Musée de l'Émigration française au Canada

About the museum

The museum project was launched in 1998 by the Communauté de communes du Haut-Perche, now the Communauté de communes des Hauts du Perche, together with the association Perche-Canada and with support from the French and Canadian governments. The museum opened in October 2006 and is part of the Muséales de Tourouvre site, which houses two museums.

The route tells the story of French emigration to New France in the 17th century: craftsmen, woodcutters, farmers, clergy, soldiers, sailors and “filles du roi.” Tourouvre was the parish that sent the most settlers, among them the apothecary Robert Giffard and the Juchereau brothers.

The exhibition “Nouvelle-France, nouvelle vie” unfolds across five rooms: the departure from France, the Atlantic crossing, alliances and encounters with Indigenous peoples, life in the colony, and finally Franco-America. Virtual characters welcome visitors in the first room.

Highlights

• Five-room route on the settlers from the Perche
• Virtual characters who narrate the departure
• The Atlantic crossing and encounters with Indigenous peoples
• Combined ticket possible with the Musée des Commerces et des Marques
• Shop with products from the Perche and Quebec

Permanent exhibition

• Nouvelle-France, nouvelle vie – Exhibition in five sections on the emigration of people from the Perche to New France: the departure, the crossing, alliances with Indigenous peoples, life in the colony and Franco-America.

Founded

2006

Operated by

Communauté de communes des Hauts du Perche

Visitors per year

approx. 6,300

Admission & discounts

Prices for a single museum (Musée de l'Émigration française au Canada or Musée des Commerces et des Marques). Tickets are valid for the entire day of purchase. Payment by bank card, check or cash. A “Pass Inter-Sites” is mentioned on the website.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The exhibition spaces are accessible to visitors with reduced mobility. Dogs are not admitted, except assistance dogs.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The site is on the RN12, about 35 minutes from Alençon and about 1 hr 30 min from Paris, Le Mans and Caen.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

The shop is open to all during opening hours: books, stationery, gifts, toys, textiles and food products from the Perche and Quebec.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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