Explore the Legacies of Confederation

This quilt was handmade for a historian working for the Hudson’s Bay Company.

Items including moccasins and a book that were used by Philip de Carteret when he worked as a trapper and fur trader for Revillon Frères and the Hudson’s Bay Company between 1929 and 1934 in the Nunavik region of northern Quebec are profiled. 

Drawing from past triumphs and tragedies, Canada’s newest national museum looks to inspire a shared future.

This lock and key were used to secure the powder magazine at York Factory around 1840.