Village Québécois d'Antan, Open-air museum in Drummondville, Canada.
Village Québécois d'Antan is an open-air museum featuring approximately 70 historic buildings from the 19th century, including residences, schools, and other structures spread across a large area. The buildings have been gathered together to form a reconstructed historical settlement that visitors explore on foot.
The museum was founded in 1977 and opened to the public in 1980 to preserve the history and culture of the Quebec region. It developed from the idea of gathering historic buildings together to make the lives of past generations tangible to visitors.
Costumed guides demonstrate traditional crafts and trades that shaped life in this region, allowing visitors to see how people once worked and passed down their skills.
The site is large, so comfortable shoes are important and visitors should allow time for walking through the grounds. Different activities and reenactments occur depending on the season, enriching what there is to experience.
The museum offers seasonally changing experiences, from summer reenactments to winter light installations and autumn events. These seasonal variations mean that visits at different times each reveal different aspects of the place.
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