{"id":6862,"date":"2024-10-28T04:35:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T08:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museedelacotenord.ca\/a-propos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T07:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T11:58:16","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museedelacotenord.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The founding of the Mus\u00e9e des Sept-\u00celes, in 1975, was a major milestone in the evolution of visual arts and the protection of the C\u00f4te-Nord\u2019s heritage. Initially established within the walls of the Vieux-Poste historical site, it then moved into a new building and was opened to the public on September 29th<\/sup>, 1986. Its regional focus was confirmed once it became the Mus\u00e9e r\u00e9gional de la C\u00f4te-Nord in the early 1990s.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In 1975, the Corporation du Mus\u00e9e des Sept-\u00celes was created by artist Andr\u00e9 Michel. As early as the autumn of 1976, the Mus\u00e9e opened its doors on the Vieux-Poste site, under the name of the Mus\u00e9e des Sept-\u00celes. Ten years later, on September 29th<\/sup>, 1986, it moved into a new building in downtown Sept-\u00celes and its focus became regional. It was then renamed to the Mus\u00e9e r\u00e9gional de la C\u00f4te-Nord. Thanks to its infrastructure, which allowed it to preserve, curate and showcase the C\u00f4te-Nord\u2019s heritage, it became a public service third place for the local population.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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April 25, 1975<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Legal incorporation of the Mus\u00e9e des Sept-\u00celes<\/h5>
Legal incorporation of the Mus\u00e9e des Sept-\u00celes, located on the Vieux-Poste site.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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The Vieux-Poste site was seeing 5,000 visitors per year. The goal of curation was to preserve collections with a strong C\u00f4te-Nord identity. They were quickly growing (art, ethnology, archaeology\u2026). Efforts were being made with the provincial government to repatriate an archaeological collection originating from Ren\u00e9 L\u00e9vesque\u2019s illegal digs on the C\u00f4te-Nord. To meet museum conservation standards, a new space with storerooms was required.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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New building at 500 Laure Boulevard<\/h5>
The Parti qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois confirmed funding for the capital project to build the Mus\u00e9e. Ren\u00e9 L\u00e9vesque was Premier at the time.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Meanwhile in Sept-\u00celes \u2013 A political issue<\/h5>
The Parti lib\u00e9ral assumed power. Robert Bourassa was elected Premier, and Lise Bacon, Deputy Premier, was appointed Minister of Cultural Affairs. She halted all construction projects. Meanwhile, in Sept-\u00celes, Andr\u00e9 Michel decided to push ahead with the construction work, without financing. \u201cI told all the contractors, continue building, because we\u2019re in the middle of nowhere. If you stop now, we\u2019ll never have a museum. And those people kept pushing onward till the end.\u201d \u2013 Andr\u00e9 Michel<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Unblocking the project<\/h5>
Andr\u00e9 Michel paid a visit to the minist\u00e8re du Revenu to amend the corporation\u2019s letters patent regarding the value of real estate it owned (from $100,000 to $5,000,000), allowing the construction project to be unblocked<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Completion of the new building<\/h5>
The Mus\u00e9e officially moved to 500 Boulevard Laure, Sept-\u00celes.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Mus\u00e9e r\u00e9gional de la C\u00f4te-Nord<\/h5>
Change of corporate name to \u201cMus\u00e9e r\u00e9gional de la C\u00f4te-Nord\u201d.\nRenewal of the permanent exhibition, Land of Meaning: The Grand Voyage.\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Renewal of the permanent exhibition<\/h5>
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Completion of work<\/h5>
Completion of major renovation work on the museum's internal and external infrastructure.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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Renewal of the permanent exhibition<\/h5>
Renewal of the permanent exhibition C\u00f4te-Nord \u2014 Des kilom\u00e8tres de temps.<\/i>
The museum's operating name becomes \"Mus\u00e9e de la C\u00f4te-Nord,\" featuring a new brand identity.<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t
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The mission of the Mus\u00e9e de la C\u00f4te-Nord (MCN) is to protect, curate, study, disseminate and showcase the C\u00f4te-Nord\u2019s heritage in the fields of ethnohistory, archaeology and natural sciences.
It also acts as a disseminator of visual arts, showcasing the work of C\u00f4te-Nord artists, and as a resource museum for other C\u00f4te-Nord organizations.
The Mus\u00e9e de la C\u00f4te-Nord also operates the Vieux-Poste de Sept-\u00celes site, property of the Ville de Sept-\u00celes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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In pursuing its mission, the Mus\u00e9e de la C\u00f4te-Nord intends to promote the values of commitment, openness, expertise and professionalism.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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