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2 photographs of the Acadian Museum of Quebec in 1975
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Communications -- Photography
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Iconography -- Means of expression -- Photography
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Description of the object
2 black and white photographs with the following transcriptions typed on the back:
1) Interior of the municipal council chamber. The door opens onto the entrance corridor. Photograph by Rodrigue Gauthier taken around 1975
2) The corridor inside the public hall. Left: entrance door to the credit union. Right: entrance door to the classroom. Door in the background where a person is rocking: municipal council chamber. Right: corridor leading to the upper floor. Photograph taken by Rodolphe Gauthier around 1975
1) Interior of the municipal council chamber. The door opens onto the entrance corridor. Photograph by Rodrigue Gauthier taken around 1975
2) The corridor inside the public hall. Left: entrance door to the credit union. Right: entrance door to the classroom. Door in the background where a person is rocking: municipal council chamber. Right: corridor leading to the upper floor. Photograph taken by Rodolphe Gauthier around 1975
Value of the item
The object bears witness to the birth and evolution of the Musée acadien du Québec, the space it occupied, and the objects that were displayed there.
The object may also bear witness to an important Acadian figure, namely the museum's founder, Juliette Gauthier-Barette (if it is indeed her who is photographed).
The museum itself is the product of social and cultural development attributable to the Acadian Renaissance (1867-1960), a phenomenon of self-appropriation of Acadian culture by its heirs, engendering a sense of Acadian belonging.
The object may also bear witness to an important Acadian figure, namely the museum's founder, Juliette Gauthier-Barette (if it is indeed her who is photographed).
The museum itself is the product of social and cultural development attributable to the Acadian Renaissance (1867-1960), a phenomenon of self-appropriation of Acadian culture by its heirs, engendering a sense of Acadian belonging.
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The Musée acadien du Québec is a history and ethnology museum that has been in operation since April 1990. The Bonaventure Tourism Development Corporation (non-profit organization), founded in 1984, spearheaded and carried out the development of the museum. Its primary objective was to manage and administer the Acadian Museum of Quebec in Bonaventure for cultural and educational purposes. The administrative entity of the Bonaventure Tourism Development Corporation was modified in July 2014 to become the Musée acadien du Québec.
Through its collection, its unifying site, and its human approach, the MAQ celebrates the tangible and intangible heritage of the Acadians of Quebec, from colonization to the present day.
Through its collection, its unifying site, and its human approach, the MAQ celebrates the tangible and intangible heritage of the Acadians of Quebec, from colonization to the present day.