Le Musée de St. Boniface Museum

Saint-Boniface cathe­dral as seen from the Museum. (Photo: R. Barrow)

Groups of up to 50 peo­ple can be accom­mo­dated on a tour. Reser­va­tions are required a week in advance so that enough guides are avail­able. You will receive a con­fir­ma­tion by fax; it must be signed and returned to com­plete the reser­va­tion. In case of a can­cel­la­tion, please give the Museum 24 hours’ advance notice, to avoid being billed.

To reserve your guided tour or other pro­gram, please con­tact Car­mène Fiola, Vis­i­tor Ser­vices Coor­di­na­tor at

The Museum

Length: 1 hour
Cost: adults $6.00
stu­dents $5.00
seniors $5.00
chil­dren under 6, accom­pa­nied by an adult free
Addi­tional dona­tions are always welcome.

On the main floor, vis­i­tors will find the Museum’s per­ma­nent exhibits: the early inhab­i­tants of the region, the fur trade and the Red River cart; the his­tory of the Grey Nuns and how their con­vent was built; “Louis Riel: Son of Red River and Father of Man­i­toba”; tra­di­tional crafts such as spin­ning and black­smithing; and, in the for­mer chapel, “A Bea­con on the Red: the Cathe­drals of St. Boniface.”

On the sec­ond floor, are the period rooms – the coun­try kitchen, the draw­ing room, the din­ing room and the bed­room – illus­trat­ing every­day life at the begin­ning of the 20^th cen­tury; the choir loft con­tain­ing arti­facts from the for­mer City of St. Boni­face; and the room for tem­po­rary exhibits.

St. Boni­face Cathe­dral and the Cemetery

Length: 1½ hours
Cost: adults $7.00
stu­dents $6.00
seniors $6.00
chil­dren under 6, accom­pa­nied by an adult free
Addi­tional dona­tions are always welcome.

The tour begins in the Museum, with the exhibit “A Bea­con on the Red” which tells the story of the cathe­drals in St. Boni­face. Your guide will then lead you to the ruins of the cathe­dral that burned down in 1968. In walk­ing around the ceme­tery, vis­i­tors will see the graves of early St. Boni­face res­i­dents and those of Louis Riel and other famous peo­ple – let your imag­i­na­tions bring them to life! (Here is a ques­tion: who built the “Langevin” cathe­dral and where is he buried? Answer: Joseph-Azarie Séné­cal, archi­tect and con­trac­tor in St. Boni­face, whose grave is in the south-east cor­ner of the ceme­tery, near the cathedral.)