| Fort Saint Jean Museum | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1960 |
| Location | Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean’s old Protestant Church on the campus of the Royal Military College Saint-Jean |
| Website | http://www.museedufortsaintjean.ca/EN/index-en.htm |
Fort Saint-Jean Museum was founded in 1960 as a private collection of artifacts, military objects and historical documents. With the years, the museum expanded its collection and new offers several instructive exhibitions about the site’s rich military past and history. The Museum was first located in the Old Guardhouse built by the Royal Engineer between 1883 and 1889, but was relocated in 2005 to the CMR’s old Protestant Church to better accommodate its exhibition and customers. The Musée du Fort Saint Jean has collected some 2588 pictures for an online photo album illustrative of the history of Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean from 1952 to 1984.
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