Museums and Culture

A bronze statue of Louis-Joseph Papineau, the 19th century political leader of the Patriotes, standing 2.7 metres tall. Unveiled in December 2002 at the initiative of the Commission de la capitale nationale, it stands between the Parliament Building and Grande Allée Est. Outdoors and free to see any time.

A statue of François-Gaston, chevalier de Lévis, the French general after whom the city of Lévis is named. Unveiled in 2013 for the 375th anniversary of the seigneurie de Lauzon, it was created by Lévis artist Charles-Olivier Roy and stands on the Terrasse du Chevalier-de-Lévis, a lookout with sweeping views of Old Québec across the river. Outdoors and free all year.

A commemorative work in the Parc nautique de Cap-Rouge, near the mouth of the Cap Rouge River, marking 100 years (1913 to 2013) of the giant Cap-Rouge railway trestle that crosses the valley overhead. It is a great spot to admire the steel trestle from below and walk by the river. Outdoors and free all year.

A monument to Cornelius Krieghoff, the 19th century painter whose Québec landscapes and interior scenes made him famous. It stands on Grande Allée at the corner of avenue Cartier, close to the house where he once lived. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A bust of Nguyen Trai (1380 to 1442), the Vietnamese poet, strategist, diplomat and humanist still honoured as a national hero in Vietnam, by artist Truong Chang Trung. Unveiled in 2001, it stands on rue D'Auteuil in the Parc de l'Esplanade, just inside the old city walls. Outdoors and free all year.

A sculpture honouring René Richard, one of the great painters of the Charlevoix landscape and the Québec Far North. It stands on rue Saint-Vallier Est at the edge of the Jean-Paul-L'Allier garden in Saint-Roch, an easy stop on a neighbourhood walk. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze bust of Horatio Walker, the painter known around the world for his scenes of rural life in Québec. Inaugurated in 2004, it sits in the garden of Saint-Roch on rue De Sainte-Hélène, a quiet green spot with a waterfall in the heart of the neighbourhood. Outdoors and free all year.

A monument to Guillaume Couture, the first settler of the South Shore and a founding figure of Lévis. First raised in 1947 for the tricentennial of the South Shore, it was restored in 2016 and 2017 and stands behind Église Saint-Joseph in Lauzon. Outdoors and free to visit any time.

A bronze bust of Clarence Gagnon, the painter and engraver famous for his scenes of Québec winters, by artist Chanh Trung Truong. It stands on the quay near the Québec to Lévis ferry terminal in the Lower Town, with river views. Outdoors and free to see all year.

A bronze statue of Maurice Duplessis, premier of Québec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959, by sculptor Émile Brunet. Installed in 1977, it stands along Grande Allée in the shade of the Parliament Building. Outdoors and free to see any time.

A bronze statue of Adélard Godbout, premier of Québec in 1936 and from 1939 to 1944, by sculptor Michel Binette, unveiled in 2000. It stands behind the Parliament Building near Grande Allée, part of the walk of premiers around the National Assembly. Outdoors and free all year.

A bronze monument to Robert Bourassa, premier of Québec from 1970 to 1976 and 1985 to 1994, by sculptor Jules Lasalle. Unveiled in 2006, it stands on the Place de l'Assemblée-Nationale beside the Parliament Building. Outdoors and free to see any time.