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Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec 
Established 1933 Location Plains of Abraham, in The Battlefields Park Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Type provincial museum of arts Website www.mnba.qc.ca Coordinates: 46°47′56″N 71°13′29″W / 46.79889°N 71.22472°W
The Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (French for "National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec") is a museum in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada gathering approximately 25,000 works essentially produced in Quebec, or by Quebec artists, some of which dating from the 18th century. It also houses a library since 1987. It is located on the Plains of Abraham, in The Battlefields Park.[1]
Founded in 1933, the museum was first known as the "Musée de la province de Québec", then as the "Musée du Québec" from 1961 before being rechristened in 2002 of its current denomination by the Bernard Landry government. It consists of three pavilions, each in a distinct building. One of these is the old prison of Quebec City, dating from the 19th century, and the interior is a contemporary witness of carceral life in the era. Since 1995, the museum receives financial support from a foundation called La Fondation du Musée.
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Affiliations
The Museum is affiliated with: CMA, CHIN, and Virtual Museum of Canada.
Gallery
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Categories:- History museums in Canada
- Art museums and galleries in Quebec
- Defunct prisons in Canada
- Museums in Quebec City
- Prison museums
- Prisons in Quebec
- Quebec history stubs
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