The best museums Canada

This museum has a collection of over 160 railway vehicles. It's over half a century of railway history that you cross through this exhibition on the era of giant locomotives, monumental constructions, the extension of the industrial revolution in Canada, from sea to sea. A locomotive and tramway drive on the ground, with the great pleasure of children, and an ancestral railway station will revive the beautiful period of the th century.

Housed in the former head office of the Eastern Township Bank, the Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke focuses primarily on the works of artists from the Eastern Townships region, without neglecting a national and international component, particularly in naive art. The permanent exhibition Couleurs Manifestes presents "the interpellative power, the transmission of meaning and the symbolism of colour, as seen through some fifty works from the museum's collection".

The craftsmen manufacture a fine paper of cotton, impregnated with leaves or flowers from the region. Canada Paper Economuseum company, thanks to its workshop, museum and shop.

Amerindian and Inuit works of art from the museum's private collection and pottery and painting workshops upon request. Traditional bread oven on site (possible tasting).

Relocated in 2018 to the up-and-coming Lower Junction Triangle neighborhood on the city's west side, MOCA Toronto can finally flourish from its near-underground status before it closed in 2015. In a nod to the neighborhood's industrial past, the contemporary art museum has moved into the former Tower Automotive Building. It occupies five floors dedicated to exhibitions, installations and performances by local and international artists.

The museum offers a journey back in time that allows you to relive the development of Sherbrooke, from its colonization to the present day. Its permanent exhibition, Sherbrooke Memories, allows visitors to discover the history of the city through the testimonies of people who have contributed to its development over the past two centuries. Services and activities: two exhibition rooms, private archive service, general public activities, workshops and conferences.

The MACBSP is well known for its national and international exhibitions throughout the year. Paintings, sculptures, prints, photographs, design and multimedia occupy the exhibition spaces, as well as works from the International Symposium (annual event) and donations. In the summer, free guided tours are offered and last about 45 minutes. The museum store is also worth a visit.