An exceptional historical site surrounded by a huge park
La Pulperie de Chicoutimi / Regional Museum of the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean is located downtown and is opened year-round. It is a cultural and touristic animation centre dedicated to the preservation and valorization of heritage, as well as the promotion of art. La Pulperie is a major historical site in the region and a museum. It is featuring a century of history.
The Reserve of the Museum showcases more than 26 000 objects and works of art. Discover the permanent exhibition "Chek8timi" that will make you live an immersive, interactive, historical and archaeological experience in the heart of the Chicoutimi trading post. Come and visit the famous house of painter Arthur Villeneuve and discover his universe! Explore traveling exhibitions from worldwide museums, including the ones designed and created by the team at La Pulperie. You can also walk around at your leisure on our hiking trails and interpretation circuit amidst an immense park.|
Upcoming exhibition:
World Press Photo Exhibition 2026
October 9 to November 1, 2026
Discover the destiny and legacy of this fascinating man who would be nicknamed "the king of pulp." The World Press Photo has been recognized since 1955 as the world’s largest and most prestigious annual press photography competition. The winning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that visits more than 80 cities in 30 countries, including Saguenay.
For its 69th edition, the competition saw 3,747 photographers from 141 countries submit 57,376 photographs. The winners were chosen by an independent jury, awarding 42 prizes to photographers from 31 countries.
Exhibition presented as part of the Zoom Photo Festival Saguenay.
Produced by the World Press Photo Foundation.
World Press Photo receives support from strategic partners, the Dutch Postcode Lottery and Fujifilm
Current Exhibitions:
DUBUC – King of Pulp
New permanent exhibition
Through a captivating journey, meet an exceptional man, guided by a vision: to dream and shape a region. Discover the destiny and legacy of this fascinating man who would be nicknamed "the king of pulp."
René and Lévesque
How did René become the bigger-than-life Lévesque?
June 5, 2026 to January 31, 2027
The exhibition highlights key stages in René Lévesque’s life, right up to his death in 1987, through archival documents, objects and personal possessions, many of which are being shown for the first time.
“An exhibition conceived by the Musée de la civilisation in collaboration with the Fondation René-Lévesque and with the financial participation of the Government of Quebec.”