List of museums in Prince Edward Island

This list of museums in Prince Edward Island 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.

Name Town/City County Type Summary
Acadian MuseumMiscouchePrinceEthnicwebsite, Acadian history and culture, operated by the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation
Alberton MuseumAlbertonPrinceLocal historywebsite, local history
Anne of Green Gables MuseumPark Corner (near Cavendish)QueensHistoric housewebsite, known as "Silver Bush", 19th century home of the aunt and uncle of author Lucy Maud Montgomery
Basin Head Fisheries MuseumSourisKingsMaritimewebsite
Beaconsfield Historic HouseCharlottetownQueensHistoric housewebsite, late 19th century Victorian mansion
Bedeque Area Historical MuseumBedeque and AreaPrinceLocal historywebsite, operated by the Bedeque Area Historical SOciety
Bideford Parsonage MuseumBidefordPrinceHistoric housewebsite, late 19th century Victorian parsonage, where author Lucy Maud Montgomery boarded while teaching at the local school
Bishop's Machine Shop MuseumSummersidePrinceHistorywebsite, historic machine shop and tools, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties
Cape Bear Lighthouse & Marconi MuseumMurray HarbourKingsMaritimewebsite, lighthouse, replica of the Cape Bear Marconi Station and local history
Car Life MuseumBonshawQueensAutomotiveFacebook site, restored cars and farm machinery
Confederation Centre Art GalleryCharlottetownQueensArtAn art museum that forms a part of the Confederation Centre of the Arts
Ellerslie Shellfish MuseumBidefordPrinceNatural historyFacebook site, area shellfish industry
Elmira Railway MuseumElmiraKingsRailwaywebsite, island's railway heritage
Eptek Art & Culture CentreSummersidePrinceMultiplewebsite, changing art, science, culture and history exhibits
Fantazmagoric Museum of the Strange and UnusualCavendishQueensAmusementinformation
Farmers' Bank of RusticoRusticoQueensHistoryLocal history, located in a former rural bank, also adjacent pioneer Doucet House
Garden of the Gulf MuseumMontagueKingsHistoryinformation, information, local history
Green GablesPark Corner (near Cavendish)QueensFarm19th century farm and house that was the setting for the Anne of Green Gables novels by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Green Park Shipbuilding MuseumPort HillPrinceMaritimewebsite, shipbuilding industry and 19th century shipbuilder's Yeo House
International Fox MuseumSummersidePrinceIndustrywebsite, area fox farming industry, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties
Keir Memorial MuseumMalpequePrinceLocal historywebsite, operated by the Malpeque Historical Society
Kensington Veterans Memorial MuseumKensingtonPrinceMilitaryinformation, adjacent to the Royal Canadian Legion, includes uniforms, medals, hand weapons, flags, photographs and maps
Lennox Island Mi'kmaq Cultural CentreLennox IslandPrinceFirst Nationswebsite, history and culture of the Mi'kmaq
Lucy Maud Montgomery BirthplaceNew LondonQueensBiographicalwebsite, mid 19th century period home with memorabilia and artifacts of author Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery Heritage MuseumPark Corner (near Cavendish)QueensBiographical"/inglesidepeimuseum.html website, mid 19th century period family home of author Lucy Maud Montgomery, known as "Ingleside"
Lucy Maud Montgomery School MuseumLower BedequePrinceEducationinformation, re-creation of the one room schoolhouse where author Lucy Maud Montgomery taught
Macnaught History CentreSummersidePrinceHistorywebsite, local history, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties
North Cape Wind Energy Interpretive CentreNorth CapePrinceMultiplewebsite, wind energy, local history and culture, natural history
Orwell Corner Historic VillageOrwellQueensOpen airwebsite, 1890s village, includes PEI Agricultural Heritage Museum
Prince Edward Island Potato MuseumO'LearyPrinceAgriculturewebsite, history of the potato, potato farming, agriculture equipment, barn, chapel, schoolhouse, local history
Prince Edward Island Sports Hall of Fame & MuseumSummersidePrinceSportswebsite
Prince Edward Island Regimental MuseumCharlottetownQueensMilitaryHistory of The Prince Edward Island Regiment (RCAC)
Province House National Historic SiteCharlottetownQueensHistoryBirthplace of Canadian Confederation and the seat of Prince Edward Island's provincial legislature since 1847
Ripley's Believe It or Not!CavendishQueensAmusement
Sir Andrew Macphail HomesteadOrwellQueensHistoric houseEarly 20th century period home of Andrew Macphail, physician, author and soldier
Tignish Cultural CentreTignishPrinceHistoryinformation, local history
Tryon MuseumTryonPrinceLocal historywebsite, operated by the Tryon & Area Historical Society
Victoria Seaport Lighthouse MuseumVictoriaQueensMaritimeinformation, historic lighthouse and maritime exhibits
West Point Lighthouse MuseumWest PointPrinceMaritimewebsite, restored lighthouse, also serves as an inn
Wood Islands Lighthouse MuseumWood IslandsQueensMaritimelighthouse and 1950s period lighthouse keepers quarters, area's maritime history
Wyatt House MuseumSummersidePrinceHistoric housewebsite, 19th century home with furnishing spanning 100 years, operated by Wyatt Heritage Properties

Defunct museums
  • Founders Hall, Charlottetown, closed in 2016[1]
  • Great Island Science & Adventure Park, Cavendish, closed in 2009, website

See also

References
  1. "Founders Hall exhibit on Charlottetown waterfront closed permanently". CBC News. May 5, 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
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