Le Musée de St. Boniface Museum

Louis Riel: Son of Red River and Father of Man­i­toba exhibit.

In keep­ing with its mis­sion, the exhibits and pro­gram­ming pro­vided by Saint-Boniface Museum high­light the French-speaking and Métis her­itage of Man­i­toba. The per­ma­nent exhibits include the his­tory of the Grey Nuns and how their con­vent was built. A col­lec­tion of arti­facts con­nected with Louis Riel is of national impor­tance and can be seen in the exhibit “Louis Riel, Son of Red River and Father of Man­i­toba.” Other dis­plays con­tain arti­facts related to the Métis peo­ple and the Red River Colony. The period rooms illus­trate tra­di­tional crafts and daily life among French-Canadian fam­i­lies at the start of the 20^th cen­tury. “A Bea­con on the Red” is the title of an exhibit that traces the story of the dif­fer­ent cathe­drals in St. Boni­face, from the foun­da­tion of the mis­sion in 1818 onwards. A room for tem­po­rary exhibits can dis­play trav­el­ing exhibits from else­where or occa­sional pre­sen­ta­tions of var­i­ous other themes.

Re-enactors in his­toric cos­tumes play­ing tra­di­tional music on Canada Day, July 1^st, 2001

As well as guided tours of the Museum, we offer spe­cial pro­grams designed for school groups, senior cit­i­zens, tourists, and other vis­i­tors. Touch­able arti­fact kits may be loaned out to seniors’ homes or schools. Spe­cial pro­gram­ming is pro­duced dur­ing the Fes­ti­val du Voyageur, at Easter, on Canada Day and through­out the sum­mer months, at Hallowe’en and at Christ­mas­time. Please note, the sched­ule of these activ­i­ties is sub­ject to change.