The Redpath Museum at McGill (1882) is Canada's oldest purpose-built museum, with collections of palaeontology, mineralogy, zoology, and world cultures and a Gorgosaurus dinosaur skeleton. Admission by voluntary contribution.
Le Musée Redpath de l'Université McGill (1882) est le plus ancien musée du Canada construit spécialement à cette fin. Il abrite des collections consacrées à la paléontologie, à la minéralogie, à la zoologie et aux cultures du monde, ainsi qu'un squelette de dinosaure Gorgosaurus.
859 Sherbrooke West, McGill campus. Not wheelchair accessible. Closed statutory holidays per McGill schedule.
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Mo-Sa 09:00-14:30; Su off
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