a museum of this size.

First-time visitors should check out the fascinating history of the Quebec people in this modern, comfortable museum. They have a nice little cafeteria upstairs.

Masters of Olympus: Treasures from the Greco-Roman Collections of Berlin is a great exhibit!Tales from the anciant greco-roman gods through the eyes of Homere and Esiod!A must see!

My travel friend and I were doing the museum trio admission package with La Musee de l'Amerique Francophone and La Musee de la Place Royal. Great value as an individual but only worth it for the trio if you actually go to all three. Excellent discounts for students/youth/kids. All very close to each other.Currently showing an exhibit on the Greek Gods. We did the guided tour which was fantastic! Included in the admission. Also may other great permanent exhibits to see. Wish I had more time! Will go back if I have the chance the next time I'm in town.If you enjoy looking around at museums, make sure you have enough time to check out all the exhibits. 2-3 hours, maybe more if you're trying to schedule in some of the included guided tours, or if you really enjoy looking through all the exhibits, artifacts, etc.Museum was easy to find, located in Old Quebec, near many other tourist attractions. Easy to fit it into a tourist's day.

We got in for free thanks to a couple that were not happy with it, however, we enjoyed the Greek Gods and the History of Quebec