From Blacksmiths to Blackboards: the Traditional Trades of Quebec

Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation (CMCC), in collaboration with Ideclic, has created an interactive online exhibition about the traditional trades of Quebec in order to showcase the museum's impressive digital artefacts collection. This new site, entitled "From...

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Riches from the Sea - Interactive kiosk

Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Canadian Museum of Civilization awarded Ideclic the mandate of creating an interactive kiosk for the "Canada Hall" permanent exhibition. This kiosk provides information complimentary to the first portion of the exhibition dealing with the lifestyle and work of European people...

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Our Ancestors of European Origin

Canadian Museum of Civilization

The Virtual Museum of New France welcomes you to "Our Ancestors of European Origin: Genealogy and Family History." This module contains fascinating data on the first European immigrants who settled in New France.

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Iqqaipaa Celebrating Inuit art

Canadian Museum of Civilization

"Iqqaipaa, which means "I remember" in Inuktitut, remembers the early years of contemporary Inuit art, the two decades between 1948 and 1970, a period of overwhelming change in the lives of most Inuit. In 1948, the majority of Canada's Inuit lived in family camps, much like their...

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A Photographic Exploration of Canada with Malak

Canadian Museum of Civilization

This site full of historical detail provides visitors of all ages with descriptions of the lives of the inhabitants of New France from the XVIth to the XVIIIth century, as well as presenting the places they explored and inhabited. Through Malak's discerning eye, visitors can step back in time to...

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Living in Canada

Canadian Museum of Civilization

This presentation will take you back to the early seventeenth century, to share moments in the life of Champlain, the explorer who founded Quebec. You will visit the first settlement built in Quebec. With his Montagnais, Algonquin and Huron allies, you will accompany Champlain to his first battle...

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A New France ABC

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Twenty-five objects used in daily life, providing 25 ways of illustrating how Canadians lived in the New France era. The objects are from the collection of the Canadian Museum of Civilization, where they can be found, most of the time, in the Museum's immense storage facilities.

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The Explorers

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Learn about the explorers who crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the New World between 1534 and 1739!

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The painted furniture of french canada 1700 - 1840

Canadian Museum of Civilization

This exhibition features pieces of furniture which are unique in the history of Canada. More than 80 objects will be presented: armoires, chests of drawers, armchairs, chairs, etc. A cabinetmaker and a conservator will also be on site showing their techniques and talking with visitors.

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The Puppet Gazette

Canadian Museum of Civilization

Prior to your visit to the Canadian Museum of Civilization, we met with some of the puppets in the collection of the Ontario Puppetry Association. The puppets told us the following stories. Read these articles. Think about questions that you would like to ask the puppets in the exhibition and...

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