Hotels near Musee de la civilisation

The Musee de la civilisation is the city's flagship museum, a 1988 Moshe Safdie building wrapped around three heritage houses, and it works on themes rather than a permanent greatest-hits collection. Its standing exhibition on Quebec identity and its First Peoples gallery are the reasons to go. Hours are daily 10:00 to 17:00 from 23 June to 7 September 2026 including Mondays, then closed Mondays from 8 September through to June 2027.

Pricing is banded by age, and it is the steepest single-museum ticket in Quebec City: 27 dollars for ages 35 to 64, about 16.75 EUR, 26 for over-65s, 22 for ages 18 to 34, 10 for ages 12 to 17, 6 for ages 6 to 11 and free under 5, with a 58 dollar family rate and free entry for disabled visitors and one companion. Your ticket also covers the free guided walking tour of Place-Royale, which is the best value attached to any admission in the city. There is no on-site parking, and the rotating programme means a repeat visit can miss what you came for.

Pro Tip: Check what temporary exhibitions are running before you commit 27 dollars, because this museum's quality swings with its programme more than any other on this list. Then use the included Place-Royale tour, which most ticket holders never realise they have paid for.