Secrets d’Acadiens

Découvrez les trésors cachés de la rue Grand-Pré

Plongez au cœur du patrimoine immatériel, des valeurs et de la culture unique de Bonaventure avec l’exposition estivale Secrets d’Acadiens.

Ouverte en saison estivale seulement, cette exposition vous invite à découvrir l’histoire fascinante de la rue Grand-Pré à travers les créations uniques de l’artisan Marcel Arsenault.

Un voyage dans le patrimoine bâti acadien

Dès votre arrivée, laissez-vous émerveiller par les maquettes des bâtiments historiques de la rue Grand-Pré, minutieusement réalisées par Marcel Arsenault. Accompagnées de capsules audios immersives, ces œuvres vous racontent l’histoire des lieux emblématiques de Bonaventure.

TÉLÉVAG: Exhibition of miniature churches in Bonaventure - Marcel Arsenault

Meet Marcel Arsenault: A craftsman from Bonaventure with a great passion for tiny houses

Marcel Arsenault has been making models of Acadian heritage buildings in his workshop for 25 years. Over the years, he has also reproduced churches in Baie-des-Chaleurs and the Magdalen Islands. When you visit the museum, be sure to stop by the Saint-Bonaventure Catholic Church to see Mr. Arsenault's reproductions of churches.

Interview with Marcel Arsenault – TéléVag – December 6, 2021

The salt works: A place full of history

The Secrets d'Acadiens pavilion is a former saltworks dating from the mid-19th century, once owned by Charles Robin and Company. Established in Baie-des-Chaleurs in 1767, it was the largest fishing company in Eastern Canada. Its ships transported dried cod, renowned for its high quality, to countries such as Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Brazil.

Originally located near the Bonaventure lighthouse, the pavilion was moved around 1900 to Grand-Pré Avenue, behind the former Robin store, along with a small dried cod shed that now houses the Espace Indigo pavillon.

Right next door, an old forge belonging to the same company, renamed Pavillon Évangéline, displays works by local artisans in a warm and intimate atmosphere.

These three buildings bear witness to the economic and cultural development of Baie-des-Chaleurs.

Don't miss this opportunity to immerse yourself in Acadian history during your next trip to the Gaspé Peninsula.

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