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From June 24th, 2009 to January 8th, 2013
The Museum is holding an exhibition on Québec’s criminal history in the twentieth century, set against the backdrop of an evolving Québec society. It looks back at the major criminal investigations that marked the first half of the century, as well as crime trends since 1960 and advances in forensic science, where Quebec has been among the pioneers in North America.
Visitors travel back to the first half of the twentieth century and discover the major criminal cases that made the headlines in those days. The case of Aurore, the martyred child, which occurred a hundred years ago this year; a sordid affair that captured the imagination of Quebecers and is now etched in our collective memory. The Father Delorme affair and its sensational nature at the time, as the justice system was attacking a member of the clergy. Also featured are the daring Hochelaga Bank hold-up in the 1920s, the Sault-aux-Cochons affair, which was the first attack on a commercial aircraft in North America, and the Coffin case, which gave rise to a debate on the death penalty under the premiership of Maurice Duplessis.
The exhibition also focuses on crime trends in the second half of the twentieth century, including the robberies phenomenon of the 1960s and ‘70s, which made Monica la mitraille famous, the FLQ terrorist attacks, the beginnings of organized crime, and mass murders in the parliament and at Polytechnique. The emergence of cybercrime is also addressed.
A whole section of the exhibition is dedicated to forensics, its development and its importance in solving crimes. This section puts a major emphasis on interactivity with visitors. Children are not forgotten, as they’re invited to experiment with various forensic techniques and find out if they could be good detectives!
The Museum obtained artefacts from the collection of the Laboratoire de sciences judiciaires et de médecine légale, ministère de la Sécurité publique, held by the Musée de la civilisation, from the Sûreté du Québec, the Musée de la police de Montréal, as well as archival images from Allô Police.
Forensic Sciences
Civilisation Museum
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