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Come and explore the rich history of Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum. Located at the heart of the community for over 170 years, Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum is fortunate to call the little white house its home since 1967.
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Recognized as a keeper of Francophone and Métis heritage, it is an unavoidable reference point for researchers, a key experience for teachers and students, a must-see for tourists, a touchstone for our communities’ families and a wonderful part of Winnipeg’s cultural landscape.
Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum (also known as the St. Boniface Museum) is a museum in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that is dedicated to Franco-Manitoban and Métis culture and history.
Le Musee de Saint-Boniface / St. Boniface Museum. Stand inside the oldest building in Winnipeg, and the largest oak log structure in North America. The museum showcases objects related to the heritage of French-Canadian and Métis peoples.
A mid-19th-century convent is Winnipeg's oldest building and the largest oak-log construction on the continent. The museum inside focuses on the establishment of St Boniface, the birth of the Métis nation, and the 3000km journey of the first Grey Nuns, who arrived here by canoe from Montréal.
At once a key tourist attraction and a staple community gathering place, Le Musée de Saint-Boniface Museum is the perfect place for those wanting to celebrate, discover and better understand local Francophone and Métis heritage.
Now a municipal museum of Winnipeg, the Saint-Boniface Museum attained its current stature in 1995, after another major restoration of the former Grey Nuns’ convent. Saint-Boniface Museum’s collection of some 30,000 artifacts of the French-Canadian and Métis cultures is the largest in Manitoba.
The Saint-Boniface Museum’s collections document the evolution of the Francophone and Métis communities since their establishment or genesis in the Canadian West, particularly as it pertains to Manitoba.
Uncover the history and passion of the people by exploring the neighbourhood year-round. Stand beneath the ruins of the Cathédrale de Saint-Boniface, or learn more about the history of the Francophone and Métis at Le Musee de Saint Boniface Museum, Winnipeg’s oldest building.
