La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski Inc

What La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski Inc does

La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski Inc is a Quebec-based private non-profit corporation operating the Musée régional de Rimouski, a regional museum housed since June 24, 1972 in the oldest stone church east of Quebec City (built 1823–1824, restored for museum use). The institution holds three accredited collections: a contemporary art collection of 929 works by Quebec artists, a historical photographic archive exceeding 466,620 pieces documenting Quebec and Canadian life, and a scientific collection of 1,416 objects related to the history of telephony and photography. It carries Category A status from the Canadian Review Board for Export Controls of Cultural Property (1995) and is accredited as an "institution muséale agréée" by the Quebec government, renewed as of 2025.

The museum generates revenue through a diversified mix of recurring government subsidies (Ville de Rimouski, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec via the PAFIM program), transaction-based admissions ($10 adults, $8 seniors/students/children, $20–$25 families), annual memberships ($32–$125 per tier), facility rentals across six spaces, on-site boutique sales of publications and regional crafts, and donations processed via Zeffy with tax receipts issued at $20 and above. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven, anchored by an educational program adapted for primary, secondary, and post-secondary schools, a cultural mediation calendar (workshops, yoga, bird observation, the L'appel du large lecture series), and free first-Sunday family programming supported by Quebec's free-Sundays program.

The museum is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and operates with approximately 10–15 core staff (including a Directrice générale, Conservatrice des collections, and heads of cultural mediation, public services, communications, and education). In 2025 it closed for eight months for financial restructuring and major renovation, reopening September 25, 2025 under a new visual identity with the slogan "La rencontre de l'art et du territoire" and a new multi-year curatorial cycle ("Orées: une trilogie sur le territoire"). It joined a consortium of five eastern Quebec regional museums that publicly lobbied the Quebec government in October 2025 for a permanent $2.54M PAFIM remote-region supplement, which contributed to a December 2025 three-year funding boost announcement. No proprietary technology platform, AI/ML capability, mobile application, or external investor/parent ownership is associated with the institution.

Name

La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski Inc

Legal name

La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski Inc

Website

https://museerimouski.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

La Corporation du Musée Régional de Rimouski is a Quebec non-profit regional museum housed in a heritage church since 1972, presenting contemporary art exhibitions, educational programs, and cultural mediation to local families, schools, and tourists in eastern Quebec.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Museum Services

NAICS

Museums (71211), Historical Sites (712120)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Regional museum operations
• Contemporary art exhibitions
• Cultural mediation programs
• Heritage collections management
• Educational cultural services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rimouski

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Subsidies and Grants: The museum receives ongoing operational funding from the Government of Quebec (Culture et Communications Québec) through the PAFIM program, and from the City of Rimouski, as well as project grants from Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Canada Council for the Arts / Patrimoine canadien for travelling exhibitions. In late 2025, regional museums collectively lobbied for a permanent remote-region supplement to PAFIM of $2.54M.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership tiers: Individual $40, Petite famille $45, Grande famille $80, Aîné/Étudiant $32, Corporation $125. Members receive free admission, pre-vernissage invitations, a 15% boutique discount, and voting rights at the annual general meeting.
3. Admission Revenue: Standard admission: Adults $10, Seniors/students/children 5–17 $8, Family (1 adult + 2-3 children) $20, Family (2 adults + 2-3 children) $25. Free for members, under-5s, companion cardholders, and youth under 20 on first Sundays of each month.
4. Facility / Room Rentals: The museum rents multiple spaces: three exhibition rooms (salle 1, 2, 3), a documentation centre, an animation room, the entrance hall and mezzanines. Rental brochure available with published pricing tiers.
5. Donations and Fundraising: The museum solicits private donations via Zeffy (online platform), with official tax receipts issued for donations of $20 or more. A half/half lottery is organized annually (ticket sales support programming and cultural mediation). Artist benefit events (e.g., Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec's expo-sale in 2025 raised $6,702) supplement donations.
6. Boutique Sales: The museum operates an on-site boutique selling specialized art publications, regional crafts, gifts, and souvenirs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Musée régional de Rimouski is a regional museum housed in a restored 1823-1824 heritage church that operates permanent and temporary exhibitions of contemporary Quebec and Canadian art, a permanent collection of 929 contemporary artworks, ~466,620 historical photographs, and 1,416 scientific objects. It sells admissions, annual memberships, boutique items, room rentals, and educational programs for schools, and provides cultural mediation activities including workshops, yoga, and conferences to the general public. The museum is funded by government grants (Quebec, Canada Council, City of Rimouski), self-generated revenue, and private donations.

Product overview

The Musée de Rimouski operates as a regional museum offering a portfolio of exhibitions, cultural programs, educational services, and facility rentals. Its core offerings include rotating contemporary art exhibitions (such as Domus: Vues d'intérieurs by Massimo Guerrera and Du seuil à la Cime by Jacynthe Carrier), historical exhibitions, and the Orées artistic vision trilogy exploring territory themes. Supporting services include room rentals (Salle 1, 2, 3, documentation center, animation room, and entrance hall), a boutique selling publications and regional creations, school educational programs, cultural mediation activities (workshops, yoga, conferences), and an annual membership program with reciprocal benefits at partner museums across Quebec.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Annual Museum Membership Annual subscription membership program offering individuals, families, students, seniors, and corporations free unlimited museum admission, exclusive pre-vernissage invitations, boutique discounts, room rental discounts for corporate members, and reciprocal free or discounted admission at partner museums across Quebec.
• Room and Facility Rentals Multi-space venue rental service offered to corporate clients and event organisers, providing six rentable spaces (salles 1-3, documentation centre, animation room, entrance hall, mezzanines) for corporate events, receptions, and gatherings, with bookings managed through Microsoft Outlook calendars and a Microsoft Forms inquiry form. Corporate members receive a 10% discount.
• School Educational Program Educational service for primary, secondary, and post-secondary school groups offering exhibition visits, workshop visits animated by professional mediators, and virtual in-classroom presentations, adapted by age and level, booked through [email protected].
• Cultural Mediation Activities Cultural mediation service offering yoga classes (Matin serein), free creation workshops, a lecture series (L'appel du large), bird observation outings, drawing workshops, and collaborative cartography workshops open to the general public, with sessions priced individually (e.g., yoga $20-25) and many programs free of charge.
• Museum Boutique On-site gift shop selling specialized art publications, regional crafts, gifts, and souvenirs related to contemporary art, history, and the Bas-Saint-Laurent region, with a 15% discount available to museum members.
• Museum Publications Publisher of exhibition catalogues documenting contemporary art exhibitions and the artists featured, including works on Melanie Authier, Marie Côté, Mathieu Beauséjour, Isabelle Hayeur, and Emanuel Licha, available through the museum boutique.

Quantifiable outcome

• 96 visitors attended the 3-day benefit expo-sale at Rocher Blanc, raising $6,702 for the museum in August 2025.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Observatoire des oiseaux de RimouskiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 May 2026Collaborated on a co-anchored guided tour of the 'Entre oiseaux' exhibition (May 31, 2026) during the Festival des oiseaux de Rimouski. The partnership combined art and ornithological expertise for a multidisciplinary visitor experience.
• Accueil et intégration BSL (AIBSL)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2026Partnered for the exhibition 'Sere bouboun / dlo cho' by Phalonne Pierre-Louis (February 2026), presented during Black History Month. AIBSL co-presented the vernissage and contributed to the community engagement around this exhibition.
• Promutuel AssuranceminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Promutuel Assurance is the named sponsor of the 'Synapse' exhibition by Maria Ezcurra at the museum's reopening (September 25, 2025). The partnership provided promotional and financial support for the inaugural exhibition of the new season.
• Philippe Poullaouec-GonidecminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2025Artist Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec organized a benefit exhibition-sale at the Rocher Blanc site (August 1–3, 2025), donating $6,702 from the sale of 20 artworks to the museum. This was an artist-initiated partnership to support the museum's reopening and mission.
• Musée Gardiner (Toronto)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 June 2024Collaborated on the 'Ma maison/Housewarming' exhibition by Karine Giboulo (June–September 2024). The Musée Gardiner co-produced and co-presented the exhibition, with its curator Karine Tsoumis serving as the exhibition's chief curator. Annabelle Francoeur and Nathalie Langelier managed the Rimouski presentation.
• VOX — Centre de l'image contemporaineminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 February 2024VOX produced and toured the double exhibition 'Mécanique céleste' and 'Les prévisions transparentes' by Diane Landry (Winter 2024), with curators Marie J. Jean and Claudine Roger. The museum hosted the touring exhibition.
• ExploramerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 'Mystères sous les vagues' exhibition (2024), which explored the marine sciences, oceanography, and history of the Saint-Laurent River. Exploramer led the production, with collaboration from ISMER, Institut Maurice-Lamontagne, Mérinov, and the Centre de recherche sur les Biotechnologies marines.
• Club des Ornithologues du Bas-Saint-LaurentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered for the 'Entre oiseaux' exhibition programming. The Club led a guided bird observation outing on May 17, 2026, at the Sentiers du Littoral, aligned with the exhibition's theme on human-bird cohabitation.
• Jardins de MétisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA long-standing partnership dating to 1994, when the museum first collaborated with Jardins de Métis on an exhibition by Francine Larivée. Both institutions share a regional cultural mandate in the Est-du-Québec.
• Institut maritime du QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with the museum for the 'Atelier autour de la cartographie' workshop (April 2026), providing a navigation teacher to lead a cartography initiation tied to the 'Territoires recomposés' exhibition.
• Santé mentale Québec — Bas-Saint-LaurentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the community project 'S'accrocher dans l'tapis' (2018), creating a collective crocheted rug and hosting mental health awareness events. The partnership combined art-making with community well-being.
• Société des musées du QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum is a member of the Société des musées du Québec, which represents Quebec's museum sector. The SMQ's president Jean-François Royal publicly supported the regional museums' funding demands in October 2025.
• Cégep de RimouskiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe museum hosts student exhibitions from Cégep de Rimouski's arts programs, including the architectural competition 'Trajectoire' (2026) and the annual graduation show 'Apertura' for students in visual arts.
• Musée de la GaspésiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Musée de Gaspésie and Musée de Rimouski are co-members of the regional museums' consortium (Musées régionaux de l'Est-du-Québec) that jointly lobbied for government funding. They also co-presented 'Péninsule' by Michel Huneault in 2023.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (MAC): Canada's leading contemporary art museum, directly comparable in curatorial focus on contemporary Quebec and Canadian art. Both institutions share the same programming language (exhibitions, publications, educational outreach) and overlapping artist rosters.
• Musée de la Gaspésie: Regional Quebec museum and core partner of the Est-du-Québec museum consortium that jointly lobbied for the PAFIM supplement. Directly comparable in regional mandate, funding model, and recent financial-distress experience.
• Musée d'art de Joliette (MAJ): Regional Quebec art museum with similar curatorial mandate in contemporary and historical Quebec art, accredited by the same Ministry. Directly comparable in scale, mandate, and operating model as a regional art museum.
• Musée des beaux-arts de Sherbrooke (MBAS): Regional Quebec art museum with comparable contemporary and historical programming, accredited by Quebec MCC. Closely matched in operating scale, audience composition, and reliance on provincial and municipal subsidies.

Regional players

• Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Regional Canadian art gallery in Fredericton, NB, of comparable scale and provincial-funding model. Both institutions serve as the principal regional art venue outside major metropolitan centers.

Broad incumbents

• Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ): Quebec's flagship art museum, accredited by the same Ministry of Culture and listed as a reciprocal partner of Musée de Rimouski. Comparable in curatorial mandate around Quebec art but operates at national scale rather than regional.
• Musée de la civilisation: Quebec City museum focused on culture and society, listed as a reciprocal partner of Musée de Rimouski. Comparable as a Quebec provincial museum with educational programming and broad visitor base.
• Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal (MBAM): Major Montreal art museum with broad historical and contemporary collections, and a named reciprocal membership partner of Musée de Rimouski. Comparable in art-museum operating model and Quebec audience overlap.

Emerging players

• Jardins de Métis / Reford Gardens: Long-standing partner of Musée de Rimouski since 1994, sharing a regional cultural mandate in Est-du-Québec. Comparable as a cultural-heritage attraction combining art programming with site-based visitation.
• Galerie d'art Louise-et-Reuben-Cohen: University-affiliated regional art gallery in Moncton, NB, with similar contemporary art programming and educational outreach mandate. Comparable as a smaller-scale regional venue curating contemporary Canadian art.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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