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Our collections

The Louis-Hémon Museum Foundation owns collections containing more than 2,600 objects.

Collection field

The Louis-Hémon Museum Foundation can acquire certain types of objects according to the collection fields established in its collection management policy.

Literary collection :

The writings of Louis Hémon
Priority to rare editions
Priority to foreign language editions

Art collection :

Collecting works of art is no longer a priority for the Louis-Hémon Museum Foundation. However, since it already has a collection of this type, certain opportunities may be of interest in light of the collection criteria related to the museum’s mission.

Works related to the literary corpus of Louis Hémon
Works representing the cultural landscape of the region, specifically the Regional County Municipality of Maria-Chapdelaine
Priority to works with an agricultural or forestry theme

Ethnological Collection:

Ethnological objects related to the Samuel-Bédard House
Everyday objects from the time of Louis Hémon’s visit in 1912
Objects representing the daily life of theinhabitants of the Lac-Saint-Jean region (Jeannois) at the beginning of the 20th century
Objects related to the exploration of a literary theme

Selection Criteria

In addition to the collection field, the acquisition committee, which meets once a year to discuss offers, bases its decisions on specific criteria to accept or reject a donation.