Culture of Quebec - Cultural Institutions

Cultural Institutions

Many cultural institutions were set up in Quebec in the wake of the Quiet Revolution.

Among the key institutions are:

• the Archives nationales du Québec (Quebec National Archives) created in 1920, and the Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (Quebec National Library) created in 1967, now combined into the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
• the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec, a network of nine Academies created in 1942
• the provincial public broadcaster Télé-Québec created in 1968
• the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (Quebec Council of Arts and Letters) created in 1992.
• the interdisciplinary progressive music and fine arts institution Lambda School of Music and Fine Arts founded in 2008

Quebec's rich heritage of culture and history can be explored through a network of museums, which include the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, the Musée de la civilisation and the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.

Many of Quebec's artists have been educated in universities' arts faculties and specialized art schools. Notable schools include the Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec, the École nationale de théâtre du Canada, the École nationale de l'humour and the École nationale de cirque.

See also: List of Quebec museums, List of Quebec art schools, List of Quebec Universities, and Quebec education system