Musée Héritage, Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The Museum

Inaugurated in 2003, the Musée Héritage was founded by a passionate collector who wanted to share with the public his love of the history of the Saint Pierre and Miquelon archipelago.

The large collection, gathered over more than 30 years in a century-old building, grows every year with many new acquisitions that complement current and upcoming exhibitions.

The permanent collections, displayed over 500 square meters in ten exhibition rooms, trace the history of our islands in the nineteenth century. Our aim is to protect all these pieces as witnesses to our ancestors’ past and to their forgotten ways of life, witnesses to a vanished world, and to share them with you.

Inside the Museum

Prohibition Religious life Fishing Lighthouses and beacons

Discover the themes of the visit

Walls that, once the threshold is crossed...

Walls that, once the threshold is crossed, whisper their soul to you; bricks that answer the gaze of a legendary merchant; beams that still ring with his booming voice; planks that send you back across more than a century of history; a succession of rooms steeped in concentrated life – from the schoolroom to the mystical calling, by way of the bustle of a trade turned toward the sea, or even a visit to Doctor Dunan (1884–1961), a great figure of medicine on the Archipelago – it is impossible to remain indifferent when the very building that houses the Musée Héritage is the keystone of a preserved heritage.

Built in stages, the only building in our islands with an inner courtyard where superb horse chestnut trees flourish, inviting to the blackbirds that build their nests there, the Museum bears the human epic of Henri Morazé, inseparably bound to this page of history, which knew the effervescence of a vitality always ready to meet the hard blows of adversity: to undertake, again and again, to give of oneself without counting the cost, to succeed – yes, for the master of the house, but within the grandeur of an action that commands only respect. To wander through the Museum’s vast rooms is to breathe in this island pride.

What good fortune for the community to have access to this “General Store” on the “Quai de la Roncière,” in Saint-Pierre, held up all the way through – ah! the sweet murmur of memory! – by a ship’s mast! Mast, walls, and roof in unison to shelter a superb collection of many facets! Enter through the first section of the structure, built on land acquired by a Miss Hamon; discover objects skillfully showcased in a property that once belonged to a mayor of Saint-Pierre, Mr. Paul Mazier, before being bought by an outstanding figure who made his name in the liquor trade, in the days of our Roaring Twenties, and which today rests in the hands of a couple eager to share the soul of a home that holds the key to our memory. See, breathe in, smell, feel – and in turn you are eager to listen, beyond words, to this magnificent building that is the very fabric of an entire collective identity.

Henri Lafitte – May 5, 2007

“Histoire d’Objets” Chronicles

Filmed at the Musée Héritage and aired on SPM Première in 2012, these videos introduce you to the main themes of the Musée Héritage through objects chosen by our curator. The episode below is about antique toys:

To find all the chronicles at any time of year, visit this dedicated page, and, if you missed the previous season, you can also find the “Objets Anciens” chronicles from 2011.

2026 season: honoring the Sisters of Cluny

For its 23rd season, the Museum celebrated the bicentennial of the arrival of the Sisters of Saint Joseph of Cluny in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, in 1826. A statue of Anne-Marie Javouhey, founder of the congregation, now stands in the Museum’s chapel. The printing exhibition was also on display.

All temporary exhibitions

Exhibitions from previous seasons