Private company
Musée de la civilisation
Logo: lg2, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4
Museum in Quebec City
The Musée de la civilisation, often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as the Museum of Civilization, is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the historic Old Quebec area near the Saint Lawrence River. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie, and opened its doors to the public on 19 October 1988.2 It employed 536 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was C$44.4 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersQuebec City1
- Websitewww.mcq.org
- Legal formCOMPANY3
- LEI549300HWSW2HTJDWT0343
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address85 rue Dalhousie, G1K 8R2 Quebec, Canada3
- Registered withEnterprise Register, 88235881483
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The Musée de la civilisation, often directly translated in English-language media outside Quebec as the Museum of Civilization, is a museum located in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. It is situated in the historic Old Quebec area near the Saint Lawrence River. It was designed by architect Moshe Safdie, and opened its doors to the public on 19 October 1988.2
Employees over time
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Controversies and legal
Human remains controversy
During the spring of 2021, The Globe and Mail published an article by journalist Kate Taylor about research concerning the museum's large collection of human remains. This collection, on long-term loan from the provincial Ministry of Public Security, includes more than one hundred body parts—such as tattooed skin from a 29-year-old homicide victim named Mildred Brown—taken from the bodies of murder victims by Dr. Wilfrid Derome during the early twentieth century.
From Wikipedia’s article on Musée de la civilisation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Timeline
- 1984Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.mcq.org1
- Websitewww.mcq.org/en1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/mcqorg1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/mcqorg1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCl1RUK-tYr1KdNNoSKXIPTw1
- WikipediaMusée de la civilisation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ1705530
Sources
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsMusée de la civilisation logo by lg2, Public domain
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- 6Wikimedia CommonsMusée de la civilisation photo by Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0