List of museums in Prince Edward Island
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This list of museums in Prince Edward Island, Canada contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.
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Name | Town/City | County | Type | Summary |
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Acadian Museum | Miscouche | Prince | Ethnic | website, Acadian history and culture |
Alberton Museum | Alberton | Prince | Local history | website, local history |
Anne of Green Gables Museum | Park Corner (near Cavendish) | Queens | Historic house | website, known as "Silver Bush", 19th century home of the aunt and uncle of author Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Basin Head Fisheries Museum | Souris | Kings | Maritime | website |
Beaconsfield Historic House | Charlottetown | Queens | Historic house | website, late 19th century Victorian mansion |
Bideford Parsonage Museum | Bideford | Prince | Historic house | website, late 19th century Victorian parsonage, where author Lucy Maud Montgomery boarded while teaching at the local school |
Bishops Foundry Museum | Summerside | Prince | Technology | website, historic machine shop and tools, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties |
Cape Bear Lighthouse & Marconi Museum | Murray Harbour | Kings | Maritime | information, lighthouse, replica of the Cape Bear Marconi Station and local history |
Car Life Museum | Bonshaw | Queens | Automotive | information, restored cars and farm machinery |
Confederation Centre of the Arts | Charlottetown | Queens | Art | Art centre with gallery |
Ellerslie Shellfish Museum | Bideford | Prince | Natural history | information, area shellfish |
Elmira Railway Museum | Elmira | Kings | Railway | website |
Eptek Art & Culture Centre | Summerside | Prince | Multiple | website, changing art, science, culture and history exhibits |
Fantazmagoric Museum of the Strange and Unusual | Cavendish | Queens | Amusement | information |
Farmers' Bank of Rustico | Rustico | Queens | History | Local history, located in a former rural bank, also adjacent pioneer Doucet House |
Founders Hall (Prince Edward Island) | Charlottetown | Queens | History | website, site of the Charlottetown Conference, story of Canada from its inception in 1864 up until modern day |
Garden of the Gulf Museum | Montague | Kings | History | information, information, local history |
Green Gables | Park Corner (near Cavendish) | Queens | Farm | 19th century farm and house that was the setting for the Anne of Green Gables novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Green Park Shipbuilding Museum | Port Hill | Prince | Maritime | website, shipbuilding industry and 19th century shipbuilder's Yeo House |
International Fox Museum and Hall of Fame | Summerside | Prince | Industry | website, area fox farming industry, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties |
Keir Memorial Museum | Malpeque | Prince | History | information, local history |
Kensington Veterans Memorial Museum | Kensington | Prince | Military | website, adjacent to the Royal Canadian Legion, includes uniforms, medals, hand weapons, flags, photographs and maps |
Lennox Island Mi'kmaq Cultural Centre | Lennox Island | Prince | First Nations | website, history and culture of the Mi'kmaq |
Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace | New London | Queens | Biographical | information, mid 19th century period home with memorabilia and artifacts of author Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage Museum | Park Corner (near Cavendish) | Queens | Biographical | website, mid 19th century period family home of author Lucy Maud Montgomery |
Lucy Maud Montgomery School Museum | Lower Bedeque | Prince | Education | information, re-creation of the one room schoolhouse where author Lucy Maud Montgomery taught |
Macnaught History Centre | Summerside | Prince | History | website, local history, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties |
North Cape Interpretive Centre | North Cape | Prince | Multiple | website, wind energy, local history and culture, natural history |
Orwell Corner Historic Village | Orwell | Queens | Open air | website, 1890s village includes PEI Agricultural Heritage Museum |
Prince Edward Island Potato Museum | O'Leary | Prince | Agriculture | website, history of the potato, potato farming, agriculture equipment, barn, chapel, schoolhouse, local history |
Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame & Museum | Summerside | Prince | Sports | website |
Prince Edward Island Regimental Museum | Charlottetown | Queens | Military | information |
Province House National Historic Site | Charlottetown | Queens | History | Birthplace of Canadian Confederation and the seat of Prince Edward Island's provincial legislature since 1847 |
Ripley's Believe It or Not! | Cavendish | Queens | Amusement | |
Sir Andrew Macphail Homestead | Orwell | Queens | Historic house | website, early 20th century period home of Andrew Macphail, physician, author and soldier |
Tignish Cultural Centre | Tignish | Prince | History | information, local history |
Tryon Museum | Tryon | Queens | History | website, information, local history |
Victoria Seaport Lighthouse Museum | Victoria | Queens | Maritime | information, information, historic lighthouse and maritime exhibits |
West Point Lighthouse Museum | West Point | Prince | Maritime | website, restored lighthouse, also serves as an inn |
Wood Islands Lighthouse Museum | Wood Islands | Queens | Maritime | website, lighthouse and 1950s period lighthouse keepers quarters, area's maritime history |
Wyatt House Museum | Summerside | Prince | Historic house | website, 19th century home with furnishing spanning 100 years, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties |
Defunct museums
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