Le Musée de St. Boniface Museum

Saint Boni­face Museum
(Photo R. Bar­row, 2000)

The Grey Nuns’ con­vent, Winnipeg’s old­est build­ing, houses Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum. Built for the Grey Nuns who arrived in the Red River Colony in 1844, the struc­ture is an out­stand­ing exam­ple of Red River frame con­struc­tion. The Museum presents an impres­sive col­lec­tion of arti­facts that reveal the lives and cul­ture of the Fran­coph­one and Métis com­mu­ni­ties of Man­i­toba, includ­ing a spe­cial exhibit about Louis Riel, the “father” of Manitoba.

• Recep­tion ser­vices and guided tours for groups
• Directly oppo­site the Forks, within walk­ing dis­tance of Saint-Boniface Cathedral
• Bilin­gual staff
• Gift shop
• Wheel­chair accessible

Down­town Win­nipeg look­ing over the roof of the St. Boni­face Museum

How to find us

Loca­tion:

494 Taché Avenue,
between Avenue de la Cathé­drale and Despins Street
in Saint-Boniface, part of Winnipeg’s Riel District.

We offer a Down­load­able PDF map for your convenience.

On foot:

We are a nice 20-minute walk from The Forks Mar­ket by either going over the Esplanade Riel pedes­trian bridge which leads to the cor­ner of Provencher Boule­vard and Taché Avenue, or over the Nor­wood Bridge that con­nects Main Street in Win­nipeg and Mar­ion and Goulet Streets in Saint-Boniface.

By bus:

Win­nipeg Tran­sit routes 10 and 56. Con­sult the Win­nipeg Tran­sit web site for fares and schedules.

Park­ing:

Park­ing along the street is free, with a two-hour limit on Avenue de la Cathé­drale and Despins Street.

You may find more spe­cific direc­tions on our detailed map.