Visit the Notre-Dame de Québec cathedral

Basilique-cathédrale Notre-Dame de Québec by Juan Carlos Cruz Flickr

Built on the site of the first chapel constructed by Champlain in 1633, Notre-Dame de Québec Church was erected in 1647 and was called Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix. In 1664, it became the first parish church in North America. In 1674, the church took the title of cathedral, following the appointment of Mgr. de Laval as bishop of the new diocese of Québec. More...

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Parliament Building of Quebec by Benson Kua Flickr
By Frederic On Monday, April 16th, 2012
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Visit the Parliament Building of Quebec for free

The Parliament Building is one of the key works of Eugène-Étienne Taché (1836-1912). The quadrilateral building surrounding an inner courtyard was constructed between 1877 and 1886 in the Second Empire style More...

Place-Royale in Quebec City by OZinOH Flickr
By Frederic On Thursday, April 12th, 2012
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Discover the Place-Royale in Quebec City

Today you can explore the still visible traces of historic events that took place long ago on Place-Royale in Québec City. You can explore the area virtually on the Web with 360-degree panoramas, or on location More...

Museum of Civilization in Quebec City by merlinprincesse Flickr
By Frederic On Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
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Visit for the Museum of Civilization in Quebec City

The Musée de la civilisation, a public corporation, was inaugurated in 1988. It is located in the region’s capital, Québec City, in the heart of an historic district and close to Place Royale, the site of More...

ottawa treasure image by mikealex Flickr
By Frederic On Saturday, January 7th, 2012
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Canada’s Capital Treasures – A series of 7 lesson plans celebrate and commemorate

Canada’s Capital Treasures explores the contributions of some of the Capital’s most inspiring commemorations, heroes and symbols to our sense of personal, community and national identity. A series of 7 lesson More...

Gardiner Museum Image by jet__star Flickr
By Frederic On Thursday, December 1st, 2011
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Post-secondary students visit for free the Gardiner Museum every tuesday

The Gardiner Museum is one of North America’s pre-eminent centres for the display and study of ceramics. Nowhere is the fundamental importance of ceramics, in the past and now, so evident as in our permanent More...

Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Image by Prawnchop Flickr
By Frederic On Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
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Visit The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art for free

The Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art (MOCCA) was founded from the former Art Gallery of North York in 1999, and exists as a not-for-profit, arms-length agency of the City of Toronto. In 2005, MOCCA relocated More...

Art Gallery of Ontario Image by josepha
By Frederic On Friday, November 25th, 2011
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Visit the Permanent Collection for free at the Art Museum of Toronto

Founded in 1900 by a group of private citizens as the Art Museum of Toronto, the Art Gallery of Ontario is one of the largest art museums in North America, with a physical facility of 583,000 square feet. The AGO More...

Bata Shoe Museum image by josepha
By Frederic On Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
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The Bata Shoe Museum is free every Thursday night

Discover the treasures of North America’s charming and surprising shoe museum. Hundreds of shoes (from a collection numbering over 10,000) are on exhibit in architect Raymond Moriyama’s award-winning More...

Textile Museum of Canada
By Frederic On Monday, November 21st, 2011
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Visit the Textile Museum of Canada in Toronto for free

The Textile Museum of Canada is one of Toronto’s most engaging visual arts organizations.  With more than 12,000 objects from more than 200 countries and regions, the TMC’s permanent collection celebrates More...

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