Published March 6, 2024

Taylor Clark

LJI Reporter

The Musée Régional en Outaouais takes an important step forward thanks to $1.2 million in

financial assistance from the Government of Quebec.

“Museums are major anchors in the quality of life of citizens. This financial assistance will make

it possible to structure this identity project and thus improve the museum offering in the

Outaouais region,” wrote Mathieu Lacombe, Minister of Culture and Communications, Minister

responsible for youth and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, in a press release.

Lacombe was accompanied for the announcement on February 29 at the Université du Québec en

Outaouais by the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Saguenay-Lac-

Saint-Jean, Andrée Laforest, the Member of Parliament for Hull, Suzanne Trembly, and the

president of the board of directors for the Musée Régional en Outaouais, Jean-Marc Blais.

“This museum will be a common home for all citizens of Outaouais and an essential place for the

many visitors who wish to discover our region and the countless treasures it conceals,” wrote

Blais.

The Musée Régional en Outaouais, which temporarily calls the Maison Scott-Fairview home,

intends to provide the region with state-of-the-art museum equipment to support existing and

future museum institutions in the region.

The $1.2 million will allow for a feasibility study for the development of the museum, identify

the financial and human resources required, determine its final location, and assess the costs of

restoration and renovation come spring 2025.

With the funding also came news of a partnership between the Musée Régional en Outaouais and

Université du Québec en Outaouais.

“I am particularly enthusiastic about the continuation of this collaboration which is intensified by

the reception of the Musée Régional en Outaouais project office on campus,” wrote Murielle

Laberge, rector of Université du Québec en Outaouais, in a press release. “It must be said that

this close link between the Musée Régional en Outaouais and (the Université du Québec en

Outaouais) is completely natural, and I would say without any exaggeration, essential.”

The collaboration with the museum project represented an unprecedented opportunity for

students and teaching staff to contribute to the design, creation, and implementation of a brand-

new museum, said Laberge.

“By welcoming the project office to our university, we look forward to strengthening our ties

with the leaders of this structuring project for the region and exploring potential synergies with

our members.”

Photo caption: Minister of Culture and Communications, Minister responsible for youth and

​Minister responsible for the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, announces $1.2 million in

funding for the Musée Régional en Outaouais project on February 29.

Photo credit: Université du Québec en Outaouais X

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