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Who We Are
A former Roman Catholic Church turned non-profit cultural museum, the Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel located in the quaint village of Lille-sur-St-Jean is an institution dedicated to the preservation and development of Acadian and Québécois culture and history in the Saint John Valley in the far northern reaches of Maine.
The museum was founded in 1984 following the decommissioning and subsequent ceasing of religious services of Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel, and is operated by its parent organization, the Association culturelle et historique du Mont-Carmel.
Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1973, the site has been undergoing extensive restoration and boasts an impressive collection of religious artefacts and vestments, sculptures, folk and decorative art, Acadian and Québécois hard-pine furniture, and works dating as early as the eighteenth century. The Musée also offers public programming that includes educational lectures, exhibitions, guided tours, and is a venue for performance-based events such as dancing, traditional singing, music and concerts, and theatrical productions.
Plan Your Visit
Hours and Admission
Accessibility Measures
The Musée has a variety of measures in place to enhance accessibility for all audiences.
Visitor Guide and Policies
Learn how the Musée ensures a safe and pleasant visit for all.
The Scenic Byway
More than a working route, the Saint John River / Fish River National Scenic Byway is a truly unique cultural journey.
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The Collection
Explore the Musée’s rich holdings of religious artefacts and vestments, handwoven basketry and linens, hard-pine furniture, leaded-wood sculptures, and much more spanning across three centuries.
Exhibitions
Museum Press Room
Agenda & Announcements
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Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the land and water that the Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel and the former parish it once served occupy, as well as the ancestral and contemporary peoples indigenous to these places. The grounds of the Musée and its former parish are the ancestral homelands inhabited by the Wolastoqiyik people for thousands of years.
We recognize that we are on indigenous land. In addition to the Wolastoqiyik, the broader place we now call Northeastern Maine is home to the sovereign people of the Wabanaki Confederacy, which include the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Abenaki, and Mi’kmaq peoples. We exist on their unceded homelands.
