Roussillon Archeology Museum — Attraction in La Prairie

Small museum on the outskirts of Montreal displays the history of the country side from the 17th century. Some exhibits are in French, however the staff was very helpful translating, providing tours in both French and English. There are also interactive activities for kids, such as an archeological dig, teaching children how to unearth artifacts then use deductive reasoning to place it in the right time period. There are sometimes special exhibits as well. When visiting in Aug 2018, there was an exhibit on forgeries. Admission prices are reasonable (see...

It's really quite small and I think $10 might be a bit much for what I got as a visitor. Very friendly docents. The main exhibit is about the history of the area that features explanations in French only and then small pieces of pottery shards, bones, arrowheads, etc. The temporary exhibit looked at giant sloths. Just a few small bones and such on display but otherwise mostly placards with information you can get off the internet. I took my time reading everything (including the French and I'm a bit slow to read French) and spent a total of 30...

Nice, small museum. Staff is very knowledgeable. The guided tour can easily take 1.5 hours, ehich is surprising for such a small place. The permanent exhibit retraces histrory through artefacts from the native americains through to now. There is a junior archeologist dig at the end of the visit, very cool, the kids loved it. Interesting for kids and for...