The Museum of Civilization provides its heritage collections, comprising more than a quarter of a million objects, archives, and a library of rare and ancient books. The collections reflect Quebec's complex history and aim to disseminate and highlight its cultural heritage. The dataset is published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec and was last updated on April 17, 2026.
Use Cases
- Catalog and analyze museum artifacts based on the collection of over 250,000 objects.
- Research historical narratives based on the described archives and rare books.
- Study Quebec's cultural heritage and societal reflection based on the stated purpose of the dataset.
Strengths
- Collection includes more than 250,000 objects.
- Includes archives and a library of rare and ancient books.
- Purpose and institutional source are clearly stated.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada.
Provenance
- Source
- Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:48:21.158421; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Quebec