Digital Access to Heritage project
Our project to digitize collections began in 2023 with the financial help of Canadian Heritage, through the Museums Assistance Program (MAP) and its Digital Access to Heritage component. The team meticulously selected objects, taking into account their heritage significance, their appeal to the public and their relevance for 3D modelling, evaluated according to several criteria. In the end, 203 objects were 3D scanned, offering an impressive wealth of details assembled from more than 30,000 photos. Moreover, the team documented the entirety of the 563 selected objects with high-quality photos showing them from various angles. Macro photos were also taken to highlight relevant details for some artifacts. On average, 3 photos were taken per artifact, for a total of 1,700. Thanks to the versatility of digital distribution, these photos are widely shared through the Musée’s channels, including its website as well as five public databases: Données Québec, the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec, Artefacts Canada, SketchFab and Flickr.
Paul Provencher
Paul Provencher was a logging engineer who worked for many years in the Haute- and Moyenne-Côte-Nord, together with Innu people who taught him their techniques tailored to the harsh conditions of the boreal forest. The collection he bequeathed to the Musée includes work and leisure items (hunting, fishing, trapping, painting, etc.), as well as photographs and paintings from the 1930s to the 1950s, showing his work and the nomadic lifestyle of the Innu people.
The Eudists
The Congregation of Jesus and Mary, also known as the Eudists, was founded in France in 1643. The congregation’s arrival on the Côte-Nord dates back to 1903, and they travelled to Sept-Îles, Manicouagan, Pentecôte and other villages of the Côte-Nord. The collection, acquired in 1988, consists of objects attesting to their presence in the region, like objects of worship or various objects collected by the missionaries.