Land of Meaning: The Grand Voyage – A turning point in our history

After 18 years of illustrating the history of Innu people and the inhabitants of the Côte-Nord, the exhibition Land of Meaning: The Grand Voyage has come to an end.
This exhibition concept offered an immersive approach to understanding the human and social adventure that began about 9,000 years ago on the territory of the Côte-Nord. It showed the region’s history through a critical and modern lens, while highlighting its unique narratives.

Despite this exhibition ending, the topics it covered keep inspiring new cultural and educational initiatives. Its scalable approach enabled it to regularly show new artifacts and texts, which offered visitors a constant opportunity to discover the extent of the regional collection and take part in rewarding workshops.
The Musée, as the project supervisor, prioritized Côte-Nord companies and creators, contributing to the development of regional expertise in museology. This exhibition was also the result of robust partnerships with key stakeholders such as Aluminerie Alouette Inc., Tourisme Québec, Hydro-Québec, the ministère de la Culture et des Communications, and the Ville de Sept-Îles.

It should be noted that the exhibition was recognized for its excellence and was awarded a prize in the category of museums having a budget of less than 4 million dollars at the 2006 annual congress of the Société des musées québécois (SMQ), in Saguenay.

Even though Land of Meaning: The Grand Voyage now belongs to the past, the exhibition’s heritage lives on in our memories and in the values of sharing and cultural transfer it promoted.