Permanent

Credit: Naval Museum of Québec

Meanders; the experience will remain imprinted on your memory!

Naval Museum of Québec
170, Dalhousie ST

Québec, QC, Canada G1K 8M7

Telephone 418-694-5387
Fax 418-694-5550

Powerful, majestic and mysterious: everyone knows the physical depths of the St. Lawrence... but are you aware of its historical significance? Coveted, courted, craved, witness to drama and rifts that shaped the course of History, the St. Lawrence remembers...

The Naval Museum of Québec offers a unique experience! Abandoning yourself to the windings of the exhibition hall, you will go back in time. From the first Amerind settlements to the British invasion attempts, and on to the German U-Boat attacks in her waters, the strategic significance of the St. Lawrence, a major gateway into North America, has been ubiquitous through the centuries.

In addition to discovering many very emotional historical stories, come see unique and fascinating objects, witnesses to this bustling past: Amerind bows and arrows, an 18^th century musket and cutlass, maps of different periods, scale models of warships, including one in solid silver

And a surprise awaits at the heart of Meanders. Rigid bulkheads rise, representing the hull of a World War II warship; inside, here is the cabin of Lieutenant Stanislas Déry. This rendition of the cabin of corvette HMCS St-Thomas will introduce you to objects recalling the past of the Canadian Naval Reserve, and a movie on her history!

Historical capsules (videos)

Meanders historical capsules | The Naval Museum of Québec (video on YouTube).
1; 2: Edited by A/Slt J-G Pothier | 3; 4; 5; 6; 7: Edited by Lt(N) Kévin Jutras

1: Introduction - Meanders historical capsules | with André Kirouac
2: Capsule 2 - The Silver Destroyer | with André Kirouac
3: Capsule 3 - Privateers | with Caroline Lantagne
4: Capsule 4 - Stanislas Déry | with André Kirouac
5: Capsule 5 - Québec City | with Caroline Lantagne
6: Capsule 6 - Frederika Lensen | with André Kirouac
7: Capsule 7 - Wolfe & Saunders | with Caroline Lantagne

2 June 2010 - Meanders Opening

June 2^nd 2010: Official opening of MEANDERS, the permanant exhibition of the Naval Museum of Québec.

The Naval Museum of Québec offers a unique experience! Abandoning yourself to the windings of the exhibition hall, you will go back in time. From the first Amerind settlements to the British invasion attempts, and on to the German U-Boat attacks in her waters, the strategic significance of the St. Lawrence, a major gateway into North America, has been ubiquitous through the centuries.

Free admission | 170, Dalhousie St Québec (Near Bassin Louise) | Web site

     
Photo: A/SLt Pothier NAVRESHQ

1: Mr Jacques Beauchênes, communications | Mr André Kirouac, Museum Director | Mr Alain Stanké, Meanders' Honorary President | Mrs. Valérie Dion, Rendez-vous naval de Québec's President | Lieutenant Navy Jocelyn Laroche, Naval Reserve's Public Affairs Officer.

2 - 4: Meanders exhibition