Canada Guide
Québec City
Maison Hazeur
Address: 27 rue Notre-Dame
Opening time: Late June to early Sept daily 9.30am–5pm; early Sept to late June Tues– Sun 10am–5pm
Telephone: 418/646-3167
Website: www.mcq.org
Price: $4
In Maison Hazeur, a merchant's house dating in part to 1684, the interpretation centre outlines the stormy past of Place Royale, the mercantile aspects and the changes in the look of the square from the days when it was inhabited by the Iroquois to its recent renovation – search out the tucked away exhibit on level one rather than sitting through the hokey multimedia show. Domestic objects and arrowheads are on the upper floors, from where you can see Gille's Girard's À rebrousse-temps, an enigmatic three-storey sculpture that plays with the idea of determining an artefact's original purpose. The vaulted cellars have modern-looking displays of 1800s domestic scenes and kids can try on period costumes and act out a role.