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Musée Acadien de l'Université de Moncton
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Although the Université de Moncton was not founded until 1963, the Musée acadien celebrated its centenary in 1986. In fact, it is difficult to say exactly when the museum came into being. Supposedly it was in 1886, if not before. The first museum, set up by Father Camille Lefebvre, was located at St. Joseph’s College at Memramcook in New Brunswick. The College itself had been founded in 1864, the first in Acadia.

The collection today


Today the Musée acadien's collection contains more than 35,000 objects and photographs covering every aspect of Acadian life. The mandate of the museum is to collect, research, conserve and display objects relating to the history and material culture of Acadians. Furthermore, the museum represents the Acadian people as a whole, though admittedly most of the collection pertains to the Acadians of south- eastern New Brunswick.

The collection contains objects relating to most of the trades and occupations practised by Acadians in earlier times: objects connected with fishing, agriculture and weaving clothes, and tools for carpenters, blacksmiths, cobblers, even craftsmen. The collection is not restricted to a specific time period; this means that the museum will continue to acquire contemporary objects with a certain historical significance (numerous objects relating to the 1994 Acadian World Congress, for example). Persons wishing to find out about the history or traditional life of Acadia will find a warm welcome at the Musée acadien de l'Université de Moncton.

Most of the collection is not on view, but is always available to persons wishing to do research at the museum. The permanent exhibition gives visitors a general overview of Acadian history through a range of objects exhibited in a series of different thematic areas. Apart from the permanent exhibition, the museum has a temporary exhibition hall to house travelling exhibitions from other museums, or temporary exhibits set up with objects from its own collection.

This hall allows the museum to display its collection to the public at large.


 
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