Musée Maritime du Québec
The Musée Maritime du Québec | |
Former name | Musée Bernier |
|---|---|
| Established | 1968 |
| Location | 55 chemin des Pionniers Est L'Islet, Quebec |
| Coordinates | 47°07′43″N 70°22′17″W / 47.128677°N 70.371364°W |
| Collection size | 12,000 objects and documents |
| Visitors | 15,000 |
| Founder | The Association for Sailors, St. Lawrence Valley |
| Website | www.mmq.qc.ca |
The Musée Maritime du Québec (French pronunciation: [myze maʁitim dy kebɛk], Maritime Museum of Québec; also known as the Musée Bernier) is a maritime museum located in the centre of the municipality of L'Islet in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada.
The museum consists of an outdoor park that includes three separate museum ships, a historic building with exhibitions on the theme of the sea and a hanger-workshop with exhibits on the building of small wooden ships and vessels.