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Our private collections and archives include a wide range of documents:
- Photographs
- Negatives
- Correspondence
- Postcards
- Posters and signs
- Invitations
- Digital documents
- Audiovisual documents
- Preparatory sketches
- Rare books
What’s the difference between a collection and an archive? If the works or objects all share a characteristic, they form a collection. If they are used by a natural or legal person in their work or activities, they are considered to be an archive.
Brought together, these documents tell the lesser-known stories in our greater history. Written and photographic archives bear witness to private, everyday moments with loved ones, not to mention celebrations in the province both big and small. They’re a way to retrace journeys, read about friendships, and watch cities and landscapes change. As for the sketches, they immerse you fully in the artist’s creative process, from the initial idea to its final execution.
With over 100,000 items, these collections are invaluable documentary sources for knowledge and research into Québec art. They constitute the memory of our province, our collective memory, which we continue to nurture with regular acquisitions.
In the spotlight
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Henri Beau
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Le Château Frontenac, Québec
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Autoportrait
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Transparence de l’espace
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Le Moulin à vent, Verchères, près de Montréal
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Le Château Frontenac, Québec
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Les Filatures, au bas de la chute Montmorency, Québec
Archives Curator
Nathalie Thibault
Nathalie Thibault has been with the MNBAQ since 1987, working in the collections department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Art History and a certificate in Archivistics from Université Laval, as well as a degree in Digital Information Management from UQAR. She obtained an advanced graduate diploma in Museology from Université Laval in 2009.
Since 2016, she has been collaborating on various digital projects in the cultural field, like data standardization, metadata, wiki projects, digitization, and dissemination of art and archive collections.
At the Musée, she was responsible for the Wiki Wednesdays project. These sessions sought to improve Wikipedia’s French-language content by taking advantage of the MNBAQ’s documentary and professional resources. This has resulted in the creation of numerous Wikipedia entries on Québec’s art and cultural heritage, perfectly documented and sourced.
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