Musée québécois de l'agriculture et de l'alimentation

The Museum, founded in 1974, was formerly named Musée François-Pilote, in honor of this man who, in 1859, established the first permanent agricultural school in Canada in La Pocatière. In 2011, the Museum began a process of reorientation, so that it now proudly salutes the enormous work carried out by the abbot, by concentrating its efforts and resources around the themes of agriculture and food.Located near the site of the first permanent agricultural school in Canada, the Museum presents permanent exhibitions on life in the past as well . The museum promotes the dissemination of knowledge and practices linked to agriculture and food.

An exhibition traces the history of CHGB La Pocatière radio which was one of the first rural radio stations, but whose origins have very strong links with the School of Agriculture. For many years, she produced the show “D’un soleil à l’autre” for Radio-Canada, with which she was affiliated.

Among the new exhibitions, visitors can discover poutine and its history with “Poutine, une culture à toutes les sauces” and «Pomme de terre :entre science et tradition» ” tells the fascinating story of potatoes in Quebec.