Victoria Memorial Museum

Victoria Memorial Museum is a National Historic Site of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario.

Ontario · 240 McLeod Street, Ottawa, Ontario · location approximate

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VICTORIA MEMORIAL MUSEUM BUILDING Built between 1905 and 1911, this Tudor Revival structure with its crenellated roofline holds a prominent place in the history of Canadian museums. Originally constructed for the Geological Survey of Canada to feature well-lit exhibition areas, it is Canadas first building designed specifically for national museum collections and research. Over the years, it has been home to no fewer than four national museums devoted to natural history, science and technology, human history and fine art.

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L’ÉDIFICE COMMÉMORATIF VICTORIA Construit dans le style néo-Tudor entre les années 1905 et 1911, cet édifice à la silhouette crénelée occupe une place prépondérante dans l'histoire des musées canadiens. Érigé pour la Commission géologique du Canada afin d'offrir de grandes aires d'exposition bien éclairées, c'est le premier musée au pays conçu spécifiquement à des fins d'exposition de collections nationales et de recherches muséologiques. Au fil du temps, il a abrité pas moins de quatre musées nationaux consacrés à la nature, à la science et à la technologie, à l'histoire de l'humanité ainsi quaux beaux- arts.

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